back to muay thai - got the shit kicked out of me!

Exercise:
Noon - 1 hr muay thai + 30 crunches, 30 push-ups, 30 squats
5:15pm - 45 min on bike trainer

Happy New Year on this 2nd day of January. I took this as a final holiday and am enjoying not being back to the grind until tomorrow.

I went to Muay Thai at lunch after more than a week off. OMG. Talk about pain! My arms felt like lead, my kicks felt like they wouldn't break a twig. On top of it, Kruu had Cam and I spar for 3 full rounds, focusing on jabs and then shields. We managed to ramp up the speed/power through each round, which meant jabs were coming harder and harder. Ouch! I got punched in the face many, many times. A few times I had to shake it off as they landed harder than expected. It's all about control - control, and shielding my face to protect myself! Talk about a lesson learned. Fuck. Lessons learned the hard way! After the 2nd round, I was feeling beat up - just exhausted and wanting to sit down and cry actually! I think that's more the PMS than anything though!!

I was going to go to the class tonight, but I think I'll do cardio on the bike instead. My left shin, where I think I have a stress fracture or compartmental syndrome, is bruised up from a couple of hard shields. I repeat - Ouch!! But my new shin protectors came in the mail today, and they have a really thick padding so I hope this helps. Still - OUCH! It came to me half way through the 3rd round that fighting is hard work and is gonna hurt like hell.

So. The bike trainer it is tonight. And I have a couple of phone calls to make - Josh, Laura H, Erin. I haven't talked to Laura in ages. She sent me photos of her new pug puppy, and of Dave, who she's moved in with! Wow, that was a shock. Their last attempt at a relationship didn't end so good.

I booked a session with Beth Mansfield (dietician) again - I want to look over my diet, and she's going to do a full impedance test as well (bioelectric test which measures fat vs lean muscle, water content, weight, etc.). It's not until the end of the month, so I get a couple of weeks to lose some weight before then. Woo hoo!

I had a secret, personal blog running up until today. Today I deleted it. I think it was doing nothing but getting me into trouble. Anything I need to say outloud can be said here. If not, I'll start up another private one!! Or see my therapist.