I worked out at last!
Yesterday, I went to a strength training class with Renee, the secretary of our department (I am an English teacher). Everyone warned me in advance that the class is extremely difficult, and that I'd have a hard time moving today! I am actually not sore in the way I expected; I can feel that I worked out my muscles, but what really hurts are my elbows! Weird. After an hour of squats, lunges, curls, sit-ups, push-ups, and presses, my muscles felt gelatinous. By the end of class, when we worked on abs/core, I was pretty much beached and flopping around on the mat. I practically slid down the stairs afterwards! I am still a bit weak and wobbly in the legs, but it is for a good reason. I guess I'll have to go regularly so that I can improve! I just hate the fact that I don't get home until almost 7, which doesn't give me a whole lot of time between getting home and going to bed. Last night, I was so wiped out that I went to bed at 9:30.
What I *really* need, though, is cardio. Renee goes to a cardio class on Wednesdays that she says is great, but I tutor a student in French after school on Wednesdays, and I am not sure if her schedule is flexible enough to switch days. I guess I just need the discipline to use the recumbent bike at home. When I do that, though, it is hard to really push myself and get my heart rate up.
When I entered the activity in the log on this site, I couldn't help noticing that "sexual activity, general, moderate effort" and "Sexual activity, active, vigorous effort" are listed. This amuses me.
Oh--I don't have the recipe for the Tuscan Vegetable soup with me, but I'll try to post it when I get home.