Elevators please!

Week one of Fitness Comp training can be classified as "OUCH"! Muscle soreness is a wonderful thing because it proves to your brain and your body that you have been working very hard, and are making a valiant effort to remove the bootie from the couch. During the first week of training, I was given my diet (eating 6 times a day), told to drink 1 gallon of water per day and participated in 3 small group resistance training classes and cardio sessions. Needless to say, my muscles were confused and made my daily tasks pretty interesting.

I arrived at work the day after my first legs class and found it difficult to do simple things like walk up the stairs to get some water. I will blame it on countless sets of lunges, squats and leg lifts. I was a little sore and tried stretching at home and drinking lots of water to get the toxins out. Co-workers who were now aware of my new adventure teased me about my slow pace as I avoided leaving my office unecessarily. I sat comfortably in my chair, listening to my Ipod and drinking my water as instructed. BIG MISTAKE!! Did you know that sitting for long periods of time to "rest" only makes the soreness worse when you get up? Let's face it...drinking that much water during the day will result in more than one trip to the restroom, which meant that I could not spend all day in my comfy, lunge-free office. Did I mention that the restrooms are upstairs? I campaigned for the installation of an elevator to accomodate my temporary disability to no avail. All I got were snickers and funny nicknames.



Did I also mention that I have stairs in my house? My husband laughed a little as I contemplated sleeping on the couch downstairs for a night or two. As much as it hurt to go up and down the stairs, I had to do it. I also had to get in and out of the car and I also had to go up and down curbs. All of these were a big of a struggle, but they were also a huge reminder of the adventure I had embarked on and how these 12 weeks would challenge me in ways I had never imagined.

Bikini Fitness Competition or Bust!!