Call 911!
Okay, maybe I don’t need all that, but I felt like it yesterday.
Did you read my Saturday Fit Tip? Well, if you didn’t, please read or take listen and then come back to this post and laugh at me.
So I did something so stupid on Saturday! There I was in my backyard with Rebbeca Kennedy playing on my laptop; she’s a kick-butt instructor on Peloton. I should have known better than to choose her 45-minute full-body workout, but against better judgment, I did it anyway.
I set my laptop up outside, grabbed my weights, and was ready to go!
I held on to my 15-pound weight throughout the workout and should have lowered it to 10 pounds. Man, I wish I had done that because I was on the ground by the end of the workout. Well, that is until the ants showed up and decided to bite down all at once.
Why do they do that? They communicate with each other, and on the count of three, they bite the hell out of you!
So, of course, I jumped up. Well, as sore as my body was, my “jump up” probably made me look like a 100-year-old lady. But in my mind, I felt like a semi-broken Gladiator.
As I hobbled over to my tub, I thought, “All I need is a good soak!
WRONG!
On Sunday morning, I woke up and questioned my entire life. My ribs were in a state of shock, and the left side of my body felt like I should set it on the curb and wait for the sanitation man to pick it up.
My world shook every time I took a deep breath or, Lord forbid, sneezed. All I could do was move from my bed to the shower to the couch, and that’s where I stayed ALL DAY.
A part of me enjoyed lounging all day, minus the pain. But it got me thinking; I have to do this more often. Resting, being still, and just beeing still felt so good. In fact, it felt so good that I will be doing it again on Thursday. And I can’t wait to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!
~Belladonna~
Belladonna’s Flashlight 
Oh no, not the ribs were in a state of shock, and the left side of your body felt like you should set it on the curb and wait for the sanitation man to pick it up? 🤣😝😂 Even with a sore ass you got jokes! 😲 I know you are a beast with exercising, but using a 15 pound weight for the entire 45 minutes? 🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️ Honey, blame it on a “heat-stroke” cause you weren’t in your right mind! Queen B, don’t do that shit no mo’. But I really don’t think I need to tell you that do I? 🤔 Guuurrrrlllll…
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LMAO!! Girl I nneed to put my fence up quick because I know my neighbors probably thought I was crazy. And they are right. I was picking weeds, swinging weights and watering plants. LOL
Just damn!
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😂😝🤣 Queen B, you got my stomach aching! Girl, I gotta go lie down! You are too much and I am tired from reading about what you did outside alone! Unreal sistah! 😲
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That’s why I’m looking crazy now, like I fought a war all by my damn self. LOL
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To the left, to the left Queen B! Save yourself! 😱🤣😲 LOL
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LOLOLOLOL!
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😂😜🤣
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yep…there’s a few spin classes I like doing at a local gym..I always seem to forget one of them involves using weights as well…..or there’s that half marathon I didn’t train for….spending today watching news for the first time in about a month….and am thinking, if I was told to leave my home now because it’s about to be burned down, how do you prepare for that…what do you take?
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That’s funnny you should say that. I was thinking if someone broke in how could I defend myself.
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Ummm… might I suggest a good stretch? (Though I know of what you speak, having done that to myself countless times.)
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Dale you are so right! For the next few days that’s all I’ll be doing.
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Good choice!
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Some times er need to stop and take a btrak…
Great post! Thabk’s dear Belladonna.
Nice new week!
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Thank you Elvira, a break is definitely what I’ll be taking. I hope you have a great week as well.
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Always a pleasure Belladonna.
Great! Have a lovely time! Thank’s for your kindness.
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Ha! I’ve done that before, many times! Now that I’m 62, I don’t do it very much anymore. I try to stick to walking and swimming. Rest up and get back to it…at a reasonable pace! 😆😉
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🤣🤣 why do we do these things??
I swam today, well I floated but you get it. 🫤
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I had the chance but caved in favor of tv. I’m so ashamed 😌
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LOL! TV wins, as it should!
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Have yo been seeing my posts for the last few days? I’m just curious, because no one has responded or anything to the last three posts I wrote. Slow week?
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Hey Kim, I think they might have went into spam because I commented on them and so do quite a few others.
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Ok, thank you so much!!
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You’re welcome
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Ouch, that’s not great but glad you got some time off and were able to do nothing for a change. We all need those days!
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Thank you Pooja! A few days off feels so right.
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We all need them sometimes!
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I feel your pain, did the same thing the other day playing pickleball. It really isn’t a game for old people. Enjoy the recovery and demand take-out for dinner! Hugs, C
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I’ve never played pickleball. I cranked my pain up a bit when my hussband was around. They seem to think we are unbreakeable.
I was showered with treats and flowers, which I hate but gladly accepted.
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OMG I had a flashback to a weights class I took and the next day I could barely walk, every part of me ached. You rest up, sis. Healing hugs coming your way!
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Weights are so good for you but geesh the pain is real after a good workout. The way we walk aafter good leg day is hilarious.
Thank you girly I am taking it easy.
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I know there are days when I just want to push myself but then there are days when I do nothing. It’s all about finding balance! 🙂
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Girl yes for sure!!! Finding a happy balaance key.
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Make sure you keep moving cause otherwise its gonna feel even worse over the next few days.
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Yes you are right and plus sthe longer I sit the more my back cramps up. Uggghhhh!
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Yup that will happen
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“I woke up and questioned my entire life” You crack me up! 😂
No pain no gain, they say. 🙃
Inspiring podcast! 🙌
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LOLOL! at this point I’ll take no gains!
Thank you Michele!
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😁
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Now you know 😀
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Right!!!!!! LOLOLOLOL
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I’m so sorry Belladonna. Hope you feel better soon. Hugs.
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Thank you Sadje! I appreciate that.
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Take care.
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Your message about trying resonated with me because I remember there was a time (It was a while ago now) when I never thought I would be one of those people who ran on a regular basis. That seemed nuts to me, until it wasn’t.
As for a do nothing day? I love those days!
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Thank you for sharing that!!! Isn’t it amazing what our bodies are capable of? 💖😍😍
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It really is.
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Sorry to hear that, Belladonna. Feel better. I love “Do Nothing” days, enjoy yours.💕
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Thank you Grace, I’m feeling so much better now. Nothing days are so wonderful.
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Happy to hear that. Absolutely 💕
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You had me rolling! Except the pain, of course. I do hope you feel better soon. 😀 🤍🌺
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LOLOL! Thank you so much Kymber. Girl I was a hotness on Sunday.
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You’re a crazy lady! (And, I mean that in the best way possible). Feel better, Bella! You always look after me, so feel some good juju coming back your way!
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LOLOLOL! I am for sure and have learned a valuable lesson. But….. I’m hard headed so I’ll probably have sore ribs again. LOL
Thank you so much my friend, I’m resting up this week.
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💖
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Doing nothing is my favorite.
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Same!
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…and people ask me why I don’t work out!
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Right! LOLOLOL
Definitely making me think twice.
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Hope you recover soon!
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Thank you Dawn. I’m feeling so much better now.
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