Day 111

Week 1, Day 3 Lower Fix done. This workout is pretty good, but I have to limit what I allow my left knee to do. I did get a good sweat going and I got gassed, so I feel like I got a good workout. I pushed deeper into the lunges as time went on to work that knee out. I do feel it, but it's like a rehab pain. Soreness and pain related to that not so much a pain that signifies that I injured it again. Having never gone through a knee rehab program, I can only imagine how tough it is and the pain involved in really pushing after injury. I know that my healing time hasn't been long enough, but I am also not pushing with all I have. I will be laying off of basketball until I feel that I can really do it effectively without causing more pain.

The workout wasn't anything that was greatly difficult, but one thing I did notice after 3 days of doing her workouts. The warmup is always the exact same. That is fine with me, and I am always ready for the next move as I know the sequence and move coming next. The other thing I notice after 3 days is that the bands are more frustrating in this program than in X3. I had to pause a bunch yesterday with Upper Fix. Today I didn't have to pause as much since I used the same band the whole time. I am sure with a bit of planning and practice I can get the sequencing with the bands down and lose very little time. I did notice in one exercise that the switch from one leg to another did cause me to lose some time on the opposite leg. I have a solution for that though. If I start with alternating legs, when I switch I will lose approximately the same amount of time on each leg. So it will be equal for both legs over the course of that set of exercises as you do each 2 times.

I am still feeling my knee and wearing the knee brace, but I have been feeling more pain in my calves, shins and ankles. It feels similarly to how it felt after the 5k, sore and tired. I am happy with what I am able to do physically, but determined to get my knee back into shape where I can do things full throttle.

I saw someone post another Happy video by Pharrell and at the end of it it gives a link to a 24 hour Happy video. I decided to look it over and it is interesting and it plays his song over and over with different people and situations. Check it out. www.24hoursofhappy.com It's worth a look. The video is also interactive so you can look at the different hours of the day, but you can just let it stream on your time of the clock. When you go to the site, you will understand.

Listening to this video elicits an emotional response from me. Why? Because I want to be happy. I posted this quote yesterday:

You can not buy or win happiness. You must choose it.

 I love that quote and I agree with it. I choose to be happy, while choosing that is only the first step, it is the most crucial step.