The last week or so has been brutal for a number of reasons. However, part of the agony was self-inflicted. I started a new exercise routine and did it 2 days in a row. I was so sore that I could barely walk.

One of the thought distortions common in eating disorders is “perfectionism”. I’ve talked about this wrt exercise before. So, in an attempt to reorder my thinking about “exercise”, I decided that I would try stepping up and down on a step aerobic step while watching Heroes on my computer. I had 8 episodes of Heroes languishing on Tivo, so it made sense to me that I could use this as an opportunity to do something that I like, i.e. watch Heroes, that is something that I consider to be a pleasure. And while I’m watching Heroes, I can step, too.

So, I did the stepping thing last Wednesday and last Thursday. I was so sore Friday in the muscles in my calves that I could barely walk.

I was still very sore on Saturday which I spent 10 hours on my feet, hawking Decades of Style patterns at Maker Faire.

Good news: I stepped again this morning and have no soreness (yet?).