Mim (my second offspring – not her real name because I’m trying to protect her privacy) suggested I join a 21 Day Challenge with her and if I understood – or more aptly paid attention – I wouldn’t have agreed.
It popped up on FB that I have an event this week. What ‘event’? I don’t remember booking an event on FB. Who would do something like that?
“Mom. We talked about this 2 days ago.” Mim said.
Apparently I would do something like that and because I can’t say no I sighed and asked: “How do I check in? To be honest I really haven’t given this much thought.” I look at the FB pictures and see some poor girl eating something purple that she claims is blueberries mixed with granola but I’m suspicious and definitely will NOT be eating that. However, the fact that there IS a picture is alarming.
ME: “Do I have to post pictures?! Insert shocked emoji here.”
MIM: “Haha! You don’t have to follow the program exactly. You just click on the post for the day and make a little entry as to what you did/ate. Try and work in some exercise. There are rest days so don’t worry about that. You don’t have to post the pics but you SHOULD take them and then at the end you can decide if you want to post or not. Take your measurements as well.”
Mim thinks I should do Yoga. I think Yoga looks dangerous and is not something I should consider trying – like square dancing, performing brain surgery, experimenting with rockets and skateboarding. As for actual good reasons for not doing Yoga……I had an asshole disc that had to be removed and now I have 2 vertebras with nothing in between. Hello pain and two handfuls of meds every night.
ME: “Tai Chi has been recommended because it builds muscle tone without stretching. I tried planking once and OMG! I couldn’t walk for a week. Janna (my amazing Doctor) rolled her eyes at me. Having said that though, I have only mastered 4 Tai Chi moves in 3 years because I’m lazy. For you, I will faithfully start Tai Chi again today for this 21 day challenge though. Double dog pinky promise.”
MIM: “Great! And ya planking was stupid because it requires lower back strength. You have to build that BEFORE planking…lol. One day though…You should take a picture every time you do tai chi as proof that you did it. It helps with the whole accountability thing”
ME: “Ya. Even as I read that I was thinking how I could cheat. I’ll get The Viking to take 21 pictures of me today and I’ll post one each day. Are you proud of me?”
MIM: “Oh God! That’s so like you too haha. Well I suppose to really cheat you’d have to switch outfits to make it look like different days and I imagine that getting in and out of clothes would work up some kind of sweat or at the very least get the heart pumping a bit more which would technically count as a workout. And if you went to all that trouble just to cheat I would have to say I would be impressed and yes…slightly proud.”
ME: “Now that you’ve broken it down for me….that’s a lot of work. Fine! I’ll do it the hard…..or is that the easy…..way.”
Day One of the 21 Day Challenge
I’m not sure what they were expecting from me. It’s not easy taking a picture while holding Form 2 of Tai Chi. Note that my knee is not extended beyond my toes and you will have to trust me that the other knee is likewise positioned. I understand that exercisey people think that’s important. My arm isn’t part of Form 2, I was poking the camera button, in case you are someone who is an expert on Tai Chi and thought to point out the errors in my position. Can’t wait for day two.
UPDATE – DAY 3
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