I've been a little busy....working out! I have spent the last 4 days in a row working out every night and I feel great. I feel healthy, slimmer, energetic and I really am starting to feel like I'm in a routine and that I can do this for the long haul.

BUT, tonight after a ridiculously long hour of sweat and jello-legs at my Drills and Skills class, my right shin felt like it was ripping off my leg. Yesterday my back felt a little pinchy on the right side and tonight my shin hurt, and so when I asked the instructor/trainer about this she concluded that I have a shin-splint. Boooo

Basically it's a tear in the muscle that comes from running improperly and from not stretching or strengthening it too. She told me that so many people decide to start running and run into this problem because they are just unaware that the shin muscle is one of the weakest leg muscles and if you run poorly it will easily be injured. So bad news= I'm supposed to let it rest and heal for 2 weeks. Good news = it's getting colder and darker out so my days of running outside were numbered anyhow.

I plan on still doing the elliptical and my weight training, and am also thinking now about more yoga and possibly swimming (even though public pools gross me out big time). I guess I should switch it up and discover more variety in exercises but it still saddens me that I can't be outside running with my ipod and feeling that fresh air.

So here's to trying new exercises and to proper stretching and strengthening.

Weight Today: 170.01 (170 is the a clingy devil)
Work out: 70 minutes of intense cardio and weights in the Drills and Skills (of the devil) class.
Calories: still suck at counting but I did eat an Arbys roast beef sandwich for lunch....dang
Feeling: blah