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Week 11

March 11- Starting to feel better

Today I woke up to my alarm for my 8am. I still feel pretty sick, but I pushed myself to get out of bed and go to class. Not sure if I really learned anything, but took notes that I can read over later for the final. My cough is getting worse where my chest and back ache from the strain.

Going to the gym hasn’t even crossed my mind, as I have been focusing on getting healthy again and making it through my project and presentation that are both tomorrow. I’m hoping maybe on Thursday I will be able to go to the gym? I want to make sure I give my body enough rest to get fully better. I am starting to feel a little pudgy from not keeping up with running and weight lifting, so I know the second I feel 100% better I will make my way to the gym.

March 12- Slowly getting better

My presentation and project went well, finished both without getting into too long of a coughing fit. I am feeling way better than I have this past weekend, but I am still wanting to get rid of this cough! I took an hour nap earlier and that seemed to help.

My goal is to continue going to bed early and making sure I am getting better! I am optimistic I will be able to kick this thing by Thursday!

March 13- Feeling even better!

Today I am feeling better, not 100% back to normal yet though. I still have a head cold going on, so I don’t think I will be able to make it to the gym today. I am hoping tomorrow I will be feeling even better to try and make it.

March 14- Almost back to normal

I am feeling fairly good today! I decided to skip my 8am and sleep in instead. The extra sleep really helped and I woke up feeling a lot better today.

I am still a little nervous to go to the gym. I really don’t want to make my symptoms worse by over doing it too soon. Instead, I think I am going to wait until next week to get back into my workout routine just to make sure.

I did an ab workout tonight and will continue with this through the weekend. I am starting to feel a little unhealthy by waiting so long to go to the gym, but I really don’t want this sickness to return.

March 15- Rest

I am finally feeling very close to normal and it feels really good! I am starting to get the yearning feeling to go to the gym. This must be a good sign that I am getting back to normal!

Who knows, maybe I will end up getting to the gym before Monday… only time will tell.

March 16- Full body circuit

I did it! I got up to campus and completed my full body workout. I could tell my muscles haven’t been used in while. Everything seemed really heavy! I did my normal routine with 10 pound dumbbells and 75 pounds for squats. I was able to complete everything, but I could tell my body was feeling weak from being sick.

I am hoping I can get outside tomorrow to complete a 2.5 mile run. I don’t want to push myself too hard so I get sick again, but it does feel good to get out and begin being active after being cooped up for so long.

My only fear is not letting my body fully recover from being sick. I am going to take it easy leading into next weeks workout, with the hope of being back on a normal schedule by the end of next week!

March 17- Rest

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! I wish I was able to go out and celebrate, but with finals being next week and being sick all last week, it is time to cram. I spent most of the day indoors trying to study and prepare for my finance final tomorrow.

I was going to go for a run, but ran out of time with trying to retain everything I have learned this quarter in finance. I am hopeful for being able to go to the gym the rest of the week (Tuesday through Thursday), as my finals are all on Monday and Friday.

Happy to be feeling back to normal again! I’m sure I will take advantage of this feeling by hanging out with friends and hitting the gym.

Week 10

March 4- Full body circuit

This week I am switching up my weekly routine: body circuit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and running on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

With that being said, tonight I worked on my arms with the dumbbells and legs with the stair climber. My body felt very tired from the weekend and I could tell I wasn’t putting all my effort into this workout. I’m hoping tomorrow my body will be well rested!

March 5- Run 3.4 miles

It was so sunny today, so I knew I had to run outside! Of course I had to go to Lake Padden. Last time I was there over half the lake trail was iced over to the point where I had to walk/ slide through the trail.

Today wasn’t much different… I got about 1.5 miles in and the trails started turning to ice. I actually ended up slipping and falling. I got back up, turned around, and headed for the clear part of the trail I had just run. After running a total of 3.4 miles, I got in my car and my shoulder and left thigh started to ache. I ended up cutting up my thigh and think I might have fallen weird on my shoulder. In the moment I didn’t notice I had injured myself, but once I got in the car and started warming up is when I noticed I might have hurt myself.

We will have to see how I feel tomorrow and figure out if I will be okay to go weight lifting tomorrow at the gym.

March 6- Rest

I woke up with my thigh aching and shoulder feeling a little worn out. Because of this, I decided to take the day off and give myself some time to rest and heal. I don’t want to turn a fall into a more serious injury. I’m hoping tomorrow I can get to the gym to complete my full body circuit!

March 7- Full body circuit

Today I switched up my routine. I still focused on arms and legs, but tried new machines instead of dumbbells. I had tried these machines back in January when first starting my new workout plan. I remember not liking them too much as I felt I was straining my muscles instead of strengthening them. This time around was was different! The machines actually felt really good and I didn’t feel like I was straining myself at all. Honestly, I think it is because I built up how much weight I can lift, so lifting 25lbs on the machines was just enough to get my muscles fired up and working.

I’m excited to see what results I will be able to accomplish this March. The weather should start getting nicer, meaning I will be able to start running outside again!! I can’t wait to take up the old routes down to Boulevard Park and around Lake Padden!

March 8- Flu 😦

Today I woke up and felt really tired. I tried to shake it off and make it to my 8am, but wasn’t able to get out of bed. EVERYTHING hurt!! I have really bad body aches, a sore throat, a temp of 102, and keep going between chills and sweats. I think it’s safe to say I will be sleeping most of the day….

Update: I did end up sleeping almost all day. I had to meet with a group from 10-12. Once that was over, I went home crawled in bed and slept from 1pm through 12pm the next day. I woke up every so often to eat and drink, but mostly spent my time in my bed.

It sucks, this is the weekend Alex’s family is supposed to come up to celebrate our birthdays. Unfortunately, I don’t think I will be able to make it… sleep might be the better option in order to kick this thing before dead week this week and finals next week.

March 9- Flu Cont.

Honestly, I’m not feeling much better than I did yesterday. All I want to do is sleep and try to stay warm. I slept most of today as well, made sure I was drinking a lot of liquids, and eating some food to help keep my strength up. I’m hoping today will be the worst of it so I can start preparing for quizzes, projects, and presentations for next week.

March 10- Flu Cont.

Still not feeling too hot, I am starting to get to the point where I don’t need to take Dayquil and Nyquil every second I get. My cough it getting worse, but I guess this will supplement as my ab workout for awhile!?!? My goal is try to sleep as much as I can and get my body well before this next week picks up… I’m already getting really tired of being sick!