Re: Re-introducing meself :)

December 30, 2007

Glad you're back, Sher. This has been a rough year for knees! Don't worry,

one solid BFL challenge and you'll be sporting some strong legs and running

circles around your 9 year old. :-)

> hola, y'all,

>

> i joined this board about a year ago and started my first BFL

> challenge. i was feeling fabulous following the BFL plan, and had

> decided to try to introduce new cardio fun to my life, including more

> challenging ice skating lessons. (i've always known how to skate, but

> i wanted to learn jumps and such.) suffice to say, i fell on the ice

> and ended up with a torn PCL (not a typo) and torn meniscus.

> (newsflash -- you don't bounce as well in your 40s as you might in

> your 20s ;-)so much for the challenge; time for the " rebuild your knee

> and quads challenge. " skwigg had done something similar just a few

> months before, and i found her blog to be incredibly helpful -- i know

> it aided my recovery.

>

> anyway, i am back. and i am starting on wednesday. i am remembering

> how wonderful i felt eating clean and working out. i have a ton of

> weight to lose -- i was on steroids a year ago for this little matter

> of my platelets going away mysteriously. but right now, i am focusing

> on eating right and feeling good. oh, and training for a 5k. my 9 year

> old ran her first 5k in december as part of this terrific " girls on

> the run " program which encourages elementary school aged girls to be

> active and to build their self esteem. i couldn't run with her -- i

> had just gotten the go-ahead to begin training, but i was not there

> yet. (don't laugh!!) so i want to rehab enough to be there come the

> next race in the spring.

>

> i'm looking forward to learning a lot from you!

>

> best,

> ~sher

>

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