Whooa! --and is it pure laziness?

The weigh-in results last Saturday were fantastic... 3.1 kgs down; in 2 weeks...my heart wells with joy! But I can't celebrate too early....its hard work, really hard work- the jogging is just draining all my energy away. At least this time the scale didn't make me "cry", I pray that it remains cooperative for the next few weeks. We are on day 3, wk 5 of Kilowatchers as of today and the energy levels are alarmingly dropping within the whole team...oh oh! We all need an adrenaline injection Alice.

Today the waking up was my greatest hurdle --If only I could choke the living crap out of my warm fuzzy blankets! And the excuses that were running through my head; I actually can't believe that was my mind this morning. "My knee is paining"; "oh my spinal cord can't stretch beyond that"; "I got a stiff neck"; "it is too cold outside"; "it's just about to rain"; "it's Wednesday!"; "Easter is around the corner!" etc Ahggh! I actually have a headache. Why do random thoughts drive me up the wall? Well, the long and short of the story is that I got off the bed, but getting to the field, my knees actually buckled. I wish I slept because I strolled all the way! Is that pure laziness or is it a question of listening to the body... Unfortunately, very few things would make me change my mind once set especially if I'm likely to be in pain - both perceived and true pain! So today I strolled; but with a bounce :). The dull pain in my left knee cap terrifies me. I'm afraid I might pop the knee and I don't think I can deal with that pain. So I guess it's not pure laziness but a question of listening to my body. The danger of not listening is that it will give way, then you are grounded for a week! Although, when I think that scales make people cry, I guess, I will listen to the knee, give it another 24 hours to decide what it wants...hehehe...then work on it again.

By the way, did you know that everyone has their own pain threshold? Pain threshold is the point at which sensation becomes pain. For example, imagine someone is tapping on your arm and taps progressively harder. Eventually, the tapping will become hard enough to hurt, and that is when it has reached your pain threshold Pain thresholds vary from person to person. That's why things that aren't painful to most people can cause pain in others. Some research also suggests low pain thresholds are a part of chronic fatigue syndrome, and at least one study shows that pain thresholds drop following exercise for people with this condition.(www.about.com) Okay I never meant to go all academic, but I now know why I can't stand needles, any form of pain, from falls to burns and why some stretch exercise still give me nightmares, Mike! I'll do anything to avoid such situations. The problem with pain thresholds is I don't think you can practice not to feel pain!! Ahhh, that's based on my own mini research, hahaha. So my advice, go easy on yourself. Don't push too hard, that guy who reached the finish line first might have the pain threshold of a crocodile - thick skin and solid muscles, I mean!

So today was a day of taking it easy. Easy like Sunday morning. But the question I pose to myself, will I gain weight or keep losing, even with my lazying around? I guess only time will tell.

Good day all.
DN