In Praise of Being Strong

This is awesome!!!!

Thank you!

There's a gal in our support group that admits she had WLS for the same reason you did--by chance are you a bailiff, too?  ha.  You are a superhero because I am certain your stories have motivated many of us to move more. (tiny bit of friendly advice a trainer may not agree with but--please take caution lifting weight that puts significant strain on the abdominal area--hernias are no fun.)

Hee.  Nope, not a bailiff.  :-)

I'll take care about lifting.  We've been doing a fair bit of core work since the very beginning--planks, crunches, medicine ball slams, etc.--so it's not like I had no prep leading up to the deadlifting.  Admittedly, though, that weight on Friday was a lot higher than either of us had expected!  

Awesome post this morning.You must feel like Wonder Woman.You should order a t-shirt with her on it or another super hero that you like.It is amazing when you get stronger.I am very stubborn sometimes and I am like a person who is like I can do this myself.I can carry double the firewood in the house than I could months ago.Being stronger is such a plus.Congratulations.Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!  It's great feeling stronger, isn't it?  I like to think I'm capable.  As a single woman, I need to be (not that married ladies don't as well!).  I've always had an independent streak.  Getting fit certainly supports that.

I'm so glad you posted this! I'm about halfway to my goal weight and have been training to run a 5k with my daughter when I visit the states in April. My 56th birthday is in a couple of weeks and I've been pondering giving myself some time with a personal trainer to boost the progress I'm making with my running.

I can hardly even believe that, at this point in my life, I am even using words like 5k, running, personal trainer! 

Anyway, thanks to your post I've made my decision and I WILL be going to the gym on Monday to book some time with a trainer. Happy birthday to me!

I'm the same way!  I talk more about workouts and classes and whatnot now than I ever did before.  Best of luck to you as you begin training for the 5K.  What I don't do a lot of right now is running.  I'd like to look into that...maybe the Couch to 5K program should be next on my list. ;-p

Very inspiring!  Thank you for sharing! 

You're very welcome.  :-)