Life is Good!

Some really good things have happened lately. And some things I am less than thrilled with, but hey ... you can't have everything, right?

I ran just over 4 miles on Sunday. HUGE feat for me. I was sore after ... but it didn't matter all that much as I was thrilled with the accomplishment. Because I needed to forgo my Stairmaster on Wednesday (legs needed a serious break to tackle that big Thursday), I felt the need to up the ante on Monday's climb. So I set the Stairmaster at level 9 and decided to climb from there as much of the 40 minute workout as I could.

I did the whole 40 minutes.

(Yay me!)

This morning (Tuesday) I was a bit more crunched for time, so I decided to up my speed a couple of clicks and run as much as I could. I was about 1/10 of a mile shy of 3 miles. I ran the whole thing at the higher speed.

And my legs hurt less today.

(Yay me!)

On the negative side, I can not swing a bat yet. My physical therapist is trying to address that, starting today and per my request. After all, we start training again in April and that's only a couple of weeks away. The plus side of this one is ... if for some reason I still can't hit well by the time the season starts, I can run a heck of a lot better. I can bunt and run like mad and actually make it to first base. However, I am a hitter and I missed hitting well last year. I want to hit well again, (Please, God?)

My weight is starting to shift down again. Thank God, as I have been stuck here in the same 5 lbs. range for most of February and this first half of March. It is very frustrating ... but I am persevering in spite of myself.

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day and I think I am going to forgo the Guinness. Why not wait and celebrate when I reach goal instead? I'm just tired of being stalled ... and there is that whole 5 lbs. more to lose in order to be within the best rate requirements of our newly acquired life insurance plan.

All in all, though, I have nothing to complain about. I am working hard. My body is slimming out and I am starting to see muscle definition. People who don't see me naked think I look pretty good. I weigh less than my husband.

Life is good.

And, oh yeah ... the SUN IS SHINING and is supposed to stay that way all week long.

Seriously, LIFE IS GOOD!!