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So! No swimming in Lake Michigan this weekend - my friend had to work. Maybe next weekend. I'm not terribly disappointed - I go out there a lot in the summer to visit her and her family, and this gives me the WHOLE weekend to myself to just sort of clean and hang out and take it easy.

Workout FL1 B2
3x15, 75s rest
Deadlift - 70, 70, 70
DB Incline Bench Press - 22.5, 22.5, 22.5
Bulgarian Split Squat - BW, BW, BW (ow! pulled my groin, dangit!)
Mixed-Grip Lat Pulldown - 75, 75, 75
Romanian Deadlifts - 65, 65, 65
Swiss Ball Lateral Roll - BW, BW, BW (still feel like these are wrong)

Well, she's back on the horse, folks! This was a nice workout, because I got to "sleep in" (until 7!) and get to the gym on my own time. The workout went a little long, because the volunteer trainer guy, Don, was giving me some tips on form - keeping the bar closer to my legs in deadlifts, not bending my knees in romanian deadlifts, etc). So I just took my time, and now it's done with and I can rest all weekend.

After reading this article from Lou's Blog, I gotta say I'm pretty happy. As someone who doesn't drink a lot, but who most often doesn't drink at ALL, even when I might like to, because I don't want it to make me fat, that study seems brilliant. At the very least, it's made me loosen up a little. I doubt I'll go from being a teetotaler to an alcoholic - I still don't like to drink a lot - but I had a beer last night and it was AMAZING. So maybe I'll start giving myself permission a little more often. (Like once a week! Whoa, crazytown!)

After taking a few days off, I feel a lot better. Started to miss my endorphins (I was all grouchy and depressed for no reason, blah). I also ended up at the doctor's Friday (not sick - yeast infection) and my regular doctor was out, so I saw another one. I took it as an opportunity to bring up my fears of PCOS to a set of fresh ears, and she gave me the paperwork to go get some blood tests done. I know it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, but at best, my fears are put to rest, and at worst, I start treating something I've always suspected I have. So that's cool. Seeing as how PCOS can increase testosterone in your blood, it could also definitively explain why I've got so much lean mass and hopefully offer some peace on that front, too.

Thanks everyone for all your support and encouragement! It's so nice to have a group of people to check in with and feel accountable to - I kept thinking, "Rest, and then get back in the gym - you don't want to disappoint the girls!" Here's to hoping next week goes smoother.