never again

i woke up with really (and i mean really) stiff calf muscles. i normally do gym on saturdays but i really couldn't imagine myself running with those legs. so i decided to do taebo instead. i have a dvd and it's good to break the routine. keeps your body guessing, right?
the taebo dvd i have has a 30 min routine and i remembered it being quite challenging. i remember times when i was thin and reasonably fit and had to stop a few times to catch my breath and drink water throughout the workout. i was once wearing a heart rate monitor while doing it and it showed heart rate of 207 at one point (when i told my dad he told me i was sick). i was a bit apprehensive, thinking 'just how many times will i have to stop?'
well...
... i managed to do it without a single stop. i wasn't even feeling faint at any point. i kept thinking 'oh, this is the tough bit, i remember this, i was never able to do all the reps in this section' and then cruised through without any problem. yay! i'm getting fit!

however, after the initial joy of being fit enough to do 30 minutes of taebo came bad stomach. i had (reduced fat) hoummus with mini rolls and peppers about two hours before i did my dvd. i had a few moments during the workout when i felt a bit dodgy, having hoummus and peppers burps. but when i got in the shower, jesus, i thought i'd pass out! i'm never ever eating hoummus again. ever. and i will eat peppers only when i really have to. i know it's a vegetable and there are many good things in it, but it really doesn't agree with my stomach. so, hoummus never again, peppers only when i have to.

oh and i had my second treat of the week today! dave's supersoft ice cream as planned! without the flake though because i don't really like flakes and mark loves them. it was lovely!