M's daily tip

K will begin blogging after taking care of some other things going on in her life--I promise!

So, I am currently in a stage of my journey where I'm seeing ZERO weight loss, but a lot of new muscle. I would love to see those numbers go down on the scale, but I am feeling positive about the change I am seeing! The numbers may not be changing, but my body certainly is! Be patient, stick with it, it will come together. I'll keep you updated when the scale changes!

Starting off with a cautionary tale

M here. Writing to you about why I was unable to workout yesterday and probably tonight.

I attended a new class at my gym on Monday, a class I didn't know much about. It turned out to be a great fast-paced strength class with a focus on each major muscle group. A muscle group I tend to neglect is my shoulders--they're just not an area I feel a need to dedicate a lot of attention to.

MY BIG MISTAKE

I followed all of the instructor's movements and used the same weight she did, same reps and felt good about it afterward. However, I woke up the next day and had a pain between my neck and right shoulder. If I move a certain way, it's a very sharp pain. Now I have to miss two workouts because I can't lift my right arm very high and I don't want to injure myself further.

I have a massage scheduled to work out whatever is pulled or knotted or whatever. Wish me luck.

Lesson learned: go at a pace you can handle, don't feel you have to keep up with those in better shape than you until you know your body's limits. Don't get me wrong, you need to push beyond your limits in order to progress, but don't push to the point of injury.

-M