Happy Saturday!!!

What is up blog world!  I know I missed yesterday but life has this crazy way of getting in the middle of whatever I want to do!  Actually, I went shopping heh.. As I continue to lose weight I have found that I cannot handle the cold like I used too.. And it is getting COLD here in Kansas. 

The above picture made me smile..  And here is why..

In my backyard is a Japanese something tree..  It has the super pretty purple flowers in the spring and is short...  About twice year this thing needs to be trimmed. This past summer it was decided that we would cut off a problematic branch.  My cousin, his wife, myself were in my back yard with a gator (my style of chainsaw because its almost impossible to lose any digits) and a real chain saw (men like real power tools).   My neighbor came out and started talking and watching, I think he came out to make sure my cousin had help moving the heavy parts.    Branch came down, I grabbed it threw it up on my shoulder and walked it out of the way. Similar to how this chick is moving with the log on her shoulder..   The look of surprise on the face of my cousin, his wife and my neighbor made me chuckle...   And even as I type this I am smiling.. 

I worked out with Jessica yesterday.  Yes my knee is still really swollen and sensitive.  But this is one leg. It is not going to stop me from achieving the goals I have set for myself.  Jessica showed me an awesome muscle relaxing tool. Seriously awesome because I ran out and purchased one last night..
I picked up the Pro-Tec Foam Roller. There are several brands out there. This just happened to be the cheap one at the sporting goods store I stopped at. It came with a diagram that described other moves to relax various muscles.. I plan on having some serious fun with this...  Look it up, I was super shocked at how just a few minutes of rolling on this thing relaxed my leg muscles enough that I was able to complete my circuit with her.   It's not a miracle cure that is for sure!  But it helped me relax the muscles around my knee so that I could do what I needed to do..  Which happened to include jumping jacks  and continual knee movement with very little discomfort. 

I am noticing some serious changes in my body.  I feel.. hmm scratch that I AM a lot stronger and some fitness moves that were super hard are becoming a lot easier.. Do I like them all no. But what I do like is looking in the mirror at the gym and thinking "Hey, I am doing that! No way!"   Incline sit ups have long been a fear of mine. Seriously I feared them, I have no idea why... I did them yesterday, fear is gone.. 

So anyway blog world, I am going to get off here and go do something fun... What I am not sure just yet.. It's nice and chilly outside and the leaves are falling off the trees...  Maybe it's time to get that DSLR out and snap some photos..

Last thought... Am I still scared about my knee and gaining weight? Yes, but I got this.. If this was easy not just physically but emotionally everyone would have a goal to be fit and healthy.   I will run a marathon and put those stickers on my back window..  And I still cannot wait until Nov 2nd..  Have I told you guys I am soo impatient??