No, this is not a self-deprecating post, but I did do a really moronic thing this weekend I will share with y'all. The thing is, I'm still not exactly sure how I did it, but I'll explain.
Decided to work out on Saturday since I didn't the entire week my parents were visiting, okay good for me. Was going to go to the gym, but due to child care only being from 0800 - 1200, opted not to. Still okay as long as I work out at home. Finally decided to do a walking/jogging interval workout on the treadmill. Sounds reasonable, haven't been running for a while so good to take things slow. Goal was to hit 300 calories on the treadmill, I know its not an exact count, but figured it would get me in the ballpark and that's how much I'd like to lose in each workout, even if I have to work slower for 45 minutes rather than jog/run for 30. Still nothing wrong with that. I start my workout and get more motivated, jog some spurts, walk some spurts, have the treadmill on an incline to make it a little more difficult. I lower the incline when I start feeling worn out. My stomach starts cramping, nothing unusual in that, figure it'll be fine after I'm done with my workout. Its uncomfortable, but nothing too bad. Until I stop. And I realize (once the endorphins from working out wear off) that I'm in pain. I will rank it somewhere between my first and second caesareans. I'm in a lot of pain, need to take pain medicine, and can barely walk, much less drive myself and the kids to where we were supposed to go for dinner that night. The thing is, I've never hurt myself like that from running, ever. I ended up in bed for several hours, thankfully I slept after taking a pain killer, and was still a bit sore the next day. So somehow I hurt my lower abdomen from a walking/jogging workout on the treadmill on Saturday and I'm not sure exactly why/how that happened. I'm better now, but it freaked me out and I felt really stupid that I kept working out after the pain initially started.
Today I tried walking on the treadmill, that only lasted about two minutes until I started feeling the pain again so I stopped. So, instead, I did Level 1 of Jillian Michaels's "Yoga Meltdown" DVD which I really liked. I had to stop at several points to do a pain check to make sure I wasn't hurting myself again, but overall I definitely liked the workout. Good for beginners, mostly strength training moves, very light cardio, and you don't need anything but a mat or a carpet to work out on. I have to do Yoga in my tennis shoes because of my foot, but I was still able to do most of the moves without too much difficulty. The workouts (Level 1 and Level 2) are only 30 minutes each and you have the option of listening to the instructions in English or Spanish. I have to return the DVD to the library tomorrow so hopefully I can check it out again in a couple of weeks and try Level 2.
In other news I did get up the nerve to weigh myself last week, but I'll save that story (and my plan of action) for my next post. =)
Weird. And frustrating, I would think. I might check out that DVD at some point. I need to do some kind of yoga or pilates I think, need to get more flexible and stretch things more when not running.
ReplyDeleteIt's very frustrating, I miss running! I will add a stipulation, any time they seem to advertise "weight-loss" yoga, you need to expect its going to be a combination of Yoga and Pilates. I like it because then its strength moves and not just flexibility so its something I can do since I'm not that flexible. =)
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