Groovybabe

My instructor came up to me at the gym today and was like ‘omg haven’t you lost weight!’, she just kept repeating herself saying she could really see it coming off me now. I told her that is interesting because I took some photos of myself on the weekend and couldn’t see the difference at all. She reckons she can totally see it, so that has given me a boost. I have my review re-booked for this Sunday afternoon (so no Saturday night out for me!) so it’ll be interesting to see what my results are like. At least I have a week of workouts and watching what I eat before she weighs me!

I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it to the gym at all today. I walked my son to school (25 min walk) but minutes into it I was hobbling. My injury down my right side was really playing up. By the time I’d left my son and was walking to the bus stop I was practically in tears from the dull yet prominant aching.

I debated on whether to go to the doctors or the gym… but I figured I probably wouldn’t get an appointment for a day or two and I haven’t been to the gym since last Wednesday so I do need to at least try to exercise.

I was thinking it was a pulled muscle but for it to go on this long makes me think it may be a trapped nerve, especially as the pain runs down from my bum, thigh to my calf. I will make am appointment anyway.

So I did my workout and the pain was there but it workable. It was fine on the bike and XT really and it was only when I was walking on the treadmill that it started causing me problems. So I solved that by jogging. I did 4 minutes in a row (yay!) but then needed a break. But due to the pain being acute when I walk I only walked for 2 minutes before breaking into a jog again. But I could only do 2 mins jogging that time and then I walked - by hook or crook - for another 5 mins or so before doing another 4 minutes jogging (afterwards my pulse was 156, which is a bit outside of my 80% max range) so I walked the last five minutes.

Then I did my weight training and afterwards I put more emphasis on my stretching so that I didn’t do more damage! As I was going upstairs to get my bag to leave the instructors were preparing lil pink giveaway bags (I’d seen a promotion but missed the day they were being given out) and I was like awll I want one! When I come back downstairs they must’ve read my mind coz they gave me one!! But outside when I looked in it the saying, ‘be careful what you wish for…’ came to mind because inside was a fitnesse chocolate bar, salted pretzels and 2 nairns oat biscuits!! (Along with lots of miniture freebies from Nivea and other companies). And yes I did scoff them. And no I don’t particularly like pretzels. They’re boring!

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