..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 :)