I'm starting realize that most likely Thursday will be my hardest day of the week, making actually Friday my hardest day of the week. I go to the gym Tuesdays and Thursdays, and on Thursday I am still sore from Tuesday. And since the soreness is worst the day after the workout, Fridays are the hardest. This Thursday was by far my hardest day yet, which was compounded by Sara waking up at 4:30AM that day and not going back to sleep. But the workout was harder too - I maxed out on reps of lifting my arm over my head. I literally couldn't lift my arm higher than my shoulder! Crazy feeling. I took some Aleve before I went to bed on Thursday in anticipation of waking up sore, but it ended up being so much worse than I thought. Cameron had meetings all morning on Friday, and Sara was getting into everything, as usual. Mostly she likes to try to eat our shoes and electrical cords, so it's pretty important to be on top of her every second. It was getting to be time for her morning nap, but she just wasn't acting sleepy. I was hurting so much that I did something I've never done before - I put her in bed with a toy and sat on the couch. I just couldn't pick her up anymore, and I needed to put her where she would be safe. Thank goodness she didn't get upset, and she actually fell asleep on her own 10 minutes later, so I didn't feel so terrible. As soon as she went to sleep, I did too. When I woke up, the pain was even worse, so I took 4 ibuprofen. Two Aleve and 4 ibuprofen, and it barely took the edge off. I was still hurting. I knew this journey was going to be hard, but man was yesterday hard. I ended up taking another nap after Cameron got home. Then when we were making dinner, I literally didn't have the strength to cut the cabbage, so I had to ask Cameron to do it for me. I'm feeling better today, still taking some pain medicine, but not as much. I should add that my legs and my abs are sore as well, but they just aren't as noticeable because the soreness in my arms is so intense. But climbing our stairs wasn't easy.
**EDIT: In my negativity, I forgot to mention that I'm down 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds)! I also measured myself, I have slimmed down just a little bit in several areas!
I'm sure you're sharing all these things with your trainer Margo. She can adjust your workout if need be, or she may just tell you that the first couple of weeks of a training routine are the worst because your body is protesting it. It's always good to see what's happening with you, Cameron and Sara via Facebook and your websites!
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