Roller Derby Workout Challenge -- WEEK ONE

I, along with thousands of other Roller Girls the world over, have decided to embark on the 8 week Roller Derby Workout Challenge. Today is the last day in week one. So far, I've been doing pretty good. The only thing I ate that was off meal plan were a few olives...and I drank a coconut water.

More potassium than a banana! If you can get over the fact that it looks and tastes like ejaculate. YUMMY!

The workouts are going slightly less good. I feel like I'm getting weaker as the challenge rolls on. I know that's because I'm repeatedly forcing my muscles to do things they've never done before with very little recovery, but it's frustrating none the less. I was able to do the whole Roller Derby Workout on day 2, but by day 6 I could only do about 3/4 of it.

I'm pushing myself really hard for a few reasons:

1. I know the stronger my muscles are, the stronger my ankle is becoming. And, the stronger I get, the more things I can do on my skates and the less likely I am to reinjure myself.
2. I have a spare tire that won't quit. I've been trying for a long time to get rid of it, but the damn thing just keeps hanging on. I have PCOS (perhaps another post about this bitch of a disease) and it makes losing weight and staying healthy really difficult.
3. My husband has been gone for a week and a half now. It's lonely at my house and I need something to keep my mind off the fact that he left.

I noticed that as this week neared its end, I started to crave sweets again. It's been hard to avoid them...but I've done it (so far). Let's hope I can keep it up with week 2!