As Kristen has
noticed, my plank workouts have now been increased up to 6 minutes. Yup 6
minutes :) The addition is as much Up and Down planks as I can do. Usually I
end up doing 8 of them within that 1 minute period. They are HARD to do but it
is getting easier. By the end I'm done, I just flop on the floor and lie there
for a minute or two.
The other cool thing
I've noticed was this developing bump a bit above my hip bone. Oh hello oblique
muscles! I guess those side planks are working their magic.
Also, remember how I
talked about developing a system of eating 4 times per day. Well I've played
around with it a bit and I think that it's something that works for me much
better then 3 meals per day and always snacking in between. What I'm thinking
is something along the lines of 3 meals per day + 1-2 substantial snacks as
required by my tummy. So instead of having a handful of something here and
there (not always healthy things) have larger healthy snacks. For example one
of my favorite snacks- cut up apple with a tbsp of peanut butter and quark.
Some other cool "substantial" snacks could be chia seed pudding or a
green monster smoothie with fruits.
Now the bad news… my
Achilles Tendon (AT) :( I really need to cut down on how much I use it while I
allow to heal up. That means no taking the stairs!!! No ifs or buts I need to
take the elevator for the next little bit. Another thing is cutting down on jumping.
This one is a tough but I'll need to control myself!
