Back in the Saddle?

Well... It has been a while since I blogged and at least one of you has been asking, so this one's for you Toots!

The last months have been long and hard. I aint gonna lie. I had been at a plateau for a while, several months and it was getting extremely old. I pushed through on the exercise because I had a goal to run my first race. A 5K Turkey Trot just before Thanksgiving. (see pic of the momentous occasion) But, after the race, I petered out. Mostly because of just being tired of not seeing results. Plus the holidays were coming and I eased up a bit. Also, I had been having trouble with my hip and after evaluating that, I was sent to Physical Therapy twice a week for at least 2 months. At the first session, I was told that to see the best results, I had to forgo all impact cardio, including walking outside. If I wanted to do the treadmill, that was OK except I could only do it if I held on. Well, that wont even break a sweat. So, with all that in mind, I totally let up. MISTAKE!!!!! I should have continued with the weights even if I couldn't do the cardio. I should have continued with the eating even though I couldn't do all the parts of my routine. Those of you who have followed are smart enough to know how well all of THAT worked.

So, after several long months of losing ground, I am back in the saddle. Well, at least I'm standing in the stirrup with one leg halfway over. I am currently back in the gym and training for an upcoming 10K race on April 29 (as of the last long run, I am up to 4 miles). I am amazed that even though I went for so long without working out consistently, its like my body still remembers. I haven't had to back track in my weights as far as I thought. I have been able to pick up the running pretty seamlessly even after a long winter.

The food. The food is alway the hard part for me. I just love food. I do however, love how I feel when I eat the best foods for my body. If there just wasn't such a thing as bread I would be ok. Who invented that anyway?! So, once the eating is back in full swing, that other foot will be in the stirrup.

I'm back in the saddle again

Out where a friend is a friend

Where the longhorn cattle feed

On the lowly gypsum weed

Back in the saddle again

Ridin' the range once more

Totin' my old .44

Where you sleep out every night

And the only law is right

Back in the saddle again

Whoopi-ty-aye-oh

Rockin' to and fro

Back in the saddle again

Whoopi-ty-aye-yay

I go my way

Back in the saddle again

Ah Gene Autry.

Yes, I am definately back in the saddle again, ridin' the range once more, totin' my old 44.

Love you Toots!