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!