Day 31 - Sore Here, There, and Everywhere

I went to spinning yesterday thinking it would help work out some of the soreness I felt after Lift and Sculpt on Monday. If it did then I'm grateful, but today I woke up with an inability to get out of bed. And for once it wasn't because I was tired (well not completely anyway) - it was because I couldn't move! Seriously. I tried to sit up - abs and lower back hurt. Stepped out of bed - quads, hamstrings, and calves hurt. Brushed my hair before my shower - biceps, triceps, shoulders, and chest hurt. And don't even get me started on trying to shampoo my hair. Even getting in and out of my coat hurt. And I had another Lift and Sculpt today.

I was going to go to 30/60/90 because it would keep me on schedule for weight lifting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and cardio Tuesday, Thursday, and (maybe) a weekend day. Actually it would have been both strength and cardio. But after speaking to the Lift and Sculpt instructor yesterday - she teaches spinning right before the class I went to - she said that I should really come today because she takes into account what we worked in class on Monday and works some different areas on Wednesday. Plus I really like the instructor, and the great group feel of the class, so I decided to go.

I definitely noticed something today. I have muscles! I really do. They're just residing under a layer of fat currently. But I'm hoping that they start to make more of an appearance soon - hence the sliced apples and tea I'm drinking. I read online, so it may be completely false, that drinking tea after each meal will help to boost your metabolism and therefore burn more fat. Now I'm not sure if that's true or not, but what harm could come from drinking tea? I mean really. Tea is one of those foods/drinks that you always hear is great for you, like edamame and pomegranate. So I'm trying that to go along with the working out.

I'm still attempting to food log. I always get through lunch, but dinner comes and it's really hard to log the meal you've made. Breakfast = a bowl of Cheerios and 1/2 cup of skim milk. Lunch = Lean Cuisne, applesauce, and a jello pudding cup. But dinner? I made homemade meatballs on Monday night, and I tried to figure out how many calories were in each one based on the nutritional info for the ground beef, parmesan cheese, egg, bread crumbs, and garlic powder. I got so frustrated that I gave up. I'm not proud of that fact, but I was really hungry and blame my lack of patience on low blood sugar.

But I'm still trying. Not everything is going to take on the first try. I mean, it took my 20+ years to actually stick to a workout plan for more than a couple of weeks. Little by little it will stick.

Tomorrow I'm taking the day off - which is probably for the best since I'll probably be bed ridden with sore muscles. But then it's more Lift and Sculpt on Friday. Til then!

~Catie

Minutes spent working out this week: 170