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[auntiemeesh]

As expected, it's been a very rough week. Yesterday, the combination of exhaustion, pms, and a terrible transition week at work combined to make me feel very low and sorry for myself indeed. Today, however, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and I am feeling a good bit better.

I've taken the bus most of the week, partly because of being exhausted but also because I've had some painful plantar fasciitis in both feet. As a result of the rest, I felt better enough tonight to force myself to do some exercises:

A set of 10 fifer scissors
4 sets of 10 leg extensions with an exercise band (this worked my arms as well, having to hold the resistance band)
2 30-sec planks

It's not much but a good start. Now I just need to keep it up consistently for the long term, and gradually add to it.

Comments

[eve11]

10 fifer scissors is great! They are really hard. it took me a while to get past 6.

I have to start up my exercises again too. I am just dreading it because I know I will have backslid on what I used to be able to do. But if I let that stop me from starting it up again, well, that won't solve anything.

I am glad you are feeling better. Next week I am away all week for work but the week after that I think I will be up for the gym. If not Thursday then we can pick a different day.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

The fifer scissors were difficult, but hopefully worth it. I've got to get my abs back under control. And I want to get up to being able to do planks for sixty seconds at a time, but I'm not even close there yet.

And I'll be happy to get back to the gym the week after next. I had to run a block to catch the bus yesterday and just that little bit of running seemed to improve my mood. I forget when I'm not doing it how good it really is for me.