Getting there...

[f4f3]

I'm two weeks into the Lenten thing, and I've lost six pounds. It's almost entirely about exercise - if I exercise once a day I lose weight. If I don't, I don't.

Yesterday I ran for about 15 minutes, and played badminton for two hours. My legs were sore from Monday's run before I started, and last night I was hobbling. All of the pain was in my thighs, which made sitting down and standing up a bit problematic. All fine this morning, though, and I'll head to the gym at lunchtime. Actually, I think I'll run to the gym at the Kelvin Hall, and run back. Wait a minute, it's all uphill from there - I'll walk back! Next week (or the week after) I'll bring my bike down from the cottage, and cycle to the gym at Woodside.

Job-hunting is going slowly, but it's going. I'm casting CVs out on the water, and we'll see what comes back.

I'm a bit pissed off that there seems to be 100% cloud cover outside - I'd been looking forward to the lunar eclipse tonight.

And I've a football match to watch tonight, if I can decide which pub to see it in. With apologies to pshtaku, don't you hate it when your team gets drawn against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League again?

Pic of the day: A Steely Yarn

Comments

[fugney.livejournal.com]

>>All of the pain was in my thighs, which made sitting down and standing up a bit problematic.<<

Ah, familiar. Try stretching down and touching your toes with your legs completely straight (or as straight as possible). Doing it a few times temporarily relieves the pain. Running/jogging regularly works even better.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

I think it's the "regularly" that I need to work up to. That and getting back to yoga. My legs are quiet muscley, but not very flexible.

[fugney.livejournal.com]

Well, stretch as far as you can. I think it'll still help. After a while though, it won't be a problem anymore.

[deililly.livejournal.com]

Damn clouds. Maybe if we synchronise our upwards glares?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

We can burn away the clouds with our heat ray vision? OK, Maid of Might, it's got to be worth a try...