Weigh In Wednesday

My body hates me.

First of all, I was right, the number the scale showed was low. I re-weighed myself on Thursday because I've had this problem before--if the scale isn't perfectly centered on the bathroom tiles it doesn't weigh properly. So, the new number to lose is 21, boo.
Last week, immediately after I started this new fitness quest I was rudely awakened in the middle of the night to a brutal calf cramp. I have had calf cramps before but this one was unlike anything I've ever felt before. The cramps were on and off for nearly two hours. The pain was excruciating. I was up almost the entire night trying to stretch it, chugging water and walking on it. Once I finally did lay down I was so worried about another cramp that I couldn’t sleep. My muscle was super tight and super sore for a few days. I’ve done a lot of reading on calf cramps since and found that most common causes of cramps are dehydration and a lack of potassium. So, I’ve upped my water game. I’m trying to drink as much water as humanly possible throughout the day, in that way the cramp helped me because this was one of my goals anyways. I’m also being mindful of eating potassium rich foods; bananas, avocados, broccoli, etc.
Once I got over the pain of the cramp I started walking/running again, and low and behold the shin splints that have haunted me in the past returned. I’ve always had problems with shin splints, especially when I’m not active for a while and start up again. They hurt but they don’t prevent me from working out, just make it less enjoyable.
Monday was my first bodyworks class with Megan and Abby. It started well. It’s a weight class with some step-aerobic cardio worked in. It wasn’t quite as intense as I was expecting, which I guess is good and bad. About 25 minutes into the class I started to get a really bad side ache. Again, this is something that happens to me a lot but it usually goes away pretty quickly if I just work through it. Not this one. I got to the point where I was curled over, grasping my stomach and having to make a quick getaway to the locker room to toss my cookies. Not cool. I was not only embarrassed but I felt like complete crap.
I think my body is rebelling. I’ve been putting it through a lot these past few weeks. I’m on a completely new sleep schedule, I’m standing between 8 and 12 hours a day and I’m working out more than I have in years. I don’t know if I should take a day or two off and let it rest or just push through it so my body knows this time around I mean business. Well, this morning my decision was made for me.
In the past week I’ve gained 0.6 pounds. I nearly started to cry. The first week is supposed to be the big drop, the week where the pounds just fly off because it’s not used to the diet or added activity. Well not my angry body, I gained. Part of me just wanted to grab an entire pizza and eat it in bed but instead I’m going to push my body even more and even harder. It’s on.
The only positive this week: I walked 15.84 miles! I’ve got 432.16 to go!