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By Paige Waehner, About.com Guide to Exercise since 2000

Are My Pets in Cahoots?

Monday June 5, 2006
It seems I've strained my bicep/shoulder -- I think from walking my dog (long story short: trying new method because he pulls a lot, he's a 70lb dog; well, you get the picture). It was a repetitive thing; it's not like anything was wrenched. I could also feel a slight tension in my neck the past couple of days. I worked on taking care of the bicep/shoulder yesterday, and made sure I didn't sleep on my left/injured side.

Bear with me; it gets better! Not!

So, I slept on my back and my right side last night to give my injured left side a break. I woke up this morning and seemed to be feeling good. I was still in bed when my 16lb black cat (Zeus) decided to use me as his own personal pillow and plopped down on my chest. Oof! That wasn't the bad part though! I lifted my head up to give him a kiss and -- CRI-I-I-I-CK! There went my neck! So now I'm sitting here with my left upper body in one gigantic muscle cramp! Talk about a pain in the neck! (pun intended!)

I made an appointment with a massage therapist at the local sports clinic. Needless to say, I can't wait!

On the bright side, I've had this eerie calm about food for the past couple of days. No cravings, and I have this desire to eat healthy foods! It's just really bizarre! I even had a small (read normal) portion of spaghetti last night -- and I was even hungry by 10:00 PM. Hungry; not "snacky". I'm *never* hungry when I eat pasta for supper because I eat so darn much of it! Weird, weird, weird -- but I hope it lasts!

Comments

June 5, 2006 at 9:57 am
(1) Paige says:

How frustrating dealing with those unexpected injuries…but great news on the food! It sounds like you’re getting a different perspective on food, maybe seeing it more as fuel and less as something you use for other things (like rewarding yourself or making you feel better)…that is such great news!

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