Attack of the Killer Calves

I have newfound determination for this soccer thing. I will become great. For those of you who know me at all, I can be a wee bit stubborn (who, me?!) and I have taken all that energy to soccer. I don't know why... I'm bored, whatever. The point is that I have been working out super hard. You know on the cross trainer the trick is to be able to last a long time on it? Yeah, well I have it to a level where I am pushing those footpedals for all I'm worth and not going too fast. This, my friends, is full on training.

This, compounded with my desire to run full on into people while playing, has made my legs a bit... fragile. My bruise is now some funky reds and purples framed by an interesting combination of green and yellow. Fun times. This, so far, is all part and parcel of playing the game. I am in perfectly fine condition although I do walk a little funny in the mornings (I get stiff). But I had the shock of a lifetime today when I put on my awesome black boots. I slip on the left boot and it's kind of tight. Like tighter than when I wore them earlier in the week. I think, Great... I work out more and I'm getting fatter. Then I put on the other boot, but it fits fine. Hm. My left calf is distinctly larger than my right. And this has happened since Monday. There are several explanations: My right (dominant, kicking) foot is getting leaner because I use it more. Or, my left leg is swelling because of my bruise and/or just getting belted in the knee last week. Perhaps I have been pushing harder with my left leg than my right on the cross trainer, bulking up my left leg. The other option (and most likely one) is that my muscle knot (yes, I just made up that phrase) in my left leg is making it swell ever so slightly and I am freaking out over nothing.

Still, now that I know, I feel like it's super obvious and people will stare at the funny legged freak, thinking she must have just gotten her right leg out of a cast... look how tiny!! Geesh, and people who are starving, suffering from diseases, and in wars think they have it bad.