[Gemme]

Mopsie, I'm so proud of you! Way to go, girl!

Kelt, I feel your pain. Not quite literally, but near enough to really make me wince. I, too, am experiencing something that may or may not resemble an injury. Or a pre-injury.

Basically, it's something I am taking very seriously even though I don't know what it is. The past few days I've had some weird soreness in my lower legs (not really my calves but not my shins but in between somewhere deep in the muscle). Mainly the left leg but today's it's been the right as well.

Alex and I have talked about it a little bit, since he's a former volunteer EMT and runs a lot, and we've come up with some options to see if that helps and we'll progress from there because I don't go to the doctor unless I'm dying or bleeding excessively from some orifice or I think I'm dying because I'm bleeding excessively from some orifice.

Alex took me to his running store in Providence (shout out for Rhode Runner) and they assessed my gait (I over pronate!) and fitted me properly for new shoes. So I have some lovely shoes that I now have to break in (but not at the gym according to Alex.....the first few wears of new shoes sets the fit and he recommended I walk somewhere where my gait would be the most 'normal' so I may be breaking them in at at the mall with its even, smooth walking surface and not stopping and starting and running on a piece of equipment) and that cost what feels like a fortune to me.

Did I mention I'm a cheapass when it comes to a lot of things?



So, I have new shoes because my old ones....which still look okay to the naked eye and aren't even really dirty.....are several years old and even though I ONLY wore them for gym activities, they have probably surpassed more than 500 miles on them over the years. Not to mention that when I pulled them out this last time, they were a little tight. Seems my feet got nice and plump this time around with the weight gain. They're wide normally but now I have new calluses developing and these suckers are a bit on the painful side.

So, that's change number one. I'll be looking at replacing my work shoes too, as I wear sneaks there too and it feels like those are beyond their proper usage as well.

Then, since my legs felt pretty bad today (I've been on my feet and moving ALL DAY with only a break for brunch and a shower and finally dinner....my poor tootsies!), he loaned me his compression sleeves to wear for a couple of hours and they seem to be helping. I may have to borrow them until I can get a pair of my own. Those suckers are expensive....to me....too.

BUT

I can only be a cheapass about cheapass stuff. My gear and my legs are mondo importante and I had to suck up and just do the damn thing.

For the record, today's been a good day for me regarding health. Despite working out regularly now and eating better, I really put off anything else related to health (I know....bad me!) so I'm working on that. Today I also got 'scripts in for new glasses and sunglasses. I just *might* be able to read the fine print on food bottles now. Probably not, as it's in -5 font, but maybe.

I did get in a workout this morning, though. I did the treadmill and some running intervals until it just really didn't feel right, so I walked the rest out and finished with some circuit training, ab work and stretching.

I think I don't like the weekend warriors so much at this gym. I saw two people....within minutes of one another....go from machine to machine without wiping them down. Big issue for me. In WA, I was getting sick and when I felt better I would go back to working out and then get sick again. I finally figured it out. If I wiped down each machine before I got on it, I got sick less. Actually, not at all after that. Sharing is caring and all that, but I don't want your nasty sweat, buddy. Promise.

So that's my day in a nutshell. A big nutshell, but a nutshell nonetheless.

P to the S~Am I the only one in absolute complete AWE of the dedication and stamina that Jennifer has??? OMG, girl. Kudos to you!