Another day....and then some

This morning started out a little different than most days, I was sore! In a good way. I woke up with the unfamiliar (as of late) feeling of aching muscles. You know, the ones you forgot were there. It seems something worked out yesterday. My bet is the kickboxing class. It almost makes me want to go out and buy a bag and some gloves. On the flip side, however, my joints are mad because I don't usually move them in that manner and I think it did not agree with them. So this morning I woke up not wanting to get out of bed but with a better reason than most days and I crawled out anyway. I had every intention of doing intervals again this morning but just didn't have it in me. So we walked. at the end of everything I stretched for a while because my hamstrings are really tight. I need to do better at stretching them out but I haven't been. I did, however, lose a pound. I'm not sure if that is water weight...who am I kidding, of course it was water weight. I just thought it would be more but I am retaining water terribly and I look so bloated it's ridiculous! My legs and feet, arms and hands are all swollen and I have been drinking water to try to compensate but I'm not so sure. I'm pretty sure it's not dehydration but I guess you never know. But to top it all off, we are having tons of fires all over the state and it is severely affecting air quality. I don't know what I'm going to do about running. I guess I'll have to put it off again. Oh, darn. I'm so heartbroken. Maybe tomorrow can be a stretch day. I like the sound of that. On the bright side, I was wondering what would happen with my IF trial and I seem to be adjusting very well. I had been eating crazy because I am a bored eater and I often eat when I should just drink water. So now that I have a small window in which to eat, I find myself drinking more and paying attention to what I am eating. I do find that I am not as hungry as I thought I would be and sometimes I have to think about what I am eating to ensure that I am getting enough calories for the day. I almost went today off some watermelon, a frozen lemonade, ice cream and water. I had to consciously remind myself that I need to get in a healthy amount of calories to lose properly so I had to make an effort to eat something with substance. I ate some leftover dinner from the previous night and I wasn't really all that into it. I was surprised because I thought I would really feel hunger pangs with how I had been eating but I really don't. I don't know if I should ease into a 19/5 cycle instead. I'll give this one a go for a while I think. I just have to learn to be patient and not expect miracles even though secretly I do.