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OMGooooodness! It hurts SOOOOO good! Yay! My lower body workout yesterday was awesome. It hurts to walk, it hurts to sit down, it hurts when my dog jumps on my lap. I LOVE IT! It hurts to laugh, it hurts to sneeze. Great ab workout too. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I may have discovered why I can’t get my shin splints to heal. Aren’t you supposed to stretch properly when running? I NEVER stretch. I do my two-minute warm up (sometimes 5 minutes depending on how sleepy/unmotivated I am) and then I just go for it. I never stretch before running and I never stretch after. I’ve tried toe lifts, walking on my toes, walking on my heels, getting new shoes, blah, blah, blah, but I haven’t tried stretching! I’ll try dub’s suggestion of lifting a light dumbbell, too. Thanks, dub!

So, today I did HIIT on the elliptical and followed it up with about 15 minutes of stationary bike. I was dripping sweat but I’m doubtful if I achieved a true 10. I’ll keep at it and I’ll go research the thread Suzanne suggested. Thanks, Suzanne. =) Oh, by the way, the hanging leg lifts are ala Cheryl’s bfl blog – you hold onto the chin-up bar and lift your legs straight out in front of you. You could do them from the chair thing with arm rests, too, but then I guess you’d just call them leg lifts since you wouldn’t be hanging.

I have another new goal, which is to overcome my fear of trying certain exercises in the “Big Boys” section of my gym. I finally overcame my fear of that area in general, and now would like to try doing some exercises that intimidate me a little: sissy squats, barbell bench press, lunges on the smith machine (don’t know why I’m afraid of these), skull crushers…

Meals:
Same things I ate yesterday with the exception of the steamed fish and steamed vegetables. Today at lunch I had a salad with tuna.
One gallon of water.