Friday Update

Two more physical therapy sessions, and I'm done with it! Woo hoo! My ankle hasn't hurt in a long while, my calves and achilles' tendon doesn't feel as tight, and I just got the green light to start my Couch to 5K on the treadmill (no pavement yet).

As an added benefit that really made me feel good about what I've been doing... for a while, my liver enzymes were elevated everytime I had blood work. After some analysis a few years ago, my G.I. doctor told me it was more than likely the cause of a "fatty" liver. Great. And even still, it really didn't affect my health habits.

But recently, I had some blood work for some other reasons, and lo and behold... enzymes look great, white blood cell count looks great... wow. In just a few weeks, with a few pounds gone (most of them from my liver, apparently!)... it's amazing.

And judging from my pushup results today, breezing through the "prescribed" number of pushups, and maxing out at 18 (out of 10)... incredible feeling. My arms are starting to toning up, and this is just the first week!

Can't wait to see my progress at the end of the program. I'm looking at starting the Couch to 5k on Sunday, so I can alternate between that cardio, and the pushups... and I need to add in some situp program in there, too.

I have a Bowflex gathering dust upstairs... I guess it's time for me to use it. ;) I have an attachment specifically for ab work, so maybe I'll do that.

This accountability-by-blog, whom I share with my buddy jogren.blogspot.com, is really working and kicking my habits up a notch.

Weight is still not responding as quickly as I would like... but the benefits already, with 35 lbs. down, are definitely tangible.