Beating back the beast - one week today

A week has passed since I set my goal. This week has seen steady gains in my training. The fact  my body has not given up on me this week is encouraging. I started out the week experiencing muscle tie up the day after my training's. Lactic acid build up in almost every muscle of my body but by the middle of the week this seemed to settle down. The stretch program is definitely making a huge difference. All in all a good week.

By increasing my core work I am finding I am standing taller and slouching less. It really doesn't take long to notice a difference in how you feel when you concentrate on getting some core work in everyday. It makes me feel stronger and fitter. This I know is an illusion but self delusion helps to motivate me, lol. I walk taller, feel better about myself and in doing so it increases my resolve to stick to the AIP protocol.

Today was indeed another day and I have so far beaten the sugar beast, cut my intake back to about a third of what is was yesterday, YAY. Now where's that chocolate bar so I can celebrate! Ha just kidding.

My work out today was a practical one. Another project I have set myself is to build a raised garden with a wee courtyard at its centre.  I am trying to do this project with as little financial investment as possible, recycling and doing the hard graft to pull it all together. The bricks I collected from the buy, sell, exchange for free, all need to be cleaned before they can be used again.

Today I made a good dent in the pile of red bricks. I had previously cleaned the cinder-blocks but this had caused a flare up in the ulnar nerve/tendons of my forearm.. One of the problems I risk in pushing through the pain is that I cause serious inflammation that will take months to dissipate. This meant that when I noticed the pain flaring up I had to quit for the day but it was satisfying to make head way on my project and use it as part of my fitness program. Also got the paddocks mucked out and had a short walk. It was such a gorgeous spring day today, life is good!

My physical activity has increased a lot this week and I am coping with it well.

Week one -  Sensei Amanda 1                     The Beast 0

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What a difference a day makes. Gorgeous spring sunshine