..err..even i cant interpret myself sometimes.. lol

..lol..you know youve had one too many..when someoneone says what???? about your typing..and even you cant intepret what you meant..double lol

..ok i should be chomping at the bit to go for a run..seriously..i dont know what was wrong with me today..if there was a prize for being the world's most unmotivated person, i would have taken it out by a mile!!!!!! yes i woke up with a sore knee(that may have been the massive heels i wore out yesterday..or maybe the fact i was contemplating hitting a squash ball up and down the wall today...yes i know i need to ask physio first..but im sure if i stick with 'wall' drills i will be allowed..no running lunges or anything ridiculous..just me and the four walls!!!!
anyway i also figured out that if i go today or tomorrow..it doesnt change how many runs i will have for the week..i think maybe that was the problem...

..anyway i decided since i was lazy bones etraordinaire i would go to gym and have a go on the bike..since i couldnt do a big bike session first time back anyway..
so i did 2mins standing and then 1 min sitting..very low resistance and being very very careful..id forgotten how much i actually like 'running' on the spinning bikes..whenever my joints are a bit sore i used to go fo a 'run' on the bike...so 20 mins all up...very slack...heart rate about 140 when standing,about 130 when seated..
OMG..i am soooooo bike unfit..didnt the quads and butt let me know about it for the first few minutes..there seemed to be a bit of.. 'oi whaddya think you're doing missy'

had a few false starts at the gym..started stretching, no water bottle,go buy one..start stretching again, skins on inside out..bugger,trot off and change them..so id been flashing what size i had been wearing..(lucky it was an S) finally get going..

and i blame sara's post for this..had the biggest souva craving today(which i indulged)..umm ok..maybe the milion wines last night had something to do with it
..so went shopping in smith street and bought a suit including skirt/pants, a couple of my other suits are just WAY too big..anyway i have now committed to staying at this size or smaller..im going do i buy the 10's which fit properly..or go the 12's in case im having an i feel fat day???(not that size 12 is fat..dont get me wrong but we all have days where we feel fatter than others)
the 12's really were too big in the butt tho.so i bought the smaller pants/skirt...not so with the top though, there isnt any size 10 top anwhere that is going to fit my ah err not so small girly bits..lol

so hanging out with the little people tonight(babysitting)..what a good sister i am... modest too it seems ;)

oh yeah ..and looking forward to going to flemington market with morsey runs tomorrow..rubs hands together..more ways to spend money..yay

..lazy arms

..yep thats right..lazy arms..they were wishy washy and lazy today..it felt like they had no strength..
went water running did the ladder session.with 30 sec rest between.. these were the hard efforts 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 then 2 mins rest..and i could have finished there but wanted to do an hour..couldnt face 20 mins steady(aka boring) so did the following 1,1,2,2,3,3,2,1, which basically took me to the hour..
i struggled with a capital 'S" today..i felt faint and just not into it..im sure some of my hard efforts were at about steady pace :( i got a bit more together as the session went on..but i wasnt sure why i just felt so blaaaaaaah today..seriously my arms could barely push against the water...

anyway its done now...

oh yeah..officially the last day of my leave today.. lucky i now have 2 weeks of holidays to get used to the idea of going back to work :)

oh yeah2: finally made a decision about the boy..yep..me making a decision..REALLY
i decided nada...since i didnt actually miss him,then there is no point..and i always say unless im happier or at least as happy with someone as without, hten i may as well be single... you know waiting for some lunatic guy..who may be able to put up with all my idiosynchrosies..yeah like im waiting....
besides im NOT going to conduct a relationship via email

off to have a few drinkies this arvo with the old school crew..so will prob be tiddly by 6pm...im a shocker!!!

..no vanity did not prevail

.. i got as close to a real run as i have been since the ..Incident of hte compressed nerve..shhhhhh dont say it too loud..it might start thinking its time to be compressed again...

anyway my physio had said 35 mins runnning today..but i also asked if i could run on harder surfaces which she said yes to ..but didnt cut the distance..but me being the reformed get back to runnning runnner i am decided to make it shorter... 2 lots of ten minutes to start i think..
so i went to the Tan..all nervous and excited yet quite calm(you may remember the tan session i ran last time was the precursor to the sciatica type icident)
anyway ran the following..not fast ..no striding out..jusr keeping a reasonable,light,cadence
1.827 km 10:11 so 5:34 min/km
1.827 km 9:46 so 5:21 min/km
so only 20 mins overall..felt very restrained..but the proof will be in the pudding tomorrow..i nervously await waking up!

now to the title..i told my 3year old niece i would come over and play 'nailpolish with her' which was all fine and good(she loved it) however i was unaware that she would be doing mine....and since i was going out straight from her house..i couldnt even redo without her knowing..so i had embarassingly bad nails tonight LOL so no vanity did not prevail ..i let my niece think she had a done a wonderful job

out to dinner tonight with the school folk..canneloni..no dessert..and then drove home..was tempted to drink more but didnt...good girl jojo

mouth still sore(quite sore now) but slowly getting better..although the accidental headbutt kiss from my niece just about killed me... s'ok jojo not too bad... was her response

..jojo becomes an icicle.. brrrrrrr

..you know those runs where your mind is telling you not to do it the WHOLE time.. and then after about 40 mins, your mind and body realise that youre not backing down so it just has to suck it up and get on with it..well thats hte run i had today..except in water
OMG..i struggled today..firstly i tried to go indoor for a swim..forgot it was shut...derr..so i decided to tuff it out....OUTDOORS.... when i say it was cold...f&$K it was cold..even while running
i managed to last the 60 minutes..and plththththt to the person making a comment on wearing a hat in the pool..i dont like rain in my eyes ....OK
Im such a sooky la-la... LOL

anyway i spent a fair bit of time thinking about my bad mood the other day and why i couldnt kick it like usual...and then it hit me.. i would usually go do an hour run and i couldnt.. because i dont like being that person,,,we get a choice in how we react to some things and i dont like behaving like im a baby

am way sore after the massage yesterday...good sore though..i think its worst in the glute medius(cos glute max doesnt fire fast enough)

feel so relaxed after the water work..oh yeah and get to run on the Tan tomorrow..woo hoo

ummmmmmm. still trying to decide what to do about the 'email boy' well if he called.. but he emailed me today.. and started it with ..joanne... i have told him how much i hate being called joanne.. you cant organise your relationships with email.. stupid boy.... anyway...i still dont know what to do if he calls..im not replying to any such stupid email..SERIOUSLY... its not like ive even missed him.. but it is nice to have some intimacy
LOL..no wonder im single... Im so hard to please

anyway i think im going to buy a bzillion vegies..that what i really feel like..mmmmmm
weight today was 61.9 so close to the 61.5 pre injury weight..but no real weight loss last 2 weeks..but it wouldnt surprise me if im retaining a little weight at the mo..given my horrible mood the other day..but i dont really/never really know

oh yeah.. and happy to say i am happy happy jojo :) mwah mwah

..um..was that really me yesterday????

...ummmm..what a grumpy little cow i was yesterday.. id like to say some alien typed that yesterday but nope that was just me in all my ingloriousness...
..lol..its hard work being in a bad mood like that..I was exhausted today..
anyway shakes that ff.. today was much better..glute pain had subsided smewhat and i had a meeting at my new schoool to discuss classes..there are certainly some challenges there..
..and then i had a sports massage with Em's MT.. She was extremely good..Some people will know her as CV from ausrun... she certainly gets right in there.. i was obviously tight in lots of places(especially since this was my 2nd ever massage) and apparently the glute max is not firing quickly enough which is why glute medius is doing so much work...back is tight as anything..and well the calves..ouchies..
..and apparently i have some bits,..indicative of shin splints..but i think they are from long ago..i used to get sore shins if i ran consecutive days or walked really fast without warming up..havent had those pains for a long time...but it was a little surprising none the less..and makes me conscious f it..

my physio has just sent me a new program for next two weeks..but told me she thinks i have overdone it last two weeks...(i followed her instructions though ???) anyway im not sure if she's going to allow me to run coliban or not now... as there is NO mention of going onto harder surfaces.. :(

so today is HEAPS better day for little miss jo... sorry to anyway who had to read that hideously foulmooded version of myself yesterday lol

EM: have a great time in Queensland
SARA: keep the boys on their toes in Sydney ;)

..miserable git

..yep..that would be me! i have spent the day in a horribly mopey moood..usually i snap out of a mood like this within an hour or so but it has just dragged on and on and on...i need a serious kick up the butt...
speaking of which..still have a pain in the glute whihch is definitely worrying me..
..my back is not feeling great today..
..i decided id better not run as.. well it would be asking for trouble. didnt even go water running...and its unlikely i will run tomorrow too..
..i spent about 5 hours cleaning and re-organising my room...im sure the picking up heavyish items helped..
anyway short and not so sweet today

ho hum its just one of those... i feel hideous..all my family are deserting me,my mouth is aching,my back hurts,i cant run, i feel like im going to cry and the whole stupid woe is me mood..you know the one LOL

itll be better tomorrow

..jojo pats her belly..mmm..mmm

mmm mmm.. guess who decided it was time to try solids..I had a roast tonight.. well to be truthful the drunkeness overtook me last night and i decided that i could bite and not have to chew hungry jacks onion rings nor chips...
and so i was happily busy chowing down..it took me quite some time to realise i had got on the wrong tram...derr fred.. so had to get off and pay for a cab anyway...LOL

..how did i pull up...hmmmmm.can i lie and say absolutely fantastically..not a worry in the world??? i could but it would be just that..a lie..
i woke up with a very sore glute..which some might recall was the start of the sciatica type issues..in exactly the same spot...except in the opposite leg..
..so im not completely all over the shop about it..but i am a tad concerned..so i did NOTHING today..and if sore at all wont run tomorrow either... so i am mildly concerned but trying not to be and trying to be rational(but failing at times)

..sara i knew that vague comment about discussion topic would drive you spare...LOL.. use your imagination!!!!!

thanks for all the well wishes from everyone..tony, Em(of course) , stu, duckgirl, sara, kathryn and andrew..and any one i have missed... it has been really appreciated..you dont know how much...without some of those nice words i would have been positively miserable over the last 11 weeks
also a special thanks to Em..whose pool sessions..and company have made life sooooo much more bearable..HUGS

a few people have said what a miserable time ive had over my time of leave..not true..i count all of my blessings..and they are many!! so under no circumstance should anyone give me the ..pooor jo thing..its just not on!

so im still a very contented (albeit sore-jawed) little pussycat.. im lucky ..all of my pain is temporary..(i even had one night two nights ago when i didnt wake upfrom the painful mouth)
brothers bday today..so spent an enjoyable night with the family..very lucky to have siblings i would consider friends..big pit that both may be moving overseas now..but if its good for them..then its the right thing to do :(

..smiling jumping little jojo..

..well..i am a very happy little camper today..

first AV race of the season...now i was NOT allowed to race..i was allowed to do a slow-ish moderate run.. i set myself a target time of 22 mins(to be frank i was a little worried id get white line fever and do a sub 20 4km x-country)
but 21:08..so was quite retrained
at the beginning of the day i set my alarm for 8,went and bought heaps of fruit to cut up for the big road trip with Em!!!(thanks heaps for driving me Em), made some mashed potatoes and paced a picnic lunch..and was ready way early so had my bags all packed
finally it was almost time and was about to go sit on the step when Em rocked up.
shakes head..we had some interesting conversation on the way home..LOL..dont worry Em I will not be saying what topic we discussed!

ran my very well restrained race..little bit funny once or twice during the race but pretty happy with how i pulled up...

then Em and i grabbed a blanket and perched ourselves at the top of the not so nice hill.. and cheered sandringhamers,burgers, stu, tiger boy and supersam..we were cackling away for the most part..

had an absolutely brilliant day..Em you did a great job..maintaining a positive attitude during what had to be a tough day out for you.. but it will be you out there pretty soon!

Now Im about to tart myself up and make myself look purty..and go out and have a couple of hundred wines!

..ooooooooh antici......pation

so im psyched!.. even tho im not racing! tomorrow i get to be a pretend competitor!!!
em... soooooooo happy you are on the comeback trail..will have to compare re-entry training..
a gf came over today at 5 for an hour for a wine but ended up staying til 9 or so..bit tiddly now...

hows this..i knew the BOY had NOOOOOOOO idea..he called me yesterday and is like..well i didnt ,mean it the way you took it(cos yes i was less mature than i meant to be and sent a message)

can i just say in my defence its because i think people should be accountable and if they dont get told its unacceptable then how do they know not to continue doing so????

anyway BIG discussion..including my...(after he reiterated that it seemed OK to email me ralationship stuff)..IF you had called me ..then I have right of reply and can also clear up any confusion..rather than me just reading between lines(which I do)..pltthhthhtht..then he sucked up to me for a bit and is like do you want to meet up next week..im still a little rational although very annoyed and am like ..well you CAN call me and we'll see..

Having said that...Im not sure..plttthththht..STUPID BOYS
thank you to stu and sara for putting up with me venting last night!BIG TIME

emmm..your fault i dont do this crap..but its LIKE being dared
1. Where is your cell phone? somewhere
2. Relationship? spelled????????

3. Your hair? rainbow

4. Work? LOL

5. Your sister? leaving :(
6. Your favourite thing? jumping

7. Your dream last night? um have to refrain from comment

8. Your favourite drink? white

9. Your dream car? who cares
10. The room you’re in? lounge

11. Your shoes? none

12. Your fears? FAT
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? happy

14. Who did you hang out with this weekend? drinkers!

15. What are you not good at? relationships

16. Muffin? NONE(i know..am i a girl??)

17. Wish list item? sis stay in aus :(
18. Where you grew up? Bonbeach

19. The last thing you did? texted
20. What are you wearing? BLACK
21. What are you not wearing? boots
22. Your pet? bad with pets
23. Your computer? :)
24. Your life? everchangeable
25. Your mood? excited
26. Missing? running

27. What are you thinking about? food

28. Your car? chick
29. Your kitchen? clean
30. Your summer? sunburn
31. Your favourite colour? purple
32. Last time you laughed? everyday

33. Last time you cried? once a month!

34. School? work
35. Love? christian(my on again off again for 15 years ex..off forever now!)
I tag Sara, Kathryn, and Deege(and id like to see answers from Stu and Andrew but i think they might just ignore me)

Em..i had to talk to myself a LOT..but i kept it SHORT n SWEET LOL cya tomoz!

..ummm..i think that might be called a shopping spree

ok..so we all know i cant eat.. i think im over compensating with shopping..

lets see today i bought
1xtracksuit pants(small.. yay!) 2 sports track top,one funky track top,2 jumper..sort of track top(small again..my tops are never size small(for obvious reasons ))
1 handbag(red..very cute)
1 kettle..dont ask..i have a moronic flatmate
ummm..hesitates..um...6 necklaces..but very cute and reduced from like about $45.. i will wear one to the ausrun get together :)
2 nailpolishes and one lipstick
..although only prob is i bought all this stuff after not being able to eat for a week..so i might not fit into it next week..hehe

not quite as bad as the $500 haul when i went with my sister.. the fact that im on half pay at the moment.seems to have slipped my mind..and the 3000 dental bills

so back a bit niggly from physio yesterday when i first woke up..so didnt go running
..felt great after shopping so went for a run..was allowed to do 30 mins..but instead decided to do a 4km run at a moderate pace..no stopping and only checked my watch every 1.2km or 800m.. thought it might be around 5:30-5:40 ish min kms
...brackets are min/km)
1.2km 6:34 (5:28)
1.2km 6:46 (5:38)strange..felt quicker than the first 1.2km
800m 4:30 (5:38)
800m 4:23 (5:29)
average 5:33 min/kms which isnt too bad on grass.. so i would be hoping that will be about the time i run on sat as it felt comfortable..i was running but not too great an exertion level

off to tutor tonight... i might even have pancakes with butter when i get home..(i hardly ever have butter..cos im like an addict) mmmmmmm

wounds still a bit open but not as sore as yesterday..maybe thats cos im taking more medication..yes stu...im now taking the correct dosage!
..and fingers crossed Em...i hope that goes well for you..enjoy your vietnamese tonight

..sometimes i am the least attractive girl on the planet

..yep you heard me right..this is NOTHING to do with my looks...
..as i walked out of the dentist post op check up..he had put in an anaesthetic gauze and another gauze as well... i always have this gag reaction to gauze in my mouth..so in the street gagging and spitting..getting a very odd look from a guy!yep very UNATTRACTIVE
anyway i have been in quite intense pain the last couple of days..and being woken up a few times a night with it..anyway i have not been taking anywhere near the amount of anti-inflamm and painkiller he prescribed so i was duly told to..
of course i neglected to tell him that i cant take painkillers befpre i run as i need to feel if my back hurts..as i thought he might tell me off for running..
..and then of course back physio appointment today so couldnt take painkillers til about6:30 today..but have now taken them..
back news..
she is pleased with my core strength improvement..was surprised at the amount of documentation i provided..and apparently the back is very tight..why i ask..because you are full on back into it..to which i reply..no not really..i could feel hte look behind me..
then i told her my race plan..and seriously if you could have seen that look..she didnt believe i would stick to it..Faith people...have some faith in me
she is going to call me sunday to see how i go and then email me a program(as she wants to read my documentation first)

session with Em: 55mins steady..wasnt sure i could last that long as all i had eaten was some yoghurt(wasnt allowed to eat before 2 courtesy of the dentist)

mmmmmmm.just had porridge..

and isnt gag a funny word...was pondering this earlier today..for obvious reasons..
the very unattractive dry reaching..or to tell a funny joke.. or to stop someone speaking..or to put a gag in someones mouth..ie in a kidnapping

well theres my thoughts for the day..back a tiny bit sore after some heavy duty manipulation..

and i really want some CRISPS..or a ssandwich..or a steak.... dont mean to keep bemoaning the same thing but i am sooooooooooo over mush

..a big girl spoon today

gosh gosh gosh this wisdom tooth thing sucks..even worse cos i cant take painkillers on days im running cos i need to be aware if there is any back pain.. ouchies

anyway went running this morning.. plan was 1.2km slightly faster 1.2km slower, then break, then 800m faster and 800m slower, then break 400m faster 400m slower.. thees weer the splits (min/km in brackets)
1: 1.2km (5:12) 1.2 km(5:47)
2: 800m (5:02) 800m(5:58)
3: 1km 6 mins
felt something in leg at end of 2nd set so just the slow last km
..the 5ish/min/km seemed much harder today..wonder if thats anything to do with wisdom teeth and still recovering or just Im crap!

then went to th shop..a bit of a rant coming sorry..i dont expect supermarket chicks to be brainiacs..but this lady..Omigod..she scanned my items..about $3 more than expected(i always have a rough idea) so im like..no thats not right ..can you check how many items..11..im like..i only have 8..she looks at me and says..how can that be(as if i freaking know) i say i think youve double scanned..she goes..no theres only 8 on the screen..im trying to explain that the screen only shows 8 or whatever items..but there are ones below it...she randomly starts voiding items and rescanning..but has no idea which ones are doubled up..this goes on for a while..eventually i say..cant you just stop.write it off(to fix later) and start afresh..or get a supervisor..she continues on voiding..rescanning etc..eventually some other lady(after i have sgnalled her) comes over and eventually does just what i had asked for..SERIOUSLY lady..get a brain.. ok im a bit cranky..4 days of pain..havent eaten enough..its now 1pm..just give me my friggin food ..OK

oh yeah..i ate my lunch from a big girl spoon today..feels all proud of self! although it did hurt a bit..

met Em and did the session 2 sets of 5 x 2:30 hard with 30 sec recov..legs were very tired.could be cos of the run tho..Em and I were really good at scaring people out of our lane to day was great..even rained a bit..but i brought us both a zoom zoom cap to wear so it wasnt too bad.. oh and thanks for lying about the 2 iece Em...but i look hideous..and i know it!!!

am now babysitting and back is a tad sore..could be from luggin around the one year old..but you have to put her to bed!dont know what my excuse was the other 20 times
anyway better pick up a bit before i see hte physio tomorrow..

oh and can someone please tell my mouth/jaw that its time for it to stop being sore..its had long enough..and i wish the stitches would hurry up and dissolve too..

..clenched teeth..and not because of wisdom teeth

well a quiet day for me LOL..
made sandwiches for my aunt(physio) and her co-workers and dropped them off(as she wont let me pay) so i decided to do a payment in kind..they were nice too.. salami or ham or chicken with lettuce cheese and tomato on Taylors bread..which is the best bread ever!
get back..mucking around..write a page long list of rostered chores versus non rostered chores(ie wipe the bench after yourself and no this does not need to be on the roster).. she does not seem to be able to read our simple roster system(3 jobs) even though it has been explained over and over again.. the girl is a complete and utter moron.. i believe one of the things i said to her yesterday when she was complaining about too many toilet rolls stacked up..she went on for 15 minutes.. was that she could say it JUST once..cos i LISTEN the first time..i diplomatically left out the ...unlike you which was on the tip of my tongue..she is driving me nuts...

then sister calls me and im like..oh yeah..on way over..COMPLETELY forgot..so went over to chaddie with her..sorry Em about the double booking..Im in tomorrow..as long as we are finished by 6!
then its hustle and bustle to the pool..
oops only brought half my usual cossie..usualy have bottom..2 crop top bathers,and a tankini... today only had bather bottoms and one crop top..hmmm should i bare my navel ring...hmmm sitting in the car...as stu would probably say to me ...get over yourself.. so i did and braved the belly in public..it was only for like 20 s
..actually more comfy without the tankini..happy with self..cos i have not shown my belly in public since i was ..oh 10...even when i was a skinny little minnie..like 10kgs lighter than now

session: 2 sets of 9x90s hard 30 sec recovery..it was a hard session Em..I missed you!
finally get home and have hte (after i had to look for about 10 minutes as to where i had put it..the baby boost mush lasagne..quite good really after i added,sauce a little bit of cheese,peri peri sauce...mmmm better than custard freaking sweet cups.. then
..oh and hows this...
i dont think James is aware where we are right at the moment..girls will understand exactly what this email means..given he had asked me how i felt after the operation i thought it rude not to answer so my reply was
sore and swollen
thank you for you enquiry as to my health..
very formal..very cold..as it was intended to be.. of course he didnt even notice..what planet do you boys live on seriously!obviously i should have signed joanne..to make it EVEN more obvious

oh and thanks to the person who wrote me the PM entitled...'you're wrong' certainly not aptly titled.. it was a nice PM and did make me feel better :)

..its official..im not sugar n spice

..girls are supposed to be sugar n spice and all thigns nice...
nup.. i am so over sickly sweet mush(as in food) eeeeyuk.. spent ages checking out sugar content today..cos im a savoury carbo girl..not refined ones either... i wouldnt like to think what i might do if i saw someone eating a wholemeal sandwich..
..but i did find some baby mush- lasagne with no preservatives sugars or anything yukky added..and i had tinned spaghetti for lunch.. i know im not eating enough..if it was for the medication needing to be taken with food..id be eating even less..
..and im hungry..but i dont like to eat stuff unless i feel like..i never decide dinner until at least during that day..
..running..running running..the highlight of the day :)

i did 30 minutes today! woohoo..yes it was slow..no idea of distance..someone was playing footy on my aths track oval..how rude..so i went to somewhere else which had 3 distinct green patches including an oval for me to run around..,made the time go way quicker... my core fatiguing aboutn 18 mins but stuck it out til 24(just had to keep reminding myself),,then walk,then 6 more mins very sloooow..so 30 mins..
core is feeling way stronger...must less effort to engage..i feel like im running taller
..my square jaw is becoming slightly less square..even better..still pretty sore.. and yes htew dentist did say i couldnt run for 4-5 days..but well thursday to sun is kinda 4 days if you count thursday as being day 1..so i reckon its cool

oh yeah my physio had said i need to be running for 20 mins straight..which is why i did 24(at least 4kms) so im pretty sure i will be allowed to do a fartlek style of run at geelong on sat..double woohoo... oh of course contingent upon back pulling up ok..its a bit niggly when i pick stuff up...felt brilliant while running

oh and SARA..awesome run today..HIGH FIVE!
hopefully stu went well in the half and legs held out for 10km pacing and
also hope Andrew went well in the half as well.

..which fictitious character today joey

..um..thinks long and hard..lets see goldilocks last time so............
sleeping beauty..
minus of course two very important ingredients.
1.beauty
2.a handsome charming prince to awaken me LOL
and no im not saying im normally ugly..im orright... but with a square jaw..it aint quite so fetching..
in fact im quite lucky..because i have quite a small round face..and there has been a tiny bit of swelling reversal..i just look like someone who is quite jowely(like a bulldog)LOL.. ie a square face.. although my sister was saying to me that some people have that tendency naturally..anyway we went to Sunbeam Cakes in mentone yesterday(none for me) and there was a lady there who ACTUALLY was very square jaw-ed..had to have a bit of a chuckle over that one!
..so previously ive ducked out with a wrap around my head..did i change religion???..im thinking about braving it and going out without the headscarf..,my bf(best friend)needs me to go bridesmaid shoe shopping..so what the hey..im gonna go..shes already calling me square jaw..at least someone will get some amusement LOL

someone just sent me an email saying i hope youre not too miserable..have to say im not miserable at all..my body responds REALLY well to medication..and heals well..i think because i only ever take stuff if its essential..
maybe she meant on the boy front..
still.nope..felt a little bad yesterday..but no "woe is me"

now good luck to sara and lee tomorrow..and andrew is it the half tomorrow?and anyone else who ive missed too!
enjoy the run..thats even more important than the times

oh and its always funny...people seem to be almost a little apologetic when you know they read your blog if they dont post a comment...DONT BE... i put it out there for people to read...
no doubt..youll probably think im a little looney at times.. my friend vic does introduce me as her crazy friend jo..thanks for that!
although sara... its better than..this is my friend jo that i met on the internet!!LOL.. the looks and follow up questions we got!!!!

..the elephant man..or girl

..so i officially look like the elephant man (according to my sister).. i must admit there is a whole heap of swelling.. but tact is one thing my family seems to lack LOL

..having said that the 'op' went pretty well... was waaaaaay out of it when i got picked up..apparently i asked my niece 3 times what she had for lunch and she was getting a little annoyed..
didnt sleep overly much..only for 15 mins or so at a time and then i would wake up..

but i am very hungry..already over the liquid foods!..the dentist said to get used to it for the next week..and could even be 2-3 weeks before i can eat properly.. eeek.. i dont like soup at the best of times..i dont really eat icecream..any suggestions??
i know that they had to do some serious hacking around in there(but that seems like an excessive amount of time)

you should have seen me trying to get a spoonful of yoghurt in my mouth..which doesnt open very far..ali ( my niece) was giving me a very quizzical look... sedation is interesting..you are awake...and then cant remember any of it..

..oh yeah..and after thinking that i would be all dignified and self composed and not narky over the boy..i did fall off my pedestal of righteousness...
when one of his friends(a girl who really likes me) sent me an invite for something yesterday.. i couldnt help myself...
..i replied that i didnt think the boy would like it if i came since he had dumped me via email the day before..well he used the i need space line..which is the same as its not you..its me..
..wicked smile..i know i know..and i was being so good!!!!it was a bit juvenile

..life is funny

..you know what... life is funny.. i didnt have a great day yesterday..but you know what.. im still in a very relaxed mood.. no grumplestiltskins..
and that was after being dumped via email yeterday..yep ..how rude..LOL

well he tried to leave the door open for himself..but uh sunshine..take all the space you need! and pacing..weve been together for 2 months and i told him i wasnt ready to be bf/gf.. how much slower can we take it than that..he freaks out worse than me..its quite amusing really
this is the email.. it actually made me laugh..didnt/havent/wont cry about it..so obviously im not too fussed..anyway here 'tis
Jo
Sorry, I have not returned your calls………….. I have been so busy it’s not funny.
You mentioned in one of your messages that I should call if something was wrong.I don’t want you to get the wrong idea but just at the moment I need a little space.I will be in touch base with you …………… if something should continue …….. I would like to pace it.I hope your “wisdom teeth operation” goes well and please e-mail me and let me know how your feeling.


and pur...lease if you are going to send me this email..proofread it and use better english.
i wanted to send this email back...
there is a is a book that is called "he just isnt that into you"... which is obviously the case here.. enjoy your 'space'
but i decided that i am above sending back a cheeky email..and will decline to respond..
someone asking for 'space' this early on is just trying to keep their options open..i might change my mind..dont wanna completely shut the door..
well let me help with that..closes door gently,no tanty's,no hysteria!

so i am about to head off for my wisdom tooth extraction.unfortunately the root lies over the nerve so there is some potential for some permanent numbness..fingers crossed its all good.. should be..all the crap stuff happened yesterday .double LOL..

lucky i crack myself up.. anyway i will be a little less wise the next time i post

jojo.. happy little camper..but very thirsty..not allowed to drink anything..its killing me

..ah and then someone is nice to me

following on from the last post..i refuse to continue that last post cos it was TOOOO negative..so i will have to do a double post
..the windscreen guy after saying he couldnt fit me in this arvo...and im like...im desperate..i need the car done so my brother in law can pick me up from getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow..... decided if i came right then he would do it for me...yay windscreen guy (Instant Windscreens -if you ever need one) ive used them twice this year..different windows..so i took it up there ...wandered around preston for a while...and thn decided to just be a geek and do a cryptic crossword in the foyer..
he paid me quite a few compliments too(and i can tell you im not complaining..i dont care if it was my feminine wiles that helped me get my car fixed today..sorry boys..unfair advantage)
anyway..i cant remember the last time i got called pretty(if ever) i think people who know me,realise that im not pretty..when you fall over every second day in a bridget jones-esque manner it just doesnt equate to pretty..(oh yeah and the horrible monster teeth..LOL)
oh yeah..note to self..when taking a jumper off over your head..jo..stop walking.. there was no way you were not going to hit the doorknob rather hard..DUFUS

so pool session..
um apparently i have super powers..seriously...I am INVISIBLE
this guy literally coming straight towards me..i had to lean flat against hte wall..(called out to be careful)then hes coming up behind me and i had to dive for the wall at the last minute AGAIN.. i signalled over to the pool guard who fortunately came and told him i was there and he shifted lanes..who'd ever have thought water running to be so dangerous. LOL
1 hour in the pool.. simply freezing getting out..i thought i saw ems car when i arrived and was all excited but no..couldnt spot her
tutor boy forgot to tell me he didnt need me..so i went and had fish n chips and enjoyed every minute of it... im about to be eating pumpkin soup for the next few days

jo puts on her reflective hat
I am not a negative person. I will not be a negative person..I have MOMENTS of negativity. i am not an unlucky person.I have loads of good stuff that happens.yes, ive been hit by a bus,cyclist,tram,rollerbladed into trees,fallen down stairs, had a needle in my belly for 10 years(to name just a few) and always managed to walk away from it. so would i rather be an even keeled person without all the ups and downs. ABSOLUTELY NOT! ill take the good with the bad thanks.. my life is pretty good, abeit a tad unpredictable.. :)
and lastly if someone smashing my windscreen..means that silly, angry person doesnt then go and beat up some old guy..well then im prepared to have that smashed windscreen

..nobody does angry like calvin

calvin and hobbes that is...he gets this mega sulky expression and a black cloud over his head.. i can tell you i did (and still am) doing a pretty good imitation at the moment..
just went to pick up my car..left outside a friends house..waiting for cab..forgot the cab was coming because i was doing some maths(i was concentrating hard) race round like a mad woman getting keys etc..he drops me off..i even give him a tip..
jumpin car..shut door ...smash..the whole back window collapsed in..it was more than likely already smashed one would think..scared the be-jeepers out of me.. pushed the rest of it in..and drove home..so if anyone saw someone driving along with a whole window missing and a calvin-like death look...umm..that would be me...still not happy!am soo mad im shaking...this is the second time this year that a window has been smashed...different suburbs..not to mention someone also kicked in my door this year(1800 worth of damage)grrrrrrrrrrr
celeste..sorry..im certainly not putting down anyone else's pace....3 years ago my pace was much slower than it is now..and 5min/kms was fast for me...i still dont consider it slow... but a speed session is supposed to be faster than the pace you can sustain for an hour
they were only 400m efforts which prior to my injury would have been done at about 85-90s which is about 3:45 min/km pace(cant sustain that for long tho)..so i was just moaning around...
will finish this post later..when hopefully im in a better mood

..lets up the ante

Okey doke.. woke up ready to run….
Decided to put in a little bit of speed..physio had said I could do some 5min/km laps
(each lap only 400m)which still isn’t quite what I would call speed but it is a start..not ready to really stride out yet

So the plan was to run 1 or 2 laps slightly faster(5min/km-ish) and then 2 slower 6 min/kms and do three times.. the first set in min/km per lap
Warm up walk 2 laps..loads of stretching
5:15 , 5:10 , 6:00 , 5:58 then decided to only do 1 faster lap in each set
walk one lap
4:50 , 6:03 , 5:45 and was contemplating whether to do another set..back was a little tight so I decide to take the last set easy..to bring time to 23 mins and distance 4kms
Walk one lap
6:09 , 6:09 , 6:09 deliebrately slowed in right down for this last one
Walk two laps..then lots of stretching

Slight niggle in the back..but its on the left side(whereas the bulge is on the right) which makes me think maybe that it is the old sacro-iliac ..and it’s a distinct site..
abit of nothing in between..cleaning the freezer..clean the bedroom..decided it was time since when i went to bed last night i tripped and face planted..fortunately onto my bed!!!!and people wonder why im always covered in bruises..lol

just met Em for water running 9x2:30 with 30s recovery... my the time flew....highight was when Em and i tried water running without the belt ..sooo hard and by hte way you suck in a whole heap of water if you laugh..was hysterical watching Em sink
about to go to northcote to watch one of the coburg gals gig..i love going out drinking midweek...it makes me feel like im being naughty

weigh in tomorrow will hopefully be good number..
..oh and jo...wisdom teeth out on thursday..please get that INTO your head and dont double book ypurself..soz about that Jay..im a LOSER and a HALF
..and i think i might ditch the boy..ill wait a coupla days..to decide..it could just be me being me....aka USELESS

..such a loser..shakes head at self

..ok..so por Em mustve fely like she was with a kid today.. first of all i left my buoyancy belt in the car..so had to redress and then duck out..next im on my way to the pool and em's like ..um thats the boys toilets..
seriously jo the sign without a dress is for MEN..you know those things that you make a fool of yourself over REPEATEDLY! and then in the pool, realise that my belt is inside out... derr.. derr..derr
im such a LOSER..LOL

we did a really good session... 2sets of 8x90s(yes Em i finally got the number right) and of course 5mins w/up 5 mins cool down

was sooo disappointed tho..went up to get a nice chicken from up the road..and theyre shut...bugger bugger bugger.. so ive cooked a chicken pizza with smallest amount of cheese ever..you know those use by dateson chicken fillets...theyre only a guide yeah..only a day or so over..anyway i have taken a chance...it smelled ok..it looked ok..
hopefully ill still be thinking that in a couple of hours!

and well pleased with self..cos today was supposed to be a run...but given the back was sore yesterday..am giving myself a further rest day...yep you heard right... obviously i woke up as rational sensible jo(minus the ditziness above)
oh yeah..i got to wear my size 10 jeans today..woohoo.. 2 weeks ago way too much muffin top..still a little bit..but not too bad..except of course sitting down..not pretty

..did somebody say...shopppppppppping

ok so was feeling a bit tired today..another horrible nights sleep
and hten realised i had done something everyday since ast sat...and the double up of water running and running yesterday really tuckered me out..
thanks stu..for helping me realise i SHOULD take a rest day..
..and besides the back was actually a little tender today.. a 1hour water run(which is what i was planning probably not the greatest..and given that i ran four times from last sunday to sat..the back probs should get a rest..
i might even give it an EXTRA day and do elliptical trainer tomorrow instead..we'll see which jo i wake up as...rational,sensible jo...or barge ahead exercise junkie jo!LOL

..went and did a POWER shop with my sister..(apart from having the goss about our crazy family)bought a couple of CUTE grandpa tee type Vneck tops..great colours..purple and green..and a black cardy..helped bathe the darling nieces ..after we played playdoh of course,,the one year old gets SERIOUSLY excited when she sees me now..soo cute..and of course the 3 year old..well adorable barely covers it!as im leaving tonight..jo..stay for dinner...i cant meeting a friend..who? i answer.. then she asks..only them? she cracks me up with how earnest she is
i am meeting a gf for dinner... hopefully i will be good! thats the plan anyway..
..have been relatively pleased with my diet this week..sorry healthy eating plan! today i weighed less after breakfast than i did before breakfast on wednesday

..so the overall feel for the day..
day started poorly..not going to elaborate..
spent too much money..ate ok..fairly quiet day for me
..sad that my sis is moving to UK :( my.. dont go...although said kinda as a joke..we both knew i meant it

..i am such a little groupie

..sara..you will laugh when you read this
..i love Mick Molloy..he is an absolute cracker..no pun intended.
I was quite chuffed to get to meet him(not that i really spoke to him much)..courtesy of going out and having some brewskis with miss morsey runs..
on the way home i couldnt help but grab a souva..i did say only a smidgeon of garlic mayo so its a start but really..i should have requested half the meat..i will next time

so today i took a gal pal of mine(non runner) to the local oval...(thats of course after i woke up feeling slightly dehydrated and did my usual did i send any dodge text messages last night? check)
you can run diff paces when your oval-ing it..shes not as quick as me even in recovery mode so i figured that would be cool..she was quite happy with her efforts

anyway the aim was to do 25 mins at 6min/km pace which was an increase in time but not pace..but after the first lap i knew it was going to be a different pace to that.. so these are the km/min for each lap(each lap is only 400m)
5:25,5:45,5:40,5:40,5:38,5:38,5:45,5:40:6:05,6:08 so roughly 23 mins(increase of 3)
walked at 15:48 as core fatiguing..and at 8 laps thought well i want to do 10 and she said not to do pace and 5 minute increment on same day so i compromised and slowed down and did 3 mins more than the 20... so 4kms woohoo
could feel my back a bit tighter after 15:48..definitely not sore or i would have stopped..very conscious of it..calf still quite tight

then met Em for a water session 10mins w/up cool/down 6x5mins hard with 1 min recovery..i thought we were only doing 4 so imagine my expression when Em said 2 more to go..i thought we were done!!!!my arms were soooo tired today..i wonder if thats cos yesterday was an hour water run.. felt great after..and Em only 2 weeks and you will have a walk/run program woohoo

although being the ditz that i am..too busy talking...a lot of talking EVEN for me today! walking off into the yonder...Em is like...jo your car is back that way...oopsies

so now i have my trays in to whiten my teeth..its an attractive look alright NOT!!!!
and im about to go to the movies and hopefully not drink copious amounts of wine after... yesy yes I will remove hte trays first

so i hope you all feel as great as i do right now...but smell better..cos i am a chlorine lovers dream gal right now!
thanks for the avatar jaykay

..to chafe or not to chaff..ouchies

chafe (chāf) Pronunciation Key
v. chafed, chaf·ing, chafes
To wear away or irritate by rubbing.
To annoy; vex.
To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.


chaff
1. to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter: She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.
–noun 2. good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.

i wish it had been chaffing that i received at the pool(id love one of the guards to heckle me...is that all you got...i could outrun you with one leg..would be hysterical)
...alas alak I was chafed..2 nice little lines on my back...goody goody...i think it must be the stitching on the tankini..or else i really am princess and the pea...(you should have seen this thing i had to stop and take out of my shoe yesterday..it was miniscule...jojo you are such a sooky la-la LOL

obviously i went pool running..i obviously have one of those faces..if i am alone..the pool guards always come and talk to me..oh yeah Em.. the girl asked after you yesterday..where's your friend...shes..puff puff(thats my heavy breathing) in SYD..puff puff.. NEY...my HR was at 168 ish!

ok so today did the ladder..30sec rest between each hard
these were hte hards in minutes 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 HR at 160-169 and then i did a steady run for the next 20 mins to bring it to an hour with HR between 138-142 mostly
so was pretty pleased with that effort

had an ABOMINABLE nights sleep...dont you just love the word abominable..is it possible to see that word and NOT think of hte abominable snowman..so bit tired..nothing a few hundred wines wont fix tho..i might see how many times i can legitmitely use the word abominable tonight!!!!someone once dared me to squeeze in some of my jo-words 5x each into a convo without it being noticed! he sat there and listened..yep got em all in..but i think i was talking so much that the person just left dazed and confused and not sure what hit them!!!!!! LOL

had a great night last night

ciao sorry its an essay..but as I always say Im a talker ME....

OH YEAH...from yesterdays post:
I WAS REFORMED JO...can you believe it...(i barely can) there was a lot of self congratualtions going on in the inside my head talk..if it was possible to do a HI-FIVE in your head then I woulda LOL

..always a bridesmaid...

..always a bridesmaid..well figuritively speaking in a squash sense..(well in my personal life 2 i guess LOL)
my team lost the GF last night..i now have 3 runners up glasses from the last 3 years...one was my fault..i lost to a girl(after only losing once during the season)but she had dedicated it to her dying grandma and played WELL above herself..the next GF someone else lost when they should have won..this one..had i played i more than likely would have won(i was 6/7 before injury and this was not the girl who beat me)..which in turn would have meant we would have won...it was just too much of a jump up for the girl below me..if you lose a player..you want it to be number 3 ..not number 1 or 2..anyway in short ..WE LOST

ok happy happy news:
20 min run today..ran for 14 mins before core fatigued..then 6..and also thought i might have an accident if i didnt have a loo break 8.5 laps in the 20 mins with these min/km (was trying to be around 6min/km
1 5:38 too fast
2 6:02
3 5:52
4 5:50
5 5:50
6 5:58
7 5:52
8 6:02 so in best goldilocks voice...just right.. except for first one
would have been much easier if i didnt have to remember each lap time and then convert..i really need a garmin... the last 200m tho there was a naughty voice in my head saying.. stride out..stride out.... so if you read this do you think
a) reformed patient jo...did not stride out
b) same old same old impatient jo????
ill tell you tomorrow! hehe

went to physio yesterday..who isnt letting me do as much as the sports doc would have..but i wheedled and whined until she let me at least increment to 30 minutes(no more) she had capped it at 20! and then every second run im am allowed to introduce a bit quicker pace..i wont do this yet..i know back not ready..
lots of core exercises to do...amazed at how weak they are..and how quickly they fatigue..naughty girl jojo

had a slight 'feeling in calf and ankle today..neither felt like the nerve..i reckon the calf is just cos im on the balls of my feet more

oh yeah..also did 700m swim and took angel nieces to the pool..what a great day..
..and even though i said i was going to cook i think im going to go out for dinner..

2nd oh yeah ..todays weight was back at last weeks weight..so my bidy fluctuation just sh$ts me to tears

3rd oh yeah ..nearly got WIPED out by a truck today...heart was PUMPING i can tell you(not my fault either...)
4th oh yeah..physio(aunts colleague) was looking at my knees and goes..whats with those scars on the knees..and im like ummm yeah theres about 6 scars there on each..scars upon scars upon scars..i got a very quizzical look...they look kinda bad this year..tho ..at least she didnt count my bruises like the MT..and there are plenty at the moment!jo be truthful..when arent they in plentiful supply!!!!

at least all my clothes were worn correctly today ;)

..jo..you big fat dufus

ok.. put on 700g this week..u suck jojo.. but then i did eat
HJ(hungry jacks Em!) whopper junior and small fries
fish n chips (2potato cakes and 2 dim sims)
2Xsteak and n chips whilst out(different nights of course)
gourmet pizza..with SALAMI..sheesh what a PIG
/...AND AND well ill keep the rest to myself..i reckon its a good thing putting on..cos it might actually make me BE BETTER...
jo..be BETTER ...jo..be better..PLEASE

so..today..i just did 10 mins w/up c/down
then 30mins of 2:30 hard 30 recovery but i f%$ked up on one and obvioulsy did a 90sec hard so had to do a 3:30 min to make up..only noticed cos i wasnt in multiples of 3(YES geek springs to MY MIND even) pool attendant talked to me the whole time..well it wasnt the hot guy...but a chick so it still made the time go faster.. so i was supposed to do 7-8 hard sessions and i think i did 10..good girl

..then i tutored..snooze..except being a mega geek i liked doing some maths
..then i went and watched my girls lose the grand final..soo sad.. it was SOOO F^%$ING hard to go and watch,..but i did the right thing ..sigh..as i always do/// they lost..because number 3 had to play my position(2) etc..if i had played I would have won..more than likely given my 6/7 record.. and then the girl who had to play 2 instead of 3 might have won(no 1 won)..i felt very responsible... didnt help when i said to the girl who filled in..thanks for filling in..it was probably mostly because of me(ie filling in) and the number 3 girl calls out..splutter..what do you mean mostly..dont you mean ALL..LIKE i didnt feel bad enough

..and i saw anothr 'almost friend' more like acquaintance..more like psycho girl..ex squash gal...........(seriously until u have gone out drinking with this girl, you have NOOOOOO idea) had a chat amd the first thing she asks is ..have you got a man...she is always like this..
OK RANT TIME..just warning in case you want to change channels
..surely i CAN BE DEFINED without a guy.. it really annoys me.. yes we all would love to have someone around.. but i have this philosophy..(here we go..and i have had a wine)
..I wont be with a guy simply for the sake of being with a guy(and there are many girls who are/do).. i can actually be happy solo..and heres the cruncher..

If a guy doesnt make me happier than when im sngle..... then i shouldnt be in the relationship... now if i can just get my family to read that last sentence

ok probs tie for this littel pussycat to go to bed
mwah mwah
EDIT: oh eah the reason for the title: my aunt(physio) ordered me to go see her colleague..whos like..would you like a blanket..and Ive gone no its fine..im used to stripping in front of people now since im at the pool everyday..and THEN she makes me do exercises in shall we say compromising positions... and then i realise when she leaves i have my UNDERWEAR on inside out..i seriously suck..im a big fat dufus!( i fessed up too..figure its better if i admit it rather than she just thinks LOSER..at least then we can laugh about it) i wear inside out stuff all the time..i almost need a clothes checker as i go out the door..its worse when you discover it AND YOU ARE ALREADY OUT.trust me from a serial(by accident) inside outer-er/(of other clothes..not underwear!!!)...sigh..and i wonder sometimes y i am single ..LOL

..finally a run

yay I went for a run..
although i picked both my nieces up and my back was a bit sore..so heat pack and trying to work out if i could still run.. it all kinda passed so i went running..
2x10mins..made sure i was running lightly on my toes..

my mantra went something like this..lightly lightly..core..lightly lightly..core
stretched in between..
back tiny bit sore but thats ok as long as no referred leg pain tomorrow

another good day for me...got to play with my nieces..and a run (3.3km) and a swim (500m) and went to training to watch the gang....

..its not me

hey..soo happy today ..pulled up very well from my run yesterday..yay..
..went and saw my aunt(who is a physio and is a bit worried)anyway she did lots of tests..mostly fine but very concerned with the major weakness in toes(not just the big toe it seems..shes making me go back on wednesday...after the nerve has been impinged to this extent it needs to re-activate or something ..which it hasnt quite done yet..so is a bit of a concern
..so she has told me to keep pulling up my toes and try to use resistance

water running with Em..I loooooooove doing it with someone else..7x90sec hard..30sec recovery X2sessions 10min warm up cool down.. i found it sooo much easier than last week...pushed really hard in the last two reps
...was really upset last night..found out that my squash club manager was going to enter a state 3 team with me in it(obviously prior to me telling him about my dual disc bulge)..... that had been a very long term goal(well more of a wish list..A grade was the original goal with state grade being the one you didnt mention or speak out loud but wanted BAD.... anyway was very deflated last night..feel better about it tonight..
..but it makes my running v squash decision harder...cos im soooo much better at squash..but probs like running more..and more likely to be abe to run for longer!i said two years to make decision which would be after summer season this year..

now to the title of this post..if someone you start seeing starts making changes in their life..definitely unasked for by me..then their friends are always going to blame the new person!even if that new person doesnt necessarily want them to make those changes!

..which pain is which

the 3 year old party was absolutely adorable yesterday! although way too much lifting of my nieces (including the 3 year old) so i was a bit concerned about the back.... so i decided not to do the trial run yesterday.. good idea..jo

then went shopping along chapel and then to albert park hotel..only a quiet night.. out til midnight

woke up this morning very excited because it was time to do the trial run...sports doc had said 15 mins was ok..so at 8am on a sunday i was out the door..unheard of for me

i noticed my 'core' was fatiguing so at 10 mins i stopped and walked (was very sensible) and then started up..at about 13.5 mins running i noticed something in my ankle..and i was tossing up as to whether it was referred pain or just ankle pain
..which pain is which.. it also happens to be my dodgy ankle that i sprained both ligaments and it sometimes get sore..after debating in my head whether to continue to the 5 mins..i decided to be good and stopped at 14 mins
so all up 14 mins of sloooooow jogging..lots of stretching and feeling tentatively pleased

the proof will be in the pudding tomorrow though.. so again fingers crossed..(theres been a lot of that lately)
edit: went and did 700m in the pool..as that seems to help my back.. was a bit concerned this arvo when i slipped on the step..luckily didnt hit the ground but landed kinda heavily and awkwardly trying to regain footing..gave me a bit of a scare..hopefully its all good..nice to be back running :)

..smile anyone

:)
lets start with the 5 min jog...was very tentative and nervous...was very conscious of keeping core strong..so far so good
..if i get back pain its ok...within reason..its only if i get the referred leg pain that im in trouble...
basically if i pull up a little sore its ok..more than a little back right off(referred leg pain immediate cessation)
..the doc also warned that when going back you often get niggles in other places..
..anyway went for a swim straight after. 800m as this is my new NEW plan... to go for a swim after the comeback jogs to help with the back and its MULTIPLE bulges LOL sounds like my belly
..anyway i will have to wait til tomorrow for the overall results..but no pain today is a good sign
Em.. because it was so short and I was so hypersensitive, i cant tell you it was brilliant or anything..it was nice to be doing it but so short that its like having one grain of sugar when you are having a sugar craving

..just spent 2hours(and $800) getting my teeth whitened..they do look HEAPS better and now i also do it at home for the next week....my lovely dentist and her assistant were sooo pleased(especially after how upset id been after the mean dentist!)

now to the toughest decision for the day: to go out and have a few drinks(flash the pearly whites) or stay home and watch the footy..its nieces bday party tomorrow morning and 200 kids(well maybe not QUITE that many) racing around and me with a hangover has to be tough
a good day for jojo :)