It's no secret that Matt and I are overweight, and to some it's not a secret that as of January 4th he and I have been in a friendly competition with family members to see who can lose the biggest percentage of our starting weight by May 3rd. So far we've both done great - he's lost 10 lbs and I've lost 9 lbs. The major change in diet has been an easy one, all the salads and fresh fruits and veggies have been a breeze to get used to. Eating less has been a piece of cake to (mmmm...cake). Now the thing that is embarrassing to admit is just how freaking out of shape I am.
On Monday I decided to lap our stairs for my workout - if you've seen our stairs you know that they are quite steep! I wasn't able to do them as long as I had hoped, but what I did accomplish made me feel pretty darn good. Fast forward to yesterday morning when I nearly fell getting out of bed because my legs were like JELL-O and they were on FIRE! It was hell trying to get my legs to do anything, let alone try and work out again. Even walking or trying to sit down hurt like I'd done a thousand squats - and all I had done was walk up and down the stairs for 7 minutes! I thought for sure I'd feel better today, but I see no improvement. I've been trying to move them as much as I can, keep myself hydrated (which is so hard for me because I have never been one to drink enough in the first place), ibuprofen or muscle relaxers in my system, and now as I type this I've got a hot pad on them, and so far I'm still miserable.
Here's hoping tomorrow they finally start to get better. I don't want to push myself to injury, but DAMMIT this was only the start of my exercising! I'd like to get a chance to get into the habit of doing it before I start slacking off due to laziness. I have a freaking wedding to stand up in come July, for goodness sakes!
Oh, yeah, and I'd like to not be a fat ass anymore too.
3 comments:
I am sure I won't be the first, or last to tell you but day two and three always hurts worse than the first day after the workout - you just have to push yourself. But who am I to say. Here I sit lazily already given up on myself. I have an excuse though, my migraines as of late have kept me in bed a lot. My goal is Monday up and at em - jazzercise starts with a huge discount if you sign up then @20 a month for 10 months unlimited visits, and it is down the road, walking distance - no excuses...guess I will have to go. Not to mention I bought Jillian Micheals for the wii but with no one to account to it makes it harder for me.
yeah i've had the muscle pain days after a work out before, but never to this extent. it was so bad that just straightening my leg out took a lot of effort because it hurt so damn bad. typically i'd plug through it the next day, but it hurt so bad i was afraid that i would injure myself if i did. thankfully while i'm not completely recovered yet, i am feeling MUCH better!
Do not call my sister a fatass or you will be in BIG trouble!
Slow and steady, sweetie. Stairs are a tough workout! Do a little something every day. Drink that water (it does wonderful things for the whole of you!) Just keep doing what you're doing, and know that I am intensely proud.
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