A new milestone! (Okay, I guess for the first few days, they'll all be milestones.) I set the alarm for 6:30 - and ACTUALLY GOT UP! Not happily, but it happened. Set up the floor fan, pulled out my kindle and set the elliptical for 20 minutes on level 2 (needed a little incentive for getting up early and moving around before my coffee.) Stuck with the "hills" workout. Everything was great, until my hands began to itch. I'm not talking a little bug-bite type of itch, I'm talking a full-blown drive-you-crazy-can't-scratch-it itchiness on both hands! Normally, this would be a "sign" that I should give up for the day, but I was halfway through and it's only day 2. Jumped off for a minute to run my hands under cold water, which only helped for a moment. The remainder of my workout was pure willpower, scratching my hands and counting the seconds. But I made it. And after a quick search on Google, I found that this itchiness is common with people who haven't worked out in awhile. Yay, me.
LESSONS FOR THE DAY:
1. I need a new floor fan. Mine has a broken neck, so it pretty much just blew air at my feet. Which I'll admit, was better than nothing.
2. Drink water. I'm pretty sure that I am dehydrated much of the time. Why can't coffee count? It's made with water!
3. Bring a cold, damp washcloth for tomorrow's workout - in case of itchy hands.
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