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Womp. Freaking. Womp.

I've missed sweating. I've tried other things. The elliptical bores me to tears. My cycling form must be strange, because it hurts Jerk Shin when I up the speed or tension. I had to stop jumping around and doing plyo.

I've pretty much backed off of almost all sweaty (read: cardio) activity for two weeks or so.

The good news here, is that Jerk Shin seems to be pleased. It doesn't hurt much, at all, during normal activity. And it only barely hurts when I touch it now. Before my sweating time-out, the pain when I messed with Jerk Shin was probably around 8-9 on a scale of 1-10. Now, probably a 3.

I go back to get Jerk Shin checked out on Friday. My super, SUPER lofty hope is that all is well, and it was just Bad Ass Shin Splints, and I'm cleared to start running and can still do Operation Jack. My realistic goal, is I'm cleared to start running slowly, and will be starting from scratch and training up to Mermaid Half in February. My "I might kill someone for some good cardio" goal is that I have to sit out another week.

Fingers crossed!

Anyway, last week I did a 31+ mile cycling session. That was it. It was boring, but I got to catch up on my Top Chef (yes, in fact, I did plan my extended weekend around a two hour block on the stationary bike so I could watch Top Chef. Don't judge me.). 31.17 in 1:49, 17.2mph pace. Not super shabby. My ass hurt.

But this week, I have big plans.

Because I'm bored of being whiny and lazy.

Welcome back, Suck Less Program!

If you're new 'round these parts, the Suck Less Program is a random cross-training program that I made up, around 3 exercises: Crunches, Squats, and Pushups. I've added Tricep Dips to the mix, as well. The goal, at the end of the program, is to do 200 Crunches, 200 Squats, 100 Push Ups, and 150 Tricep Dips at one time when you're done.

It's simple. It's free. And, it's measurable, which is key for me.

Monday: Suck Less
Tuesday: Elliptical intervals. If I can't run, I suppose I'll pretend I can.
Wednesday: Suck Less
Thursday: Cycling - Top Chef time!
Friday: Suck Less
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Knott's Merry Farm!

Welcome back, sweat.

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Buy 1, get 1 50% off. I sent that to my Secret Santa... you know that's right.
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Other EXCITING things that happened this weekend...

Says The H, "You can't wait until we're out of the store to take a picture??"... nope. Sure can't. Run Eat Repeat would be so proud...

This stuff was freaking delicious. I used it to baste my turkey and make the mashed potatoes.

I am a stalker's dream...

Did you know German is my second language? Neither did I.

But that dinosaur didn't leave Gab's side all weekend.

BEST COLORING BOOK STICKER EVER.

#2 suggested a Girl's Day Out Sunday. Challenge: Accepted. I took them to see Breaking Dawn (yes, I saw it last weekend; yes, I pre-screened it for them; yes, it was just as bad this time; yes, there were eyes being covered during some scenes); then we picked up Gabby, headed to lunch and.... Target. Duh.

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