Miles and Miles

What a week it's been. I haven't written for a while, because I have been so incredibly busy between working out, working, and doing things around the house. I have been wanting to write here since Tuesday morning, but it just hasn't come together til now.

I am very, very excited and proud to say that I reached my goal of swimming 1 mile in my workout. I did it for the first time on Tuesday and again today. It was challenging and I pushed really hard to get there. Woo hoo! Last week I swam a 400 for the first time on Thursday and again on Saturday, just to make sure I really could. Trish and I started out trying for the mile on Tuesday and hit it. Today was another mile in preparation for the 500 continuous that I'll be trying next Thursday. That should be interesting. So yay for me, I did it.

That and someone complimented me on my hair at the gym Wednesday morning. This may seem silly to mention, but in a way, what I do with my hair while working out is a personal sign that I am a warrior. I'm there on a mission and I don't care what I look like or what anybody thinks about it. Self confidence building here... Anyways, my hair has gotten quite long (for me), but not long enough to be in a true ponytail or anything. So, I put it up in a samurai style ponytail right on top of my head. (This way I can still wear my headphones and they're in the right spot and don't fall back off my head.) So, this lady told me that my hair rocks, and she wishes she could do that. I just said, "Hey, it's all about working out and losing weight, so I don't care about what my hair looks like, so long as it isn't getting sweaty and stuck to my face." Her reply was, "You go girl!", and that was a pretty cool start to my day that day.