I lied

I lied in my column this week. I kind of like the fact that the monkeys are putting themselves to sleep in their hideout. I'll tell you why. By 9:00pm, when they are finally ready for bed, I am SO.FREAKING.TIRED. Never in a million years did I think I would be a person who gets up at 5:00am to work out and then be sitting in a desk at 7:00am.

I can't say enough good things about Boot Camp. The women in my group are all really nice and supportive. Dexter and Anna, our fearless leaders, are also about as nice and supportive as can be. Even though it is a group class, there is a lot of individualized attention. Dexter seems to have a handle on everyone's personal issues and he is very pro-active when it comes to working around people's injuries, etc.

Speaking of injuries, guess who injured herself? Yep, me. Thankfully this injury is much less dramatic than getting my leg broken in two places or tearing my ACL. I just tweaked my knee a bit, but damn, it hurts. I hobbled around for a week trying to pretend nothing was wrong. Yesterday the ortho said that my kneecap was a little loose and was therefore moving around and causing the pain. I got a Cortizone shot and some anti-inflammatories, as well as a knee brace. So I'm back in business, but still in pain and taking it easy.

The injury is incredibly frustrating. I was really getting into working out and pushing myself. (Obviously I pushed myself a little too much.) Anyways, I'm still getting a work out, but I can't run.

I miss running.

Now, that's something else I never thought I'd say!

I also miss sleeping, but I'm determined to keep up this routine once Boot Camp ends next week. (I wish I could afford to do it every month, but I can't!) I joined the Y today and have high hopes of making it to the 6:00am cardio classes M-F.

Anybody care to join me?