Post 1

I've decided to blog because I want to be accountable to someone. So please like and follow me! Offer your comments, positive input as well as helpful criticisms when you feel it's needed.

I'm 40 and feel like my body is falling apart! My body has had quite a journey. I was never into sports ever as a kid. I didn't like the Fit Kids who gave me a hard time because I was too slow, couldn't jump far enough, or because even with glasses I can't catch a ball or throw one in the right direction. Those kids were mean! In hindsight I know a few of them were like that because they had parents treating them that way when they didn't perform well, but now we're all grown, I know some of them are just asshats.

I've attempted to get fit a few times and didn't really like it. Pain sucks!

Running, which is the only exercise I can say that I have loved, played hell with my knees. Partly, this was because my form was laughable. Really laughable. When I went to a physio with my knees, he had me run on camera, and when we watched it on screen he laughed until he had tears. So did a guy who happened to be walking past. So did I... but I was also mortified! I didn't run again for a long long time.

The physio did point out that my IT bands were some of the tightest he'd ever seen (sitting at a computer for 12 - 16 hours a day will do that to them) and started to massage them loose. I ended up purchasing this monster:

A foam roller. Hurts more than a broken heart but has good benefits. I bought the Monster about a year ago and over Christmas decided to use it daily to loosen up those bands so I can start running again. I did this, sweating, just about vomiting in pain for three whole days until I had to get back to work and now it's collecting dust again.

Seriously Jen? It takes around 10 minutes max to roll out all the kinks. Sheesh! You're worth it...

You can see why I need to be accountable. In the next few days I'll post more about my journey thus far, but for now I'm going to go and do the Bum Bum video workout from the Brazil Butt Lift fitness series. Kills but you know, my butt is falling and I want it perky again. Wish me luck!