Small Victories

Welcome to Day 2 of the CurvySexy Fitness journey. I hope that Day 1 inspired you to make some changes toward becoming your best, sexiest self. It's okay if it wasn't perfect. Remember the journey is about taking a series of steps toward a lifestyle change. It's all about collecting and building on the small victories. Did you drink more water than usual? Did you squeeze in 20 minutes of yoga? Did you say no to that sugary snack or remember to take your vitamins? We can take whatever small victory we had yesterday and grow it by adding to it today.

Today we're going to continue working on the changes from yesterday, and we're going to add only a couple of small things to the list:

1. If we can manage, try for a 20 minute walk or run instead of yoga today. Or if our bodies feel like they need more yoga, that's okay, too. The idea is to do something to feed our bodies' movement.

2. In addition to working on our core by imagining we're buttoning tight jeans, today's we're going to add in some kegels. This exercise is great because it can be done anywhere - no one can see us doing it! It's our sexy little secret! It's great for stimulating blood flow to the genital region, which makes for better orgasms, and can be good for stimulating a male partner during sex. It's also great for returning things to normal for those of us who've had kids. The easiest way to perform a kegel is to imagine stopping our urine-flow midstream. I like to do a combination of pulses (tighten and release) and holding for longer periods of time. To keep it fun, play a favorite song and kegel to the beat!

3. The last thing we're going to add today is a journaling exercise. If you've never heard of Ted Talks, I highly recommend checking out their library of inspirational talks, ground-breaking ideas, performances of art, etc., but for now, I'd like to share one of my favorites: The happy secret to better work. I think this can apply in so many areas of our lives, including a journey to becoming our best selves, and so today we add making a daily list of three gratitudes to our journey.

Since it's early in the day, my list of gratitudes comes from things that happened yesterday:

1. I love the way my body feels during and after yoga. The moments when I release a stretch and relax, even when the pose itself was difficult, tells me just how bad my body needs and craves that kind of attention.

2. I got my final grades done and submitted for one of my two schools. They also involved the most work, so my last day of grading for my other school should be much easier in comparison.

3. I sent my husband my blog post from yesterday, and he was really supportive and encouraging. He did not know I'd been thinking about and planning/preparing/researching for this journey, and he is also on his own road toward being healthier, but his reaction to my blog really made my day.

Please feel free to share your gratitudes in the comments below. I love celebrating the positives in people's lives. Until tomorrow, go forth and kick ass!

Get CurvySexy,

Christine