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There's all this stuff I should be doing, so how am I starting off? By writing a LiveJournal entry. Class.
I am making a certain sort of progress, though. I slept in today, having had a rough couple of nights on account of my legs. It started on New Year's Day, when I decided to walk to the nearest box store to buy some provisions. We had a heavy snow the night before, and in keeping with a New Years Resolution (more on that in a sec), I decided to walk rather than drive. After all, walking through deep snow is good exercise, right? You bet your ass it is, and by the time I got back, mine was damn sore, along with the rest of my legs. I was wiped out, but the next day I felt good, if a little sore. So I thought it would be perfectly fine for me to start on the beginner level of this video, which my mom and her friends rave about. It relies on a lot of leg work, but that's ok, right? After all, my legs are big and chunky for a reason - muscle!
I cannot accurately describe the pain I felt the morning after, which continued and actually worsened yesterday. I felt like I'd been bludgeoned by midgets. I sincerely thought that I'd somehow managed to rip apart muscles to the point that my legs would be covered with bruises (they weren't). It hurt to stand up, hurt worse to walk, and sitting down? Well, that was just utter agony. I did some upper body stuff on Thursday, but last night I just crashed. Seems like that's just what I needed, though - the legs are still sore, but feeling much better today. I think after I'm done here, I'm gonna wash yesterday's make-up off my face, brush my teeth and head down to the fitness center. I'm hoping it'll be a little less crowded during the day.
I'm trying my best to start anew with the exercising and nutrition because of a resolution - to lose at least 40 pounds or go down at least two sizes, whatever comes first. Make no mistake, I'm happy with the progress I've made over the past few years. I've gone from a size [I'M NOT SAYING] in college to a more acceptable size today, but I want to keep the momentum going. It the very least, I want to tone up; I look in the mirror and know that I can do better. Besides, I'm really enjoying feeling stronger and more energetic - guys, just imagine if I was, like, twice as peppy by December 2008. There'd be no stopping me!
To that end, I've joined![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
fortylbs, a community founded by ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
maggiesox. It's invite only, I believe, but if anyone is interested, I can let the mods know. It's pretty awesome, as support groups go - we're all irreverent and snarky, and I think I've become the comm's unofficial DJ when it comes to workout music. You should see the list I put together Thursday - it's just the tip of the iceberg, too. It reminded me of the time I made a list of roller derby music for jumpinjessflash, if that gives you any idea. I bring the rock! Or something.
I'm also planning to start a Bookcrossing Zone at my office, if I can get a good collection of books together. It should be fun to see if people contribute - we're an office of music, film and video game geeks, so things should get nice and crazy. I'm looking forward to having my mind expanded. I'm putting together a list of books I'd like to read which will eventually go into the Zone at work; I'll post it here and in the forum of the Bookcrossing site. Of course, I'll need to scrounge up some books to trade, since most of mine were shuffled off to Goodwill during the move. If any of you want to get the employees of the Best Damn Office on the Planet reading, let me know. I'll give you my address and you can send 'em my way. I'm thinking that I may periodically take some of the copies that have been sitting in the Zone unread (or have made the rounds at AMG) and cross them over at my favorite Ann Arbor store, Wazoo Records. The people in there are fantastic and knowledgeable, it's a store with some actual damn atmosphere, and leaving books there can only increase the amount of people who stop in, as it talks about On the Bookcrossing Zone page. It seems to be holding its own, but I've seen too many cool stores back in Ohio close down when the corporate juggernauts roll in. Consequently, I'm very protective of the place and want to do all I can to make sure it thrives.
I mean, come on - I met the Rollins there. Right there. How could I NOT want to see it do well?
I guess I should probably wrap it up here. The day isn't getting any younger, after all, and I've workin' out to do! Here's hoping the legs keep up.
Here - watch this while I'm away:
energeticI am making a certain sort of progress, though. I slept in today, having had a rough couple of nights on account of my legs. It started on New Year's Day, when I decided to walk to the nearest box store to buy some provisions. We had a heavy snow the night before, and in keeping with a New Years Resolution (more on that in a sec), I decided to walk rather than drive. After all, walking through deep snow is good exercise, right? You bet your ass it is, and by the time I got back, mine was damn sore, along with the rest of my legs. I was wiped out, but the next day I felt good, if a little sore. So I thought it would be perfectly fine for me to start on the beginner level of this video, which my mom and her friends rave about. It relies on a lot of leg work, but that's ok, right? After all, my legs are big and chunky for a reason - muscle!
I cannot accurately describe the pain I felt the morning after, which continued and actually worsened yesterday. I felt like I'd been bludgeoned by midgets. I sincerely thought that I'd somehow managed to rip apart muscles to the point that my legs would be covered with bruises (they weren't). It hurt to stand up, hurt worse to walk, and sitting down? Well, that was just utter agony. I did some upper body stuff on Thursday, but last night I just crashed. Seems like that's just what I needed, though - the legs are still sore, but feeling much better today. I think after I'm done here, I'm gonna wash yesterday's make-up off my face, brush my teeth and head down to the fitness center. I'm hoping it'll be a little less crowded during the day.
I'm trying my best to start anew with the exercising and nutrition because of a resolution - to lose at least 40 pounds or go down at least two sizes, whatever comes first. Make no mistake, I'm happy with the progress I've made over the past few years. I've gone from a size [I'M NOT SAYING] in college to a more acceptable size today, but I want to keep the momentum going. It the very least, I want to tone up; I look in the mirror and know that I can do better. Besides, I'm really enjoying feeling stronger and more energetic - guys, just imagine if I was, like, twice as peppy by December 2008. There'd be no stopping me!
To that end, I've joined
fortylbs, a community founded by maggiesox. It's invite only, I believe, but if anyone is interested, I can let the mods know. It's pretty awesome, as support groups go - we're all irreverent and snarky, and I think I've become the comm's unofficial DJ when it comes to workout music. You should see the list I put together Thursday - it's just the tip of the iceberg, too. It reminded me of the time I made a list of roller derby music for jumpinjessflash, if that gives you any idea. I bring the rock! Or something.I'm also planning to start a Bookcrossing Zone at my office, if I can get a good collection of books together. It should be fun to see if people contribute - we're an office of music, film and video game geeks, so things should get nice and crazy. I'm looking forward to having my mind expanded. I'm putting together a list of books I'd like to read which will eventually go into the Zone at work; I'll post it here and in the forum of the Bookcrossing site. Of course, I'll need to scrounge up some books to trade, since most of mine were shuffled off to Goodwill during the move. If any of you want to get the employees of the Best Damn Office on the Planet reading, let me know. I'll give you my address and you can send 'em my way. I'm thinking that I may periodically take some of the copies that have been sitting in the Zone unread (or have made the rounds at AMG) and cross them over at my favorite Ann Arbor store, Wazoo Records. The people in there are fantastic and knowledgeable, it's a store with some actual damn atmosphere, and leaving books there can only increase the amount of people who stop in, as it talks about On the Bookcrossing Zone page. It seems to be holding its own, but I've seen too many cool stores back in Ohio close down when the corporate juggernauts roll in. Consequently, I'm very protective of the place and want to do all I can to make sure it thrives.
I mean, come on - I met the Rollins there. Right there. How could I NOT want to see it do well?
I guess I should probably wrap it up here. The day isn't getting any younger, after all, and I've workin' out to do! Here's hoping the legs keep up.
Here - watch this while I'm away: