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tv's toughest trainer i'm kicking ass! i've lost a total of 17 pounds so far since i've started on the jillian michaels program...woohoo! but i think i'm doing too much...ugh how does the saying go heavy lifting may result to injury. although not sure how it happened but i pulled a muscle on my right side in the lower back/hip region given me literally a pain in the butt. so i have been taking it easy for the pass couple of days. i'm also dealing with vertigo which isn't a fun feeling at all!! i start volleyball may 5th and i'm excited. i miss playing and can't wait to step on the court again. this is a summer league so only four people play on the court so my guess is the games are a little more competitive and fast pace. no worries i think i'll be ready. i haven't played in almost a year and a half. just trying to keep myself moving.

so i lost 17 pounds, that's 3 away from 20. i'm hoping to get under 200 lbs. by the time summer starts, maybe a little less so i can buy some new clothes. i noticed that my energy level has gone up and i'm able to do more. my foot still bothers me some and my leg can still get pretty swollen. that's why i'm hoping losing weight could possibly slow down the swelling or in a dream world make the swelling go away all together. but we will see what happens. so until then i'm going to continue to kick ass!

~ catherine