the rise and fall.

I skipped the gym half of last week due to a pain in my right leg that's been plaguing me for a few weeks now. I finally figured out last night that it's most likely a hip flexor strain (more specifically, rectus fermoris... the green one in the pic above).

Yesterday I did a new Pilates video! Boyfriend had given it to me for Christmas but I just never got around to trying it out. It's only half an hour but it is INNNN-TENSE. I was so energized by the new challenge that I'm dying to do it again, but I know I need REST REST REST.

Ugh, health.

Not working out all week has been driving me nuts, I felt pent up and cranky despite the ass kicking delivered to me during my Pilates sessions this weekend. I went to the gym late last night with every intention of running just a few minutes before moving on to the elliptical. I got to 1.25 miles and the only reason I stopped was because I knew I would be in a world of hurt if I continued. It didn't actually hurt to run but I could feel the stiffness creeping in. I did two 2.25 miles on the elliptical (it sucked balls, but I finished) and hobbled home.

I had the genius idea to take a rolling pin to my leg when I got home, after 20-30 minutes I was almost pain-free. I spent the rest of the night with a heating pad on my leg to stretch out the muscles and I went to bed feeling GREAT. It was exactly the opposite this morning. Another session with the rolling pin, heating pad, and some floor stretches and I am at least able to hobble around now, here's to hoping it gets better soon.

I was feeling so freaking good in my Vibrams last night that I didn't want to take them off to change into my Adidas shoes, so I left them on and tried them out on the treadmill. It was strange at first but now I'm totally addicted. Not sure how I feel about them on the elliptical, but that could just be because everything about the elliptical sucked last night.

I've had no appetite today, which is a shame because we grabbed some fresh produce at the store yesterday. I was awake for two hours hoping that I would get at least the tiniest bit hungry (never happened), and then I forced myself to eat. I made a salad: turkey, tomato, feta, on spinach, tossed in balsamic. It was good, but I feel gross and I wish these stomach issues would just go away.


Scale said 255.5 and my blood pressure is doing weird things. I think it's the machine.