Current mood:	sore
Current music:	Lupe Fiasco - Hi Definition

So, I figured out that going from not really doing anything that can even compare to physical activity to walking/jogging 5.5 miles per day in the span of 4 days HURTS. LIKE. HELL. My legs are shot. Hamstrings and lower calves are in so much pain. I can muster up the strength to do the walking/jogging every day, but doing anything else like getting out of a chair or going down stairs is not so fun.

For those who don't know, the goal is to lose ~40 lbs. 8 weeks. I'm eating pretty well, although I worry sometimes that I'm still eating too much. The exercise is going well. I don't even notice the pain when I'm on the treadmill/elliptical or out on the jogging path along the river. Tried the elliptical today. I haven't had much luck with them. They feel weird to me. The strides are really short and it seems like I'm bouncing a lot. I think I'm doing it wrong. Even so, I haven't sweat so much in a long time. I feel like I should be doing at least a little bit of weight training. Not a ton, but a little. The twelve hour work days make it hard enough to get even the walking/jogging in, though. I just started the whole thing on Monday, so it's a little too early to get a read on how I'm doing. Besides the pain, I'm feeling good, though. I'm a little more alert than usual. I really think I'll be able to do a lot better when I get all of this Kenwood work done and I have some time to relax. Maybe ice some muscles. I figure I've got about 3-4 weeks more of that unless they get so dead they need stuff for their full-time people to do (which actually should be happening any day. I'm glad I got out when I did.).