This taking it slow ain't working for me.. I'm up 10 pounds since I left on my vacation! 10 pounds! So I'm going full bootcamp mode starting Monday, including getting my sleeping schedule back to normal. I'm going to the gym this evening to play a little basketball and then tomorrow, I'm firing up Daily Burn and gonna work up a good sweat. I want to start running again but I think I'll put that off for a couple weeks until I get back into the groove with the daily workouts. I always find my first run back after a break really does a number on my hammy's and they are real sore for a few days, sometimes where it's difficult to walk for a couple days afterwards. But I do like running once I get back into it so it's worth it.

I do have a bit of a NSV... my shoulder seems to be a bit less sore now. This past week, I got a couple items around the house finally taking care of a couple lingering things around the house so I'm thinking maybe, just maybe, it might partially be stressed based. I read a book a long time ago that linked stress to back pain, which I was suffering at the time. Evidently the brain, in an effort to distract you from the real cause of worry, will somehow restrict oxygen to parts of your body, naming the back, to cause discomfort there. Viola... mission accomplished and now you are worried about back pain. I thought it was all hokey but I followed the author's (who was an actual back doctor) recommendations and I haven't had back pain since. I tried to remember what I did but focusing on my shoulder but nothing ever happened, but it could be that I don't remember all of it so maybe I need to go find that book again. It certainly wouldn't hurt.

Hopefully you were able to recharge this week Kristine. Yeah I had a nice drop on the scale the day after playing about 90 minutes of basketball. Unfortunately, I've been seeing the number creep back up. I actually went for a short run this week and didn't feel too bad afterwards so hopefully I can go for another one soon. My shoulder feels really good on some days and kinda achy on others so at least I'm experiencing good days again.

Zero is good at this stage in the game, since you are getting closer and closer to your goal! How did you do with those boxes?? Mind over matter or as I remember Jen saying "Get your brain out of your body's way" or something like that.

I think something in my brain has put a roadblock up for the rest of us and has really undercut my willpower. Last night was movie night in the community I live in and I found myself indulging with a candy bars and even a Coke Zero. I gave up cokes a couple years ago and I couldn't stomach them after a while. All of a sudden, I'm kinda craving them again??? That's pretty weird so I really need to crack down on my diet.

Congrats about winning your challenge but sorry to hear about your son. Hopefully the MRI will shed some much needed light into what's going on.