I chose tv and brownies over today
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This is my first day of the "I don’t wanna"s. I biked 2.5 hours today (round trip to an appt) and my body isn’t used to that. I’ve been on the couch since I got home 5.5 hours ago. Now it’s bedtime.
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I would have skipped day 11 if it was abs or flow or something intense. Mobility was much appreciated, except the parts killing my already sore hips! 
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Update: I did it anyway. Day 11 done.
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Update 2: 22 minutes later I’m still lying on my yoga mat.
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You are AWESOME.
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This is a good point. I think this works as a 30 day challenge with no rest days because it is yoga. If it were a cardio or strength challenge (or combo) I would want rest days built in.
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She also works in a very restorative practice about every 7 or 8 days, I think?
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Even with a restorative one built in, I’m batting 6 out of 7 days a week at this point. Finding the time I won’t be interrupted is hard. It would help if I could get motivated first thing in the morning but I’ve done that exactly once so far.
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Just to clear up confusion, I was suggesting a February Challenge, not another 30 day challenge. There would be rest days! The 30 day challenge works with yoga because she has rest days built-in which are just stretching instead of really pushing your muscles.
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Day 7! I agree, that was a nice one. I was aware of my abs but not having to over-use them.
I did try eating breakfast first. I had a long time in between breakfast and yoga but could still that I was a little full. Maybe the secret to exercising during pregnancy will be to divide my breakfast into two smaller snacks. I often have something pretty substantial- today was a whole small avocado on 2 pieces of whole wheat toast, for instance, so no wonder I was still full. What have other people done that has worked for them? First thing in the AM is my only time for exercise.
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I do it while drinking coffee and then eat after, but that’s how I normally eat in the morning anyway.
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I was eating after but it might be making my “morning” sickness worse to go so long without food when I wake up!
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I am obviously weird but when pregnant I can’t even get out of bed before eating something or I get really sick. I think 2 smaller meals is a good idea! The first breakfast will help settle your stomach and give you a little fuel for the day without making you feel too full, and then the second will give you calories and energy to last until lunch. Full disclosure, I eat 1st and 2nd breakfast. My oatmeal is always first around 6:30 and then 2nd is around 9/9:30 and varies. Then lunch is at 12.
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Once this challenge is over, would anyone be willing to point me toward which of her videos in this series are more relaxing-stretchy and less abs-strength-ouch-feel-the-burn?
As well as those that are completely free of “OK, one more… last one… no wait, I’m going to make you do MORE reps, what feelings does that bring up in you?”
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Day 12 is done. This one has lots of balancing and once again it felt really short. Today I really felt it in my ankles, which were burning and very unhappy with the balancing. I guess they are my weakest point for those poses!
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I think Day 7 was a little in between. I definitely felt warm and there was some holding of lunges, but I never had to quit anything.
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I would actually start with last years (breath). Even the snugglier ones this year have some abs thrown in.
Tip for last year: any video title that has to do with heat/warmth is strength. The really short (like less than 15 mins) videos are short because they’re intense, not because she wants you to have an easy day.
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Ha, I never thought that a bowl of oatmeal was your WHOLE breakfast! That definitely sounded more like “start the engine” food rather than long-term fuel! I will have to mull over how I could divide and break things up.
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