Losing Fifty

Insanity & running/biking today. It will happen.

Insanity

Yesterday was day 1! It was the fitness test, which was fun to do. I’m really excited to see what kind of progress I can make in 2 weeks. I’m planning on doing insanity every day, and then I’ll also be playing soccer monday & thursday nights with a game sometime on the weekend. I gotta change up my ways a little bit!

Happy Tuesday :)

Oh hey, tumblr, it has been a while…

Holy crap, so much has happened and I’ve been so busy that my little blog was put on the back burner. SO here’s what has happened.

• My sister came to visit for a weekend! That meant “let’s show her all of the delicious places to eat here and get drunk a lot” aka lots, and LOTS of calories -_- but, it was really nice to see her because I’ve been missing her like crazy!
• Weekend after that my mama came to visit! That also meant “let’s show her all of the delicious places to ear here” and we also celebrated my birthday while she was here so there was cake. lots of cake. aka lots and LOTS of calories -_- (<—I see a pattern forming, here.) no bueno. BUT, I really enjoyed my mom’s company because I missed her so much!
• My birthday happened! That means birthday dinner/birthday weekend celebrations/I can eat what I want because it is my birthday bullshit which, means lotsss of calories. But it was a good birthday! I’m the most pointless age now. 20. I already have a countdown going until my 21st.
• All the while this was happening, I was still trying to get my quad to heal and get back to tip top shape. It was doing really well, I ran along the river a few days ago and it seemed to be fine! then i got home and it was really sore so I iced iced iced it! Aaaaand then I had soccer practice last night. Now it hurts a lot. I’m sad. I just want it to get better so I can get back on my grind again. It has been so frustrating trying to get it to heal.
• Remember that boy? The one who broke my little heart? Yeah, he texted me saying he misses me. What’s a girl to do? I can tell you this, if I was back at home I would have driven my sorry ass to go meet him and see what happens, but I was conveniently away at school so there was no attempt at rekindling an already-dead fire. But when I go home for spring break? Who knows what will happen (oh hush you’d do it too).
• There’s also another boy. A NICE boy. But that’s the problem, as I tend to like the bad ones. But this boy, he cares. he surprised me and sent me flowers on valentine’s day. we talk every day. He wants to take me out on a date when I’m home over spring break. Yes, he lives at home, which kinda sucks. He got drunk one night and told one of my friends how much he likes me and how he wants to date me and how we’re going to be together over the summer and then we can think about going long distance in the fall. WHOA. slow down there, buddy. the first date hasn’t even happened yet. So yeah. There’s that.

I guess the point of this post was to say that I’ve gained. A lot. Like, I was 168 yesterday morning. This has all happened in like, the past month. HOWEVER, I ate really well yesterday/worked out/had a good day, and the scale told me that I weighed 167lbs today. So, slight victory for me. Because come on, you guys, I go home for spring break in less than 2 weeks. I neeeeeed to get my shit back together! It will happen. It is happening. Today has been good so far so props to me, right? Right. Okay, that’s enough ranting for now. I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA! Don’t give up on me guys. I’m still continuing my journey!

PS. SO sorry for the half assed grammar/punctuation on this one. 

Today was my first day back at the gym since I tore my quad.

It went surprisingly well, actually. I did just as the doctor said and started out with riding the bike on a low resistance. I rode for an hour but I was kind of bored the whole time. Unfortunately my leg was pretty sore on the walk back but I’m hoping it will be 100% really soon! Muscles are so tricky to heal :(

Ohh, today was also Valentine’s Day :)

I got the prettiest flowers from a boy back home. The best part? I had no idea I would be getting them! It was an amazing surprise. Best Valentine’s Day ever! :)

Ahh! I haven’t been on here in a couple of days. I’ve been slacking big time. I tore my quad, caught a nasty cold, etc etc. Tomorrow will be different! I will eat right, especially since I can’t work out due to said injury. Don’t lose faith in me guys!

So, remember that charity soccer tournament I played in today? Well, it didn’t go so well.

I tore my quad.

I’m SO mad. I felt it happen. I knew something wasn’t right. So, I subbed out and sat on the bench for a while & then I decided I needed to go to the doctor.

Vastus lateralus & vastus intermedius (thank you anatomy & physiology class) are partially torn. In a couple days, I can get in the pool and walk for exercise. In a week, maybe, if it feels like its getting better, I can get on a bike with little to no resistance. And I can’t run for a couple weeks. 

The doctor said the easier I take it, the faster it’ll heal. I’m so frustrated because I’ve been so diligent about working out each day. 

He also said I’ll get some crazy bruising on my leg sometime within the next couple of days.

So for the past 4-5 hours I’ve been sitting on my bed watching Gossip Girl and Worst Cooks with frozen peas on my leg.

This also means I’ll have to sit out of my club soccer practices for a while. It’ll be really frustrating for me to just sit and watch.

Well, my followers, I hope your Saturday went better than mine. 

This is just another obstacle for me to overcome in this journey.

I’m playing in a benefit soccer tournament today! It’ll be super casual but I’m excited to kick the ball around with some of my friends :) It’ll be a fun way to get some exercise in today!