post-wedding plans

Here I am, post-wedding! I went back to the gym today after about 2.5 weeks of very little exercise and lots of eating. After my last post, I think I did one run and a 30km bike ride, and we did a little hike at Christina Lake. Otherwise, the week after the wedding was occupied with incredibly long hours of sleeping to catch up after the week of preparation insanity. My body still succumbed this last Sunday morning, however, and I woke up with my nose and eyes streaming so I ended up taking a sick day off of work on Monday to recuperate.

Today was the first day I felt well enough to go back to the gym, and it felt good to be back among the morning regulars again. I just did a strength routine, and we ran to and from the gym.

Oh yeah, I also got my first flat tire after owning my bike for six years, which brought my ride in the Okanagan to a screeching halt. I haven't had time to change the tire with all the wedding madness going on but I should be back on my bike again before too long. I also fell off my bike four days before the wedding, bruising my butt and thigh. Lucky I was wearing a sleeved shirt or my shoulder would also have been all bruised and scabby in my strapless wedding dress. The fall left me shaken and my mother was relieved that I got a flat so I wouldn't be able to ride in the days leading up to the wedding. Moral of the story, don't try to ride your bike while balancing your friend's heavier-than-it-looks baby car seat in one hand. Stupid stupid.

My shoulder felt really good after two weeks of doing almost nothing, but one day back at work and it hurts as if I never had time off. This is very frustrating.

Anyway, I'm going to work on new fitness goals for the coming months and will list them here next week.