Just wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting you at the Summit, and that it was a pity you didn't stay the extra day, as you'd've liked the Flying Saucer.
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Hope you are having a great weekend! I also love the new avi. It rocks!
Thanks Ginger. I DID!
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Just wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting you at the Summit, and that it was a pity you didn't stay the extra day, as you'd've liked the Flying Saucer.
Tom--I had a great time hanging with you and I'm sorry I missed it too!
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It was nice to meet you this weekend, Elisabeth. I am really late saying this, but I great new avi, too!
Karen--same here, and I meant it--you are much prettier, thinner and younger looking than your avi! You need a new one! : )
I'm just trying to get back into the swing here. I had piles of laundry to do--far more than three day's worth, there seems to be a warp in the space/time continuum, because there is at least a month's worth here.
Today I have a job interview at a nonprofit. While I need the job, since it has benefits and steady income, I'm really torn as the major outcome of this summit for me is that I have decided to become a personal trainer. Even if I do get the job, I am going to go ahead because I really feel that it is what I am supposed to be doing. I felt so at home at the summit, as if I was coming home in a way. I also have a line of my friends forming--they have seen what I have done and they all want me to help them do the same. It was an inspiring weekend and I have trouble expressing just how much it meant to me.
I also discovered that I lost one pound as of yesterday, another today. I am in the 130's(139 to be exact) for the first time in 20 years. I have four pounds to go to get to my 50 pound loss--I am thinking now I will keep going until the end of June and see where it leaves me. I have lost 4 pounds so far this month, and there are still almost 2 weeks to go--I can hardly believe it.
Well, I'm going to try to relax going into the interview this afternoon--this "up in the air" situation is really stressful, so I will be glad when I hear about the job one way or another by next week.
And, not unexpectedly, I have a terrible cold so I am laying low--I foam rolled and stretched for two hours last night to try to get my hips to feel normal. Galya kindly offered to help me out, so I think I will take her up on the offer, but after I recover.
I also noticed that my weight loss is affecting my husband, too--he has lost 5 pounds in the last month and he is almost the lowest weight I've ever seen him at! I can't figure out if I"ve hit his competitive streak, he's inspired by my loss, or if he's paranoid.; ) In any case it's great--he's always been athletic, just a little overweight--and he's also considering taking Brian Grasso's youth certification.
I'm feeling so very optimistic and happy. For the first time in a long, long, time.
Hey Elisabeth! How in the world did I not notice you have a log?!!! Anyway, great to meet you and hang out at the summit, we had an awesome weekend, didn't we?!
Hey great news all the way around! Can't wait to hear what the outcome of the interview is. It doesn't really matter it sounds like you found your heart this weekend anyway.
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Hey great news all the way around! Can't wait to hear what the outcome of the interview is. It doesn't really matter it sounds like you found your heart this weekend anyway.
Karla, Take away that winky face 'cause you nailed it. : )
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Adding my good luck wishes for the interview as well. I'm sure you did well.
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Thanks, Elisabeth . Best luck with the interview and looking forward to hearing about your journey becoming a personal trainer.
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Hey, that's some big and good news - your wanting to be a trainer. Also that you're optimistic and happy is definitely up there too.
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Hey, Elisabeth, good luck with the interview. I had a blast hanging out with you at the Summit. You'll be seeing me again very soon.
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Hey Elisabeth! How in the world did I not notice you have a log?!!! Anyway, great to meet you and hang out at the summit, we had an awesome weekend, didn't we?!
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Love the pic! And good luck with the interview!
Thanks all of you. I really appreciate the positive cyber vibes.
Today I am really wanting this agony of waiting to be over. Yesterday a buddy of mine came over and I helped her come up with a little weight training routine, just to get started. I really enjoyed it. In fact, I have had 4 different people ask me if I"m becoming a trainer, with the implication that they would want to hire me--all of these people have watched me over the last year or so and want to do whatever I am doing. It's very humbling and exhilarating at the same time--how often have I had such concrete physical evidence of hard work over time?
A few may remember my grumping about my hamstring at the Summit. Well, on Tuesday night I couldn't sleep and actually had to get up and take a moldy vicodin that's been in my medicine cabinet for at least 5 years. Went to the chiropractor yesterday, who is a sports guy, and he said that my pelvis was actually "torqued". Well, that explains a lot. In a way I feel as if my hips are the final frontier of my physical instability and weakness--in my second pregnancy (the one where I hit 208) I had osteitis pubis left over from my first pg--that's where the part of the pelvis that separates slightly for childbirth does not come back together properly. The Bone doc said I even have a bone spur on my pubic bone. I actually got a wheelchair to use if I had to take more than a few steps. I had a much richer appreciation of people who use wheelchairs after that--the sheer humiliation of trying to propel myself up a too-steep wheelchair ramp was one of the motivations for building strength. During my third pregnancy, I did help the problem by doing a lot of Iyengar Yoga, with lots of standing poses, but it never really resolved, just got marginally better.
Anyway, I've solved the postural problems of lordosis (swayback) and poor shoulder posture with NROL4W and some exercises I dug up from Chad Waterbury, but my hips are the last holdout of my formerly debilitated state.
So the Chiro said that it's not a BAD thing, and not surprising given the fact that I have lost so much weight. He said everything is just shifting around, and we just need to keep working on getting it stabilized. I'm going back tomorrow, even though it's an expense we can hardly stand, because I just have to get it resolved. I had a better time sleeping last night but it still feels really weird. My hamstring is better though.
So I'm going to write up a storm today and get a lot of my ideas down on paper.
I'm also going to mention something that's been nagging at me for a while, because I think I've come up with a way of resolving it.
I started this whole fitness journey in 2006, with Body for Life. BFL was great for me because it got me lifting heavy and had lots of description, so I had direction. I've still kept the BFL eating approach, because I've not been able to find anything that works better for me. Obviously, I don't do those bodypart routines anymore.
I've been taking pictures every month, and have toyed with the idea of doing the BFL competition since the very begining. Now that I'm near the end, I'm looking at my March and April pictures and thinking that this has been a damn amazing transformation. One that could win. BUT is it ethical to enter the contest considering that Alwyn Cosgrove and Lou Schuler have been the ones designing my workouts, not Bill Phillips? Actually, since April it's been them, Craig Ballantyne, plus that bootcamp, plus spinning.
So I think I am going to do it. I'm in a great groove with weight loss, and I have 5 more weeks if I start the challenge with my April pics. I'm very confident that I'll get off these last 4 pounds and then some. And the capper is, I am in the women's 46+ category, which is I am sure less competitive than the younger age groups.
However, I am going to write a letter to Lou and tell him what I"m planning. If he has huge objections, I will have to rethink it. But I can't imagine that it would be a bad thing for him and Alwyn. I couldn't mention them formally in the contest, but I certainly could in my writings and the website I'm putting together. I did notice that one of the past winners described her workouts as "Full Body". And there is NOTHING in the rules that say what workouts you have to use. In fact, the only rule they have is that you use their EAS products, and I do--nevermind that it's just because their protein powder is rilly cheap at Costco. : )
That's what I'm thinking right now. My family needs the money, bad, and my training career could certainly use the publicity.
Could I possibly have more unresolved issues swirling around? Probably a bad question to ask. Seems like a provocation to the universe.
From what you said, it sounds like they want to market their supplements, so it doesn't seem like the sort of training you do would matter. It's also unrealistic to expect you'd be using the same routines since 2006. My journey began in 2005 (Saturday night at the Summit was my 4th year anniversary) and I can say that my training and nutrition are vastly different from what they were then.
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Tom, it's not a question of ethics re: EAS. They are a big company and the rules are clear. I was more concerned about using Alwyn's workouts to win someone else's contest. I am going to write Lou a note when I"m closer to the end, in June, and let him know my plans. : )
Can't comment on the ethics thing. Just don't know enough about it.
BUT... can recommend that you get your hinney to Red Cross ASAP and get your CPR/First Aid and AED certs. Then take those friends who want to train with you and start training them. Screw the ACE Cert. Not really screw it BUT don't wait for it to happen before you start training. Give your friends a special "pre-cert" deal.
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Can't comment on the ethics thing. Just don't know enough about it.
BUT... can recommend that you get your hinney to Red Cross ASAP and get your CPR/First Aid and AED certs. Then take those friends who want to train with you and start training them. Screw the ACE Cert. Not really screw it BUT don't wait for it to happen before you start training. Give your friends a special "pre-cert" deal.
Actually, I do have the CPR, just need to update it. I am seriously considering going ahead--just don't know how much to charge people. Suggestions? The woman I worked with the other day is very, very happy--it was kind of scary how little it took to give her a good workout. I'm a little concerned about insurance though--I guess if I only work with friends, it's not as big a deal.
Another mom from my kids school asked what I was doing yesterday. Maybe I'll start giving out my old "consultant" cards. Plus, my chiropractor is looking for a PT to work at his clinic. I'm going to go ahead with this, screw that other job--they are taking so long in the process that it's just torture.
Last night I couldn't sleep again because of my hip. Chiro adjusted me again, and just told me to keep foam rolling, break up the adhesions, keep stretching. I'm getting exasperated at not working out, but I feel all hinkey and the lack of sleep is not helping. I'm just trying to convince myself that this is the last bit of instability and I will get through this and be better off.
Maybe I'll do a spinning class later. Funny how I feel all weird and out of sorts if I don't work out. I'm very anxious to get back to lifting, but in FLIIb there are those BSSs with the overhead press and after reading the descriptions, I am skeered to try it in my condition. Maybe I should just pull out something less strenuous or maybe find something that doesn't have single leg work for now. DAmn, damn, damn.
Well. the good, and odd thing, is that the scale is still under 140. WEird, since I usually bounce up and down before staying down. Who knows. I am all messed up. AND I got a period for the first time in months. I must say that I am really looking forward to total menopause. I am much clearer headed and happier when I am not all filled with estrogen. Bleah.
I'm with Karla...got for it. There are plenty of Trainers who have their certs and they don't know shit! (excuse my french) You know you can help these people and as long as you have the CPR etc...you're good. The only other thing I'd say is a contract that makes you free of liability. Training at their own risk kinda thing...just to cover your bases. I would love to be a trainer at the end of this journey, we already got some of the materials before summit and I need to start reading them.
I hear you about being sick and not being able to train as hard, there is nothing I hate more than being weak!! Whenever I'm sick my hubby has to practically hold me down. I hate not doing what I want when I want!! I'm a brat that way.
I finally caught up in here...and I am so motivated after seeing your progress. You have come so far...and are so inspiring. You'll get your pelvis in order just like you did everything else and then you'll be the unstoppable force that you know you are.
Actually, I do have the CPR, just need to update it. I am seriously considering going ahead--just don't know how much to charge people. Suggestions? The woman I worked with the other day is very, very happy--it was kind of scary how little it took to give her a good workout. I'm a little concerned about insurance though--I guess if I only work with friends, it's not as big a deal.
Another mom from my kids school asked what I was doing yesterday. Maybe I'll start giving out my old "consultant" cards. Plus, my chiropractor is looking for a PT to work at his clinic. I'm going to go ahead with this, screw that other job--they are taking so long in the process that it's just torture.
Last night I couldn't sleep again because of my hip. Chiro adjusted me again, and just told me to keep foam rolling, break up the adhesions, keep stretching. I'm getting exasperated at not working out, but I feel all hinkey and the lack of sleep is not helping. I'm just trying to convince myself that this is the last bit of instability and I will get through this and be better off.
Maybe I'll do a spinning class later. Funny how I feel all weird and out of sorts if I don't work out. I'm very anxious to get back to lifting, but in FLIIb there are those BSSs with the overhead press and after reading the descriptions, I am skeered to try it in my condition. Maybe I should just pull out something less strenuous or maybe find something that doesn't have single leg work for now. DAmn, damn, damn.
Well. the good, and odd thing, is that the scale is still under 140. WEird, since I usually bounce up and down before staying down. Who knows. I am all messed up. AND I got a period for the first time in months. I must say that I am really looking forward to total menopause. I am much clearer headed and happier when I am not all filled with estrogen. Bleah.
Hey, Elisabeth, liability insurance for trainers is cheap...only about $200/year. I also have to renew my CPR...it expires next month. That's awesome that you already have people to work with. As for price--I'll probably charge $45/hr. here, but you could probably get at least $65 since you're in a more hoity toity area.
Sorry about your "hinkiness"? Congrats on your weight though, you are lower than me, now, he he, younger and skinnier. I think I'm going to just quit thinking about my weight for while.
Elisabeth, I'm sorry about the hip issues--I know the frustration of WANTING to work out and not doing it for "the greater good" lol! But you know you're doing the right thing as far as getting yourself stable and in one piece BEFORE you go all out again.
This trainer stuff seems to be all coming together, huh? Really cool!
I'm with Karla...got for it. There are plenty of Trainers who have their certs and they don't know shit!
I finally caught up in here...and I am so motivated after seeing your progress. You have come so far...and are so inspiring. You'll get your pelvis in order just like you did everything else and then you'll be the unstoppable force that you know you are.
Thanks, Kristen. I really appreciate your kind words. I worked with a friend and my father this week, and now my son wants me to put something together for him. My ACE books should arrive today, I need them! I'm thinking of putting something in Craigslist.
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Hey, Elisabeth, liability insurance for trainers is cheap...only about $200/year. I also have to renew my CPR...it expires next month. That's awesome that you already have people to work with. As for price--I'll probably charge $45/hr. here, but you could probably get at least $65 since you're in a more hoity toity area.
Sorry about your "hinkiness"? Congrats on your weight though, you are lower than me, now, he he, younger and skinnier. I think I'm going to just quit thinking about my weight for while.
Wow, that's great to know. I'll have to get the details from you later. I have to figure out how to renew the CPR as the Red Cross wants me to have a group. (??!!!)
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Elisabeth, I'm sorry about the hip issues--I know the frustration of WANTING to work out and not doing it for "the greater good" lol! But you know you're doing the right thing as far as getting yourself stable and in one piece BEFORE you go all out again.
This trainer stuff seems to be all coming together, huh? Really cool!
Thanks, Celeste. I was miserable this weekend wanting to lift. I was really worried about my hip, though, since my stupid chiropractor told me this awful story about one of his patients who had chronic hip pain and when they finally x rayed it the blood flow had been cut off somehow and the bone was necrotized! Thanks, doc. My active imagination has taken this and run with it.
At least I was able to get some sleep--all the foam rolling, stretching and sitting in the hot tub is paying off I guess. I still can't lie on my left side, but at least I didn't wake up 10 times in pain.
On Sunday, I did some HIIT on the rowing machine. I'm so sick of being stared at by the low intensity fatties. Don't these people ever research anything?
Yesterday, I did a Hillbilly Workout hauling concrete blocks and 4x4s my neighbor was getting rid of. My daughter wants me to build her a playhouse and I'm slowly assembling the scrap lumber for it. It may be done by the time she is 18.
I also, finally, stained the concrete in my driveway with the stain that's been in my garage for 3 years. I got demoralized with the project because the concrete guys did such a bad job. It was quite an upper body workout--running that roller pole back and forth, lots more work than just painting since you have to blend the color into the concrete--but I'm not sore at all today. And it was 4 hours straight--I guess my arms, back and shoulders have pretty good endurance at this point. It's kind of amazing to me because that's the sort of thing that would bench me for a few days in the past.
Today I"m going to lift no matter what. I haven't figured out exactly what I should do, maybe repeat Fat Loss IIa since it's been so long since i've done it. I'm feeling puffy and out of sorts, I need to fling some iron around.
I'm going into the last week of May not wanting to diet anymore, ever. But I did lose 4 pounds this month and I need to really step up the pace for June. I am going to be done, done, done losing weight by then and I can focus on improving body comp. I am surprised that I still have so much fat on my body at 22%--I really expected to be more lean. I'm wondering if 20% is going to make me happy or if I need to shoot for 18%. Then I catch myself and am amazed that I have cut my bodyfat percentage in half--my estimated bf% in August, 2006 was around 45%. I have to remind myself of how far I've come. Gah. I'm simultaneously SICK of this journey and AMAZED that I'm almost done.
I think it's hard when you've been losing weight to know when to stop. From your last pictures you look pretty good, but it's how you feel in your own skin that counts.
I think it's great that you have come to a point where you feel you've reached your goal. That is awesome. I've been dieting since I was 11 and have never felt like "I'm there." That is such a healthy outlook.
I think it's hard when you've been losing weight to know when to stop. From your last pictures you look pretty good, but it's how you feel in your own skin that counts.
Anne, you are one of the sweetest people I have ever known. Really. When I was overweight, or even in the middle of this, I was NOT charitable to people in my position. I felt like slapping them when they whined like I'm doing.
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I think it's great that you have come to a point where you feel you've reached your goal. That is awesome. I've been dieting since I was 11 and have never felt like "I'm there." That is such a healthy outlook.
Well, I'm not Done, done. But I had a specific goal, 50 pounds, which I didn't really think I would hit...and that goal is within 4-5 pounds. And I'm fit. More fit than I have ever been in my life. But that's not something that I can just sit back and enjoy, it means more work.
Ugh, I've been dieting since I was 11 too. The good thing about my slow-as-molasses weight loss is that I'm very, very good at maintaining.
Finally went back to NROL FL II yesterday. I repeated A since it's been so long since I did it, and the BSS in B scared me with my hip this way.
Today I am sore, but I did sleep and while I could feel my hip, it didn't feel achey the way it had. Today is regular doms, pretty much, although I caught myself limping and walking weird, so I had to rein that in and force myself to walk straight even though it hurts. One of the things that has figured in my posture correction has been being very conscious of my body alignment while walking--once a PT told me that my walk was terrible and hurting my hips.
Anyway, wussy weights, but with the new exercises I wanted to focus on form.
Front Squat 3x12@45
W.G. Seated Cable Row 2x12@80, 1x12@90 (I used a different cable station and I swear it was at least 10 pounds on the light side. At least.)
Hip ext w/leg curl 3x12
Barbell push press
3x12@45
Dynamic lunge 3x12@45
Upper body russian twist 3x12
I kind of like this workout because I can commandeer that squat rack for the whole thing--used the unloaded bar in each set.
I'm wondering if I should go back to the chiro. I have to pay out of pocket each time I go so I think I may wait and see how I'm feeling. If I can sleep, I"m good.
I got my ACE materials yesterday and immediately dove in. I am really disappointed at how poorly it's written. It's a good thing I know a lot of this stuff already, because if I had to figure it out by the book I would be in big trouble. I am going to finish it as quickly as I can. I'm still trying to decide if I should go to school this summer. I have to fill out the grant materials for 2007--already did 2008--but it would be free so I feel I should just go ahead and get some of it done already.
I was looking at the Cosgroves' gym in Santa Clarita and noticed that they say they are "always" looking for new trainers. I think I will polish up the old resume and send it in. Maybe I'll call them today and just see what the deal is. It's half an hour away, but I can't imagine any better way to get going--I mentioned it to JP and he totally agrees.
And then, I still haven't heard about that job. Honestly, I am hoping I don't get it. I have never run a business where I was the main focus--it was always my partners who were the stars and I was the business person. I feel weird and apprehensive promoting myself, but I think I can do it. And I want to get started, so screw that job. Dang. I have never known such a slow hiring process, it's been two months already that they have been deciding. What a pain.
I'm studying today and then going to a Girl Scout thingie at a Chucky Cheezesque place. Maybe I will bring earplugs.
Finally went back to NROL FL II yesterday. I repeated A since it's been so long since I did it, and the BSS in B scared me with my hip this way.
Today I am sore, but I did sleep and while I could feel my hip, it didn't feel achey the way it had. Today is regular doms, pretty much, although I caught myself limping and walking weird, so I had to rein that in and force myself to walk straight even though it hurts. One of the things that has figured in my posture correction has been being very conscious of my body alignment while walking--once a PT told me that my walk was terrible and hurting my hips.
Anyway, wussy weights, but with the new exercises I wanted to focus on form.
Front Squat 3x12@45
W.G. Seated Cable Row 2x12@80, 1x12@90 (I used a different cable station and I swear it was at least 10 pounds on the light side. At least.)
Hip ext w/leg curl 3x12
Barbell push press
3x12@45
Dynamic lunge 3x12@45
Upper body russian twist 3x12
I kind of like this workout because I can commandeer that squat rack for the whole thing--used the unloaded bar in each set.
I'm wondering if I should go back to the chiro. I have to pay out of pocket each time I go so I think I may wait and see how I'm feeling. If I can sleep, I"m good.
I got my ACE materials yesterday and immediately dove in. I am really disappointed at how poorly it's written. It's a good thing I know a lot of this stuff already, because if I had to figure it out by the book I would be in big trouble. I am going to finish it as quickly as I can. I'm still trying to decide if I should go to school this summer. I have to fill out the grant materials for 2007--already did 2008--but it would be free so I feel I should just go ahead and get some of it done already.
I was looking at the Cosgroves' gym in Santa Clarita and noticed that they say they are "always" looking for new trainers. I think I will polish up the old resume and send it in. Maybe I'll call them today and just see what the deal is. It's half an hour away, but I can't imagine any better way to get going--I mentioned it to JP and he totally agrees.
And then, I still haven't heard about that job. Honestly, I am hoping I don't get it. I have never run a business where I was the main focus--it was always my partners who were the stars and I was the business person. I feel weird and apprehensive promoting myself, but I think I can do it. And I want to get started, so screw that job. Dang. I have never known such a slow hiring process, it's been two months already that they have been deciding. What a pain.
I'm studying today and then going to a Girl Scout thingie at a Chucky Cheezesque place. Maybe I will bring earplugs.
I have an idea of what working at Cosgrove's is like. I do think it would be a great opportunity, but I personally don't have the confidence to apply there. The way it works is that they have people who write the programs and then trainers who work with the people. The program writers are experienced trainers. They have switched to a small group only model--3 or 4 clients at a time. No one on one. The clients pay a certain amount each month for their membership and the price of training is included in that. They emphasize a client-club relationship, and de-emphasize a client-trainer relationship. As a trainer, you are putting the client through a program written by a program writer. If you are out sick, the clients scheduled to train with you that day simply work with another trainer who follows the written program. It is a great model for Cosgrove because it guarantees the clients are getting consistency and results. And as a trainer you will learn a lot about programming by implementing programs developed by experienced trainers under Cosgrove's eye. You would work with 3 or 4 clients and they would all have a different program. They would all be at different levels and doing different exercises. So, it would be a great learning experience. And I think over time you can be promoted to program writer.
I learned all this at the Perform Better Learn-by-Doing seminar in January. He gave us a lot of details about the business model including what he pays his people. We can talk about that this weekend...I'll dig up my notes. Also, I believe he will be covering this topic again in at the Perform Better Summit in Long Beach the end of last weekend in July/first weekend in August.
Wow, thanks Kathy, I will pick your brain on Saturday. I'm really in agony with this stupid job. Jerks. I guess I just have to move forward and make a decision when the time comes.
Went to yoga yesterday--I was completely freaking out about my hip and figured I needed to stretch out. I haven't logged it, but I've been taking yoga a couple of times a week since the summit (ha ha-that means 3 times) and I enjoy it a lot more now that I am fit--it used to actually hurt me because I was(and am) so flexible, but didn't have the muscle to support the stretches. I remember getting back spasms just sitting on the floor cross legged because my posture was so bad. I feel really strong doing the poses now, and I think it's good for the DOMS days.
By last night I was panicked because my legs hurt so much and I couldn't figure out if it was DOMs or my hip going out again. I was really, really upset and I started to feel the way I did on interferon--just helpless and trapped. I managed to get DH to give me a massage and I felt better and went to sleep--and slept through the night! I feel fine today. I don't even feel as if I need to go to the chiro as I was planning.
However, I feel like a complete moron because this week has been such a disaster with scheduling. Missed the kids' dentist appt on Tuesday--why I scheduled one after a holiday weekend I do not know. Then, said I would go down to meet Galya tomorrow--and totally forgot that Helena,my youngest, is off school (not the boys though, even though they go to the same school) damndamndamn. I hate it when my schedule gets fouled up, I feel like a complete incompetent idiot.
I did plow through more of the ACE manual and was relieved that the second section is not written by the master of obfuscation like the first. Now it's getting more interesting. Although it is weird to get back into studying mode--havent' done it since 1999.
Well, off to the gym today. I'm thinking of doing Fat loss IIb, but I have to see exactly how I feel when the time comes. If not, I will do some sort of HIIT....ooooh maybe there's a spinning class today!
I actually got a wheelchair to use if I had to take more than a few steps. I had a much richer appreciation of people who use wheelchairs after that--the sheer humiliation of trying to propel myself up a too-steep wheelchair ramp was one of the motivations for building strength. During my third pregnancy, I did help the problem by doing a lot of Iyengar Yoga, with lots of standing poses, but it never really resolved, just got marginally better.
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