So this post goes out to all of the women who feel like I do right now. I can barely walk and I cringe at even the sight of stairs.
Although every muscle in my thighs are telling me: "NO!! DON'T DO IT!" I did part of Day 2 last night, and then I did a little bit this morning as well. O.....M......G....... Talk about Lactic Acid build-up!! You know, I am a pretty active person. I wouldn't say I work out consistently by any means, but I love bike rides with my little mister, and going on walks with the dog. In all honesty, I haven't worked out since a year ago, and before then it was back in college and high school. But the point I'm trying to make is = how in the heck can my thighs be that out of shape. LITERALLY! Day 0 work out had me all gung-ho doing squats and thinking to myself “I can do this! This isn’t going to be that bad!” and now I’m thinking I should have stretched more, or should have taken it a bit easier.
I’m not here to “should” on myself. If I wanted to do that, I’ll just cut to this chase = I should have never stopped working out in the first place.
But I did.
And here I am; stiff as a board and walking like a penguin.
I’m going to keep pushing and keep working. A few of my friends have told me tell me that it won’t be like this forever, and that my muscles (and body) will thank me later. Like I have learned in a fellowship that I am familiar with = THIS TOO SHALL PASS. IT IS SIMPLE, BUT NOT EASY! DON’T GIVE UP BEFORE THE MIRACLE HAPPENS!
I’m not giving up on myself or my goals this time. I am going to do whatever it takes to make fitness a HABIT!
TRACKING MY PROGRESS
On a Scale 1-10:
Pain- 9
Movitivation- 7