Feeling Great!! Feeling Strong!!

Nov 06, 2012

Today is day 8 without power at my house....but I'm okay!!  I have a generator, all are safe...and I've capitalized on Sandy's wrath to get in some good workouts.  After the storm, I have 3 solid days of lumberjacking, heavy yard clean up and general work to get cleaned up and back in some kind of order.  I felt so gloriously strong..full of energy, ready to lift and heave ho those cut up trees and drag heavy branches and load them on the bucket of the backhoe.  I never tired before anyone else...never felt like "I can't bend one more time!"  I could! and I did!  I'm currently down 57 pounds...more than 1/2 way to my goal and I feel terrific.

I went to the gym yesterday for the first time since the storm struck.  Despite a week's absence, i was still pushing and pulling and jogging on the AMT machine even better than a week ago!  The storm work helped me tremendously not only physically, but mentally.  Knowing that I could ask my body to do whatever I wanted it to feels so wonderful...powerful....empowering...despite the POWER OUTAGE that persists in my neighborhood.  My attitude is remarkably strong and happy .... I am very thankful for all I do have despite the inconvenience of having to deal with a generator. I don't care so much when I think about those who have lost so much.  I want to go and help...I'm going to look into that!

Coming back to my class today...I looked around at their happy faces and hugged back those strangling me with their hugs of delight.  We had such a great venting session about the storm and its effects on our lives.  I know that last year I had a much different attitude toward the destruction and inconveniences since I was 57 pounds heavier...feeling miserably weak and down.  Dr. Abkin has helped me change my life.  As my older son once said to his ear/nose throat doctor after his tonsillectomy (he'd had so many illnesses with his adenoids and tonsils...poor kid...he was a mess...after his surgery he felt so much better), "I'm glad you did your homework!".  I had always drilled into my boys the importance of doing your homework....and keeping up grades and challenging themselves.....so when he said this to his surgeon, he burst out laughing.  Dr. Abkin, thanks for doing YOUR homework!!  I feel so fortunate to have met Dr. Abkin.

Anyway, feeling great! Feeling strong!  Hope you are feeling great & strong too!

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