dear body: an apology letter

Dear body,

I am sorry for what I put you through last week.

Namely, the 125 "Good Morning" hamstring exercises with 25 lbs of weight that at the time, seemed completely doable and did not hurt too badly.

I am sorry that the following day, and every day since, your hamstrings have been so tight, that you have not been able to completely stretch out your legs without immense amounts of leg pain.

I apologize that the simple task of bending over the dishwasher to empty it, is no longer possible.  Also in this category are the following:  shaving with straight legs, running, bending over to tie shoes, picking up laundry from the floor, squatting in any form, and so much more.

And I am sorry that you can no longer keep up with your 4 year old son.  Even when you're really all out trying.

Sometimes, I forget, that you are thirty-three year old body, and that you need to take things in stride, a bit easier at first, and with a good dose of before and after stretching.

I forget that just because Jesika Gardner can do 150 of these in her sleep, I think that you can. 

I ask forgiveness for the decrepit state you are in, and promise next time, to consider this past week of pain as a standard in which I never again want to return.

Please take these Tylenol with Codeine with my apologies-pills I have had lying around for nearly 5 years since my C-section with Ethan circa April 2004.  {Are these even any good any more?}

If those do not work, please relax, eat these newly baked, fresh and warm chocolate chip cookies, and consume them, enjoying each and every deserved calorie.

Body, I hope you will accept my humblest and deepest of apologies and some day return me to my former state of being able to straighten my legs and touch my toes.

Sincerely,

Amie

PS:  CrossFit, you are the devil.