flossing and foam rolling

i have 3 cavities. so, what does this have to do with my training? nothing really, except for the fact that i hate flossing and i hate foam rolling! i don't floss every day (i hope my dentist isn't reading this... hi barbara!) don't get me wrong. i do floss, just not every day. it's a pain. it's the end of the day. i'm tired. besides i don't eat sweets (desserts not included of course), i rinse after every meal and i already brushed my teeth. i even have a toothbrush at work.

it's kind of like using the foam roller. today was strength training day. i was tired this morning, but overall everything was good. i'm getting a little stronger. the workouts are helping me strengthen my core, posture, and the rest of me that's not strong (which is everything). stair climbs with the medicine ball, chops on the free motion machine, a lot of stuff with weights and the stability ball, etc... i still don't know the names of these exercises and i'm not savvy enough to post stick figure exercises on this blog, so you'll have to trust me. it was a good workout, and everything went well... until the end when i had to do a side squats with the dumb bells. the knee went "ouch."

my trainer tried to figure out why i hurt. i ran the 10 miles on saturday, but other than a little stiffness in my knees, i felt fine. i could walk up stairs, etc. she suspected my IT band. she had me roll on the foam roller... OUCH!!!! i was told that i need to foam roll every day... just like i was told to floss the last week. it hurts :( i'm pretty flexible and justified that i work out and stretch so don't foam roll. i know. i know. the more you do it the better it gets.

i get so impatient and tired... the workouts and runs seem more rewarding since i feel the results from it. the maintenance after the workout is the challenge.

i have 27 days...
time to get off the computer, brush my teeth, floss and foam roll :(