Wow! This has been a fantastic week! I had my best swim workout ever, talked to a young woman about her weight battle and discussed cervical cancer with a complete stranger. I'm amazed by how life works sometimes.
While I was shopping last week my favorite sales girl mentioned that she'd noticed I've lost weight and asked me what I've been doing. So, we chatted about body issues, what we've tried in the past to lose weight, and how we both want to learn how to eat to stay at a healthier weight. We've both tried things like Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig and we've both gained weight back when we stopped. Not because the programs aren't good but because the programs just give you food and tell you to eat it, they don't actually teach you how to cook for yourself later. She and I agreed that we'd check in on each other whenever we see each other. Should be fun to see her progress too :-)
Today I volunteered with Team in Training at the AMGEN bike race. I had a great time seeing old friends that I completed a marathon with a few years back, met a lady who is currently going through treatment for a blood cancer, and met a woman who had cervical cancer 12 years ago. I found this out because she said that she liked my bracelet. It's a bracelet my best friend gave me and it's designed to represent cervical cancer. When I told her why I had it she immediately told me her cervical cancer story and she told me that she'd always felt alone. I'm so glad that she and I crossed paths so that she knows she's not alone. I told her about Tamika & Friends and that she can always find information through them whenever she needs it. I hope she'll look up the site when she gets home!
Thursday night I had my best swim workout yet. I'm so excited!! Before Thursday I was getting really nervous about the triathlon. It's less than five months away and I've been having trouble getting my breathing right in the pool. I can spend an hour on the elliptical machine but I couldn't swim 10 laps. I'm not sure what changed but I was able to swim 36 laps without stopping any longer than it took to touch the wall and turn around. Woo-hoo!! That workout makes me believe that I'll be able to swim the distance during the triathlon. And, I'm even a little excited to see how everything goes when we get there on October 3rd.
Bye for now,
Cindy
