R2 D9

Again, got in bed too late last night so had a difficult time getting moving this morning. I hit the snooze but only once, then decided to get up and get myself ready. I popped a piece of Ezekial Raisin bread in the toaster, made coffee (really needed the X-tra boost today), brushed my teeth and out the door I was headed.

I was determined to get the absolute best work out possible today and when I arrived, I remembered that Rob told us yesterday that he would not be here today.

Because I have such a hard time with change and crave consistency, I was apprehensive about the workout that we'd be doing with Stephanie this morning.

We started with a basic warm up and then did a circuit, we had a "heavy arm" day today.We did push ups, dips, lots of separate work with the resistance bands, lunges (still have a hard time with my left leg and foot), military presses, shoulder work, WITY's, curls, and a few others. We ran laps in between. We also did "horse pulls" and some core work before finishing with stretching. Stephanie did an excellent job of varying the exercises and really pushing us to our physical limit today. I felt very strong and accomplished at the end of class.

Although my foot was bugging me today and now my knee a bit too, I made it through the work out with very little modifications to the regular exercises. I felt good about that.

Intensity Level Today: 8.9

I am excited for tomorrow and looking forward to the weekend. I probably won't be running but am walking the 5K this weekend and I feel ok about that. Even though I hate running so much, I'm finding that I'm missing it, believe it or not!!! I can't wait until my body is restored and I can make it through workouts unaffected.

Although I can't say "I'M back!" quite yet, I will say "Watch out!" cause that wall is getting pretty tipsy and it's gonna fall down any day now. And when it does, I'll be right there waiting to stomp my way through the rubble!!!