Well, I lost that pesky pound that put me into the 140's last week. But I'm a little wary of taking the scale at face value. I've been exercising like a maniac. Actually more like a maniacal lunatic, since I threw in all those runs on top of my normal routine. My body is still doing weird things though from weaning the baby. And my eating this week has been...off. Not horrible, but I'm just eating weird things.
Now I'd like to take a minute and tie up some loose ends.
First of all, I'd like to thank Mrs. Furious for this little gem: 
The "You Make Me Smile Award." Unfortunately I'm going to be a bit of a scrooge hoard it for myself. I'm too lazy to pass it on to those who really deserve it. Too many people make me smile. So sue me.
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Jaime left a comment yesterday with this question: "What's the difference between doing it [plank] on my elbows or hands (like the top of a push-up)? Is one harder? Do the work different things?"
I have no idea! And after hours of consulting real life professional trainers and fitness experts a couple of minutes on Google, I couldn't come up with a concrete answer. So I'm going out on a limb here but since my pump teacher (who makes She-ra look wussy) has us do plank position on our elbows, I'd venture that the elbow plank might be a little more difficult. I could be totally off here, and readers are welcome to correct me if they know differently. 
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And last but not least here are some links to go check out if you haven't already:
The Secret to Keeping Pounds Off Forever! (Crabby)
The Skinny In Chile (mamacita's new blog)
Go read this and tell me how much it bothers you. Post-partum ridiculousness.
Have a great weekend Everyone!
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November 9, 2007
Tying up Loose Ends
November 8, 2007
November 6, 2007
Im"plank"ible
Continuing with my plank fixation, here's a new pose to make you cry, improve your balance while strengthening those abs. If you're a newbie to plank position, start here. If you're unsure if you're doing it correctly -- here's some advice from a pro. Ok, on to the torture:
Although I know it's done all the time in yoga, my pump teacher loves to throw this little move in our routine now and then. I hate it...only because I am very bad at it.
Seriously. Try it. (But remember, only if you want to. I don't have any business posting any exercises here because I don't know what the crap I'm doing. I'm a blogger, not a trained professional.) You just start in good old plank position and then lift a leg...then the opposite arm...then just hold it. Simple, right?
Ha! Can anyone really do these? And look all straight like the lady above?
I usually do a modified version of them in my class so I don't look ridiculous. Swizzlepop asked for a demo and I came *this* close to posting a video of me attempting to hold this pose for more than a nanosecond, but chickened out because I just fell over to many times.
