Oh Chafing and Sneezing...

I have kind of fallen off the wagon this week/weekend. I was a little off last week because my schedule was nuts, but I had managed to do yoga in the mornings. However, this weekend I ended up with a head cold that knocked me on my ass! I had zero energy to do anything but sleep. My Mom and Ben told me I needed to take care of myself and rest, so that's what I did. I did go back to work today, but am still feeling pretty terrible. Everyone that I've talked to says that whatever this stupid cold is, it does not go away quickly! Anyway, I went from being bedridden to walking around all day in dress pants...so now I have this wonderful chafing happening on my thighs. Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook know that my loving fiance proudly googled "fat thighs" to prove to me that mine are not "fat," but let me tell you that chafing certainly does not make one feel thin. I have not figured out why this phenomenon has started happening, but I am really hoping that losing weight and/or toning up makes it go back to where it came from. Not only is it mentally disconcerting, it is also physically really painful! It makes it difficult to want to go ride the bike or do the elliptical when it hurts just to walk around the house. So, chafing aside, I tried to resume my yoga practice. After about 5 minutes of trying to "breathe deeply" resulted in snot running down my face and sneezing uncontrollably, I gave up! I will get back on track once this nonsense in my head gets out of here!

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