Day Five

December 5, 2008
Friday

Let me just begin with, I usually reserve Friday nights for hanging with my best friend, Claudia, and her family. This has been going on for years, and I look forward to it so much, I usually speed home, change into something more comfortable, and get to her house as fast as possible. Bonus, they always order pizza and provide the wine, so it is a fatty evening of fun. But, this Friday night was an exception. I had already made plans with my other best friend, Leslie. I had not seen her in what seemed like forever or my one-year-old “nephew”, Evan, so we made plans to hang out that night. This definitely helped with the food. Although the wine would still be plentiful, I could eliminate the pizza and replace it with something healthier. I called Les and we agreed on sushi (yum!).

After work, I was anxious to begin the circuit, mostly so it could end and I could meet up with Leslie, but still anxious. I am still incredibly sore with my hips and calves being the most painful.

I concentrated tonight in perfecting the movements. I have significantly increased the amount of pushups I am able to do and I did every single one in the work out (still cheating with knees bent, though). I also have been bending my legs for the arm dips on the chair and I almost can complete the entire set. I don’t really feel a lot stronger, but I am definitely getting better.

Now to reward myself with enormous amounts of sushi and wine…