amyrose

25 years . . . this Sunday I will be attending an Alumni Open House at my High School.  They have completed a major renovation to the entire school and this will be the first time I’ve gone back in 25 years.  That seems like such a long time!  I have also been trying to locate my entire class to start planning a 25 year reunion, this is so crazy to me!

I find myself having butterflies in my stomach about going back, I look at pictures of the school and it can transport me back to my teenage years.  I have been in touch with some people who I haven’t talked to since we left high school.  It is great to catch up on life with them, hear their stories and reminisce about old times.  I guess the funniest thing I’ve heard about myself is that I was caught smoking in the BOYS bathroom (yeah, I know it’s a song), didn’t remember this story until an old friend told me that we used to go in there to smoke.  I went to a technical highschool and there were more boys than girls, so most of my friends were guys, so it makes sense that in the boys room is where I would be.  I was a good student, but a bit of a wild child in my teenage years.  Talking to Juls about this and her comment was "Reunions have a way of making people really look at themselves, analyze their lives"  this is so true!  I am very happy with where I am in life, I have a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children.  For me, I am analyzing my body, I have been trying my clothes on for 3 days now, what looks best?  I know this sounds shallow, I really don’t mean it to be, but at this point in my life my focus IS my body.  I’m a little disappointed that I’m not further along (Juls, isn’t this just what you wrote about?) but happy that I’m not where I started out, so I will focus on that.  This also gives me a goal to focus on, that I will be in even better shape if the reunion happens this summer . . .

On to my workouts . . . saw my trainer on Monday, first workout since the strep.  I was in bad shape, very light-headed, fingers kept cramping up, but I was determined.  My trainer said NO, so I had to keep things at a minimum.  I was sore on Tuesday, so I guess I did work hard enough.  Rested on Tuesday, but Wednasday was a different story.  I have a new program and he pushed me hard on Wednesday.  It felt so great!!!  Legs,tris and lowback and I feel every muscle.  Thursday I rested again.  My trainer hurt his knee, so he cancelled for today, but I will go downstairs and push myself the best I can!

I am feeling so much better than earlier this week, bad thing is everything tastes horrible to me.  I think it may be the antibiotics, but I’m having a really hard time eating.  This is not so bad right now since I’ve listened to the doctor and I haven’t worked out at all, but I’m very anxious to get to the gym on Monday.  Hopefully next week things will taste better b/c I know I will need the food to get me thru my workouts. 

Not much going on, alot of sleep for me, I’m really hoping my body will recover quick from the sickness, so far, so good . . .

Sunday - woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible sore throat, tried to get back to sleep the best I could.

Monday - woke up early, throat still sore, but on with my day, downstairs for 30min cardio. Got the kids off to school then went to the gym to see my boy.  I told him that I just wasn’t getting sore anymore and he said it was time to change things up.  So, my program today was only three body parts, legs, bis, and core, 3 exercises each, 3 reps/exercise. Legs were all weighted, bis with heavier weights and core stepped it up a bit.  I felt great afterwards, really strong.  He said I did great and also said he could see my arm muscles (yes, I’m still obsessing about those ), yay!  By the evening my throat was worse and I felt like I had been run over by a truck.

Tuesday - Throat feels like I am swallowing glass, on couch all day, TERRIBLE, I have never felt so much pain from a sore throat, ears and neck hurt as well.  Down and out!

Wednesday - Went to the doctor’s this morning, Yay for me, I have strep.  I’ve never had it before and let me tell you, I hope I never have it again.  Doctor tells me REST and I mean on the couch REST!  OK, don’t have to tell me twice, anyway, don’t feel like I can do much more than that anyway.  He said alot of times strep is worse in adults than kids.  I ask about working out, NO, not until Monday.  Alright, I’ll listen, it sucks though b/c I was really excited about my new program and sickness always seems like such a setback . 

Good news is, I weighed myself at the docs and I’m down 2lbs.  Couldn’t be happier about that!!!  Will have my trainer do measurements on Monday, hopefully those are down also.  Meds seem to be working already, my throat is not as bad.

Today - throat is feeling better, not 100%, but better.  I will focus on eating clean, since doc says I have to rest.  I need to get better as quickly as possible, really looking forward to my new program, my trainer really did kick my butt on Monday, my legs are still sore!  Sorry this was all about sickness, it’s my life right now. 

The weather here in WNY seems to finally be breaking, sunshine has a wonderful way of brightening the day in so many ways . . .