Day 2 – I Feel Good

Man doing butterfly stretches
Not me, but he's doing butterfly stretches, which was part of my day 2 routine.

First, the Day 1 Report:

  • Net weight +2. I know this is going to go up and down, so I’m not freaking out about it yet.
  • Food: I did good. I met my 4 glasses (pints) of water goal with tea. I also had coffee with half and half, and my only big break from the plan, a glass of wine. I had a salad for lunch with extra chicken and home-made pickles. For dinner, I had a hamburger (no ketchup, no bun) green beans, 1/2 corn on the cob, and crudités. I also had a midnight snack of salami with cream cheese and blue cheese. For supplements, I took fiber, vitamin D and women’s multi.
  • Exercise: As I already reported, I did the first day of GMB’s free week.
  • Other: My sleep was horrible. I couldn’t get to sleep for hours, and then when I finally did, my youngest had bad dreams, and that kept both of us up until the not so wee hours of the morning. I’m working on only about 3 solid hours of sleep today. It’s a common problem for me, and I know I’ll push through it.

Now, onto Day 2

I feel good – besides the lack of sleep. My body feels used – my quads, triceps, shoulders, and glutes feel it most, but I’m impressed by the wide distribution of minor aches. I’ve got that early exercise soreness deep in my belly, in my chest, back, hands and wrists, just about everywhere. It may be the endorphins talking, but it seems to me that the day 1 GMB was a nice full body warm up, and I’m feeling it – in a good way. Otherwise, I also feel pretty good. No headache, no heartburn – both common problems for me.

My plan for the day is more of the same. The GMB routine for day 2 is a choose your own adventure. They call it active recovery, and the moves I have to choose from are all primarily stretches, with a bit of movement and weight bearing exercise mixed in. The routines to choose from are hips, back, and shoulder focused. I’m feeling motivated, so I figure I’ll do all three. I’ve already completed the hip one, and It felt good. a couple of the moves were easy, a couple hard, and one I couldn’t really get my body to move correctly. Next time, I’ll try it with a prop.