Goal weight: 195
Today’s Weight: 215
My hamstrings are extremely tight — a problem I had a few years ago. It took me several weeks to get past the tightness and pain back then. I can’t afford that to happen this time around.
This last week, I pushed too hard and too far. I worked over 70 hours and we had a more intense week of workouts. My legs were really sore on Thursday. After yesterday’s run, I could hardly walk for the rest of the day. I’ve burned my legs out. My mind is pretty close behind.
I slept 10 hours last night. I had planned on running six miles today. I’m waiting until tomorrow to do it instead. I’ll ride the spin bike for thirty minutes this afternoon to cross-train and loosen up my muscles.
But otherwise, today is about rest. It’s something I badly need.
I’ve put on a little weight this morning — which is a bad thing when you weigh yourself every Friday. I am sticking to my diet and am exercising harder than ever. Yes, I know it is probably me putting on muscle, but it is still very, very discouraging. I feel like crap today. This is where my mental will to succeed has to power me past the discouragement and fatigue.