OptomisticGirl Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 My thighs are killing me from that workout. An my throat still hurts. Blah! I'm also switching departments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 OG, hope you feel better soon. Did you take anything for the throat pain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Once the water heater heats back up I'm soaking in a very hot bath to try to ease my leg muscles. ugh! Today was re-enrollment in our benefits at work. I once again opted out of medical (way too high monthly payment, crazy deductible, and the % after deductible was laughable) but I reenrolled in dental and vision. We changed carriers so I have to find out the individual name of the doctors at Walmart to make sure they are coverd under my new plan. If not there is a vision doctor close to me that is. Thankfully my dentist is still one of the dentists covered under my insurance. I also opted in for short and long term disability - you never know really. My life insurance with work is 2x my monthly income (which isn't much) so I took out an additional $150,000. Was only $6 a month so why not? That would leave plenty for L if something happened to me between now and the move over. I could have went with the life insurance that carries over even when I move to England but with the exchange rate it wouldn't be worth it. Better to just a new policy on me once I move over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 My throat still hurts and my eyes have that tired feeling to them you get when your sick. Blah! Off to take some vitamin C! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Tired and burny eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Tired and burny eyes? Just tired eyes. Like that drowsy feeling you get in your eye area when you have sinuses. My throat isn't hurting this morning so maybe I'm fighting whatever it is off. I'm up at 9:30 - ick! - eating breakfast then heading to town to buy some new workout pants (since my old ones have a huge hole in the thigh area) as well as picking up a lock for my locker at the gym. Then I'm working out before work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 My legs are killing me. More pointedly, my knees. They feel like there is just a heavy weight sat on them and even something as simple as shifting my weight from one foot to the other gives a small pang. I tried soaking in a hot bath last night but nothing so I'm going to try icy hot tonight to see if it helps. I worked out again this morning and was okay until I got on the treadmill. I was able to do 10 minutes before I had to stop because my legs (my left knee mostly) was hurting. Even on the stationary bike and the cross country machine it was just painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I have a lot of knee problems. Try ibuprofen and icing it, no heat. My trainer discovered that I have an IT band problem, so I use a foam roller to roll it out on both legs and it's helped SO much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'll try icing it, thanks Daligal. My left knee is my bad knee - I fell going UP stairs as a teenager and the very center of my knee hit a sharp wooden corner of the stairs and ever since it's given me trouble sometimes. But this feels more muscle (if I raise my legs I can feel the pain right above my knee) but when standing it feels like the pressure is ON my knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Are you making sure to properly warm up, cool down and stretch? It might be good to see if any trainers would be willing to offer you advice on ways to workout with an injury. It's hard to tell if it's due to your injury or a muscle issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I don't know if it's proper, tbh. I warm up on the stationary bike for about 5-10 minutes, enough time to get my heart rate up and then I'll stretch before doing cardio and I always make sure to do a five minute cool down from the cardio. My gym doesn't have any trainers (it's like a wellness center attached to our hospital) so there are people there who make sure only members come in but no trainers. I switch days on what I work on resistance. First day of the workkout week is always lower body so it's like lunges and squats and my legs always kill me after that because I never keep going long enough for it to not hurt as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I would stretch after you do cardio too. Your knee might just need time to get stronger. Make sure you vary your workouts too. The only other thing I can think of is to make sure you have good form when doing lunges and squats...doing it wrong can cause injury. Since you don't have trainers there, I would google some videos. Make sure your knee isn't going over your toes at any point. And try to really think about using your muscles to get through the workouts so you aren't inadvertently putting pressure on your knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firiel Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I have a lot of knee problems. Try ibuprofen and icing it, no heat. My trainer discovered that I have an IT band problem, so I use a foam roller to roll it out on both legs and it's helped SO much. Yes, cold is much better for most injuries than heat is. I'd suggest spending an evening icing it-- twenty minutes of ice followed by twenty minutes without ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'll start stretching after cardio. I had to go shopping today so I short changed my workout time before work and it was just blah. I def know my form on lunges and squats is properly not good. I'm very heavily cenetred (since my weight is in my stomach) and I tend to lose balance very easily. That and the second I take the step to do the lunge my thigh muscles start screaming. i know it's from not engaging them in that way in forever but Lord. I wish we had a pool so I could do that as a cardio option and not put so much strain on my knees but the nearest one is an hour away. I hate living in the middle of no were... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I just found out my mom fed Jasper tuna the other day. Lord. And she wonders why he gets on her counters! L's mom and sister are popping over to his place for a cup of tea before they go to dinner tonight - so guess whose meeting her MIL and SIL over webcam today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress0527 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Are you excited to meet them?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 Kind of. Sort of. I know L's relatoinship with them so my opinion is derived from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Good luck meeting them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 Good luck meeting them! Thank you Hers! Getting ready now, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress0527 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 Well it went well on my end at least. I haven't heard from L yet to see what they thought. It doesn't help I'm a very introvert person and upon first meeting anyone I'm extremely shy and quiet (which is SO not me!) but it's just how I deal when meeting someone the first time. Once I get to know them better I open up and become more of my bubbly, less introvert self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 I miss my husband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilservant Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I miss you too xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 My throat hurts even worse now and all I want to do right now is sleep all afternoon but I can't - must work. Poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Can you take a sick day? (not sure if u get paid sick time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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