Eda's World

OMG Everything hurts. I can't believe I got a 90 minute massage yesterday. I want to just sit in a hot bath. I did yoga the past 3 days. And I did workout on Mon, Wed, and Thurs. God, I can't believe I had trouble remembering which days I worked out. The past three days have been a bit of a blur. Which is a blessing, since I quit smoking Tuesday morning. I haven't wanted to kill anybody, but I have been eating like I'm going to the chair. I made yellowcake and caramel icing yesterday because I was too embarrassed to go to Frosted Cupcakery for the third day in a row to buy the salted caramel hi-tops (mini cupcakes) I was getting like 2 a day. I guess the whole smoking oral obsession thing is kicking in. It's better than sex & gambling as an addiction, at least it's cheaper. Yesterday, I had nothing left to give for that extra push. Kim said she was watching us, and we were all doing as well as we always do. Liz and I both said we could barely move, like we w...

Shit, shit, shit. The number one thing you learn in journalism is to check your facts! I checked women cross-referenced with ANW. And lo and behold Ms Luci Romberg appears. What is worse is I REMEMBER her taking on the SPider Jump in Japan. So I prostrate myself before the Gods of facts and prepare myself for scathing ridicule. But, I am not discouraged or overly bummed. SO WHAT! So what if I'm not the first to do it. It is an interesting challenge.I just want to see if it is possible for me to take myself to the other extreme of healthy, where I know my body's range of motion and am able to achieve physical feats I previously couldn't do (ie... climb a freaking rope) I am so sore today. I skipped tonight, and I refuse to feel guilty. It's day two of moon time, I'm low iron, and I did yoga this morning. I'm actually listening to my body this time. My number one mistake is usually going great guns at something and then burning out within 3 months, so this time I...

I've been toying with the idea of competeing in american ninja warrior to be the first woman to finish level one. I started training with the long Beach Roller Derby girls trainer, Kim Ball. I started about three weeks ago, after almost breaking my neck at a roller skating class. Well not my neck, more my wrists, but screw that! It's been interesting. I've had to go through some emotional moments right at the start. There is this little chubby kid (5 or 6) who hangs out around the bandshell a few days a week. He comes up and pokes me in the stomach and tells me, "You're too fat to do this." I wanted to push him down. Instead the only thing I could think of to say was "I'm not TOO fat for anything! I'm just fat." He shrugged and walked off. I wanted to kill him. It was my second class, and I was breathing like I was dying. Then some stray munchkin wanders up and shotguns my self-esteem. Mouths of babes and all. I brushed it off but it st...