3 month goal update 7

well, my body is still recovering from my fall last sunday...

my lower back is getting a lot better a lot faster than my tail bone area (yes, my butt). i think my tail bone is just bruised or something and does not want to heal. the good thing is that my back is a lot better, and just sore and tender now.

i went back to the gym last night for the first time and did 25 minutes of slow cardio on the elliptical machine. my HR didnt get up very high, 130 tops, where i usually get to 170 or so, but i didnt want to push it too hard with my back and my tail bone.

after cardio i stretched for quite a while, trying to do as much stretching as i could to loosen up my back.

then i did some squats, and was really surprised how well i could do them! a week off must have done good things for my knees, because i felt great doing squats for the first time since i started doing them.

i did a little bit of upper body lifting, but i didnt want to bend over and lift at all, to put strain on my back, so i didnt do a full set.

it was my first time back, i took it easy, but i was so glad to be back in the gym.

i got on the scale today and i've lost 16lbs! im on my period right now, so i think it might even get lower than that in a few days! I cut my calories back a little bit when i hurt myself b/c i knew i wouldn't be able to work out for a while. i've been eating between 1400-1800, most days hitting right in the middle, but a few days on the low side and a few on the high side.

all in all, i feel like i've still been progressing, even through this injury, and i am happy with where i am. i have about a month and a half left until my birthday and i think i will be able hit very close to my goal of losing 28lbs by then.

last night i weighed myself after a bath and i had the lowest bf% that i've ever seen for myself! 5.5% lower than my initial body fat%!