I’ve recently had some noteworthy milestones come my way…
Probably the most important one? I’ve grown in height. No lie. Friday I went to the doctor for a general checkup and they measured me. I am now 5′3″. I know that this is not right and quite unexplainable however the numbers do not lie. I was not 5′3″ the last time I was measured. In fact, this also happened the last time I went to the doctor for a general checkup. I thought I was 5′1-1/4″ and when I was measured, I was somewhere around 5′2″. The only explanation I can come up with is that I’ve been doing a lot more stretching lately and maybe that is helping me stand up taller?
According to my mom, this is as obnoxious as her boyfriend telling her that when he gets a cold, he eats a really “hot” burrito and it knocks the cold out. But, whatever. I’m taller than I used to be so all is right with the world.
The next is equally huge. I hit a weight that I haven’t been at since before my wedding in November 2006. Slowly but surely, it’s coming off. It’s not a fast process, but I’ll take it. I’m sure this is in part due to the sadistic spin teacher. And even though I’ve struggled with my weight all my life, I’m also horizontally challenged and growing trumps weight loss hence this being #2 in the milestone list.
However, does it matter that I threw away that weight loss with my binge of polish sausage, ham and party potatoes one of the best foods ever! on Easter and am still struggling to get back to it?
The next does not even come close to #1 and #2 but it’s still equally great. I ran 3 miles, straight. This is a first in a very long time. I’m not going to say that my legs didn’t feel like mush afterwards BUT…I can say that I did it. Yeah me. Bring on the 5k I’m doing in May and the Danskin Triathlon in July.
This last one isn’t so much a milestone but more of an abnormality, well for me at least. Lately, I’ve found that I enjoy baking. Not pretty things that require patience because anyone that *really* knows me knows that this is something I seriouly lack but bread – banana bread, zucchini bread. And well, that’s about it for the varieties of bread I’ve been making but…those two breads are damn good and I’m able to make them low-fat.
So, ummm, yeah. That’s about it. Well, for now.
