Ugh. Woke up in pain, and feeling "off" in general. Took a handful of Advil, and some caffeine to kick-start myself, then off to the gym. I had decided to not work my back today, and do abs and legs instead. But every movement was making my back feel worse, so I changed my mind and did some back exercises as well. Felt unfocused the entire time, but the back exercises did help a little. I also inclined one of the ab benches to as sharp an incline as I could (close to 45 degrees) and hung upside-down on it to stretch my back. That was my dad's suggestion; I inherited back issues from him, so he knows whereof he speaks. That helped some too. Forced myself to do 20 minutes on the elliptical, because it's good for me. LOL.
This is one of those days when I did NOT want to workout, but did it anyway. I'm sure I'll be glad I did(someday), but right now...it wasn't a good workout, I didn't enjoy it, and now I feel worse than before I went. I'd better get some food in me; I feel like I might be sick if I don't. I just want to go back to bed, but I can't.
I need to clean house today and tomorrow; my father-in-law is arriving tomorrow night to spend Christmas with us, and the house is a mess.
My biggest obstacle is just getting to the gym. If I don't feel like working out, I usually force myself to at least drive down there. Generally, once I'm there and start working out, I get into it. But if, after 10 minutes, I'm still not feeling it, then I pack up and go home.
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