The Day After Workout #2

I woke up this morning feeling muscles in the back of my arms that I have not felt in a long time if ever. The muscles down the sides of my chest hurt too. I went back to bed and woke up with thirty minutes to get to my Zumba class. Arriving ten minutes late, I jumped in to a high intensity workout that made my muscles scream. As the day has worn on the muscles in my thighs and butt have started speaking as well. Going through the grocery store and reaching and bending for items caused grunts to escape my mouth. Now getting on and of the toilet is painful. I have managed to vaccum and mop the floors while doing three loads of laundry (wish I didn't have to climb up and down the stairs to do this!). The thought of going to the gym tomorrow terrifies me. Lunges await me. Mike and I will be meeting again in three short days and I need to be ready. It is important that I keep telling myself I deserve this. I have never been scared to stretch myself mentally, but physically I chicken out pretty easily. The thing is...getting myself in shape physically is the hardest mental challenge I've entered into. And that includes my doctorate program.