Week 8

I'm finally feeling better!!! It still hurts to sneeze or cough, but those are infrequent these days!  The bad news is that it's been so long since I've updated my traininpeaks, that I can't remember my login... lol
This is actually week 9 news, but I went to the gym yesterday and got in the pool, and it felt pretty good.  I didn't swim hard, or for very long, but it felt great!  Once it started to pull a bit in my ribs, I was done, and sat in the hot tub... or was it a jacuzzi?  (any Big Bank Theory fans out there??? You should get that one)
Okay, so enough of the cry baby stuff.  After this week of hell studying for the State Boards Exam on Friday, I'm back at it!

Week 7

Still injured... feeling a lot better though.  I think I'm ready to try some pilates or easy swimming.  Too bad this week sucks schedule wise.  I have to work out of town on Tuesday night and all of Wednesday.  Maybe I'll have time Friday???
I had this brilliant idea to take the first half of my state boards, I've since determined that this was not a good idea.  My test date is March 4th, yes, that is 2011... That is next Friday, 11 days away.  I've been studying the best I can in my free time (which isn't much).  I probably wont be working out a lot in the next two weeks, at least it will give my ribs a chance to heal up more (here's to looking at the bright side!).
Other goals are going well! 

Week 6

I am still injured... no working out :(.
I did go ice skating twice this week, although it isn't a workout when you are teaching little ones. 
Didn't even keep up with the food journal this week, all in all a very discouraging time, and I can't wait for 2-4 more weeks to go by so I can start working out again.
p.s.  the worst are the sneak attack sneezes, I have no time to brace for them and they hurt like****! 

Week 5

Ah... this is also kind of an update for this week as well.  Finally I have a diagnosis on my chest pain, I got in to see the doctor yesterday, and after xrays and an exam, it was determined that I have sprained my chest wall from all the coughing... In case you don't know how that feels, I'll tell you.  IT HURTS!  It feels like I've been hit by a car, or like I get punched in the ribs every time I cough, laugh, sneeze, breath too deep... I'm carrying around a pillow (similar to the one my dad carried after his open heart surgery) so that I have something to brace against if I have to use my lungs.  Needless to say, I'll be out of training for weeks still, as I'm to do nothing to irritate the area until it doesn't hurt anymore.  I may get in the pool and just float around, or use the kick board, I can't just keep sitting around!!!!!!!!!!!!!