Progress

I’ve been eating well and going to the gym every day for a week. Before that, I regularly walked along the canal roads an hour and a half each day. Sadly, its the season for countryside dangers to start coming out in those areas, like rattlesnakes, so I took it to the gym.

On Monday, I had a session with a personal trainer to learn proper form for lifting and it WRECKED me. On a machine the last guy did 160 on, I did 20- and I was wrecked after the session. Its Wednesday and I’m still suffering in my triceps. As I get more used to lifting in general, I know this won’t be a prevalent thing, even as I add weight. That day could not come any sooner. My sister recommended creatine for this kind of pain, so I ordered some and I’ll be starting soon.

Luckily, the week before all this, I walked past a massage place in the same building as my friend’s coffee shop. They advertised Thai massage, which is something I’ve never tried before. I decided to treat myself and signed up. It couldn’t have been better self-induced luck, because it’s the perfect massage type for muscle recovery. It’s a lot of assisted stretching. She might even be able to help my hip issue in time.

I hope I recover enough by tomorrow to be able to do my second lifting session after I have coffee with my friend, but Friday always works, too. That might be even better, honestly. The earlier I go, the better. Less people to watch me fumble with the machines.

I bought a calendar, stamps, and stickers to keep a physical visual track of what I do in a day- cardio, lifting, laser treatments, grip strength thing, massage, all that. I feel way more comfortable keeping personal data in a physical form. Its kind of fun, too; like giving myself a gold star.