Hi Gram,
The past few days have been more of the same – exercise all day, complain to each other about being sore and tired, enjoy the great meals that Valerie makes. Today, though, my belly was hurting like I had swallowed a brick and I felt weak, not just exhausted. I decided after lunch to just take it easy and rest. I felt guilty for missing the last 2 classes, but I just couldn’t muster the energy. I lie in bed, in the AC, and just listened to music until it was time for dinner. At every meal today, it was a chore to eat it all but I ate each meal knowing that I would be very hungry if I didn’t. After dinner, I headed over and got a massage in an attempt to relieve some of my back pain. It hurt at times, felt good at times, and in the end I think it did the trick and eased a little of the pain. Afraid of undoing the work she’d done, I headed back to the apartment, showered, and climbed into bed.