Yesterday

Yesterday I did The Shred again ... now today I'm sick. What is it with starting to exercise again and then getting sick? My theory is that by exercising the muscles that have become dormant, I'm releasing all sorts of fun toxins into my body. So not only do I need to drink tons of water to flush them out, I have to deal with the icky side effects. I'm so not enjoying this. I have a sore throat which I HOPE does not turn into a cold.

But the question pops up - what do I do now? Do I try to do The Shred again today, or do I take a day off and see if my throat is better tomorrow? Or perhaps do I try to do something else for today - like go to the mall and walk - instead of The Shred?

The Shred is a very intense work out. I often have to stop while in the middle of it, or modify the exercises so I don't ... well ... so I don't die (haha). But I figure anything's better than nothing, and with as intense a workout as that is, if I do other things to supplement it - like mall walking and eating better - then I'll be on my way to feeling better, being in better shape, and, ultimately (as the ultimate goal always is), losing weight.

I do feel better since I've begun The Shred again. I've lost that bloated-can't-hardly-breathe feeling. Which is nice, considering, y'know, breathing is one of those things that is important in life.

Side note: I need a pedicure.

Yesterday I went grocery shopping and bought some vegetables and some ranch for me to have for snacks. I didn't buy any chips or anything like that (not that I eat a lot of chips). Some of the frozen meals I got are SmartOnes ... so I guess that's better than Hungry Man XXXXXXXL meals. I also got myself turkey lunch meat (cracked peppercorn turkey - yum!) instead of roast beef or salami. So, yum!

Bon appetit!

And it begins again ...

I did The Shred again today. I've certainly lost some of the endurance that I gained the last time I did The Shred. I did it around 9 AM and I'm already sore. My back (I think I finally did the back exercises correctly), abs, and legs are sore. My armpits hurt, lol.

But this is all for the best, right?

What's my excuse this time? Depression. Surely.

But I've figured out something else ... I don't know what it feels like to be thin. It's hard to imagine something I've never been. I know what it's like to be thinner than what I am .... but not the ideal goal that I have. That's one of the reasons why I decided to start up again ... I was getting that bloated-hard-to-breathe feeling. That and I saw an old friend not too long ago who had gained some weight and I realized that is what I must look like to people: the extra weight around the face and in the arms ... pouchy belly and big behind. I don't know ... just didn't paint a purdy picture.

We'll see where this goes.

We'll see.