Strengths

Strength is an interesting concept.  To some people strength is how much you can lift.  Over the past handful of years I have learned that strength has nothing to do with weightlifting.  It is more about how you deal with situations.   

As I keep going on and on about lupus is an autoimmune disease that has no rhyme or reason to it. You can feel amazing one day and then like death warmed over for the few months.  Ok, right now it is more like being hit by a mac truck day in and day out.  I am hoping I can carefully push myself out of this flare-up I have been suffering from for at least the last two months.  Last week I braved the pool with a very optimistic attitude, I had planned on walking a full mile on my first day.  Well, my body didn’t agree with my mind so I got out of the pool after a half a mile and I was fine with that.  Later in the week I tried to get over precocious and snuck upstairs at the gym and got on the recumbent bike, ok, that wasn’t so smart.  Rest of the week I kept with my water walking mixed in with some doggy paddle.  Over the weekend I pulled out my swim bag and it occurred to me… when I swim freestyle 90% of it is upper body, I am not big on kicking so I could give it a shot next time I hit the pool! Today I got in the pool and walked five laps and then swam, not doggy paddled, swam 5 laps.  I had a buoy between my legs to ensure I didn’t try to kick.  I could feel my heart rate increase a little and I was so happy! I repeated the 5 walk/5 swim pattern 5 times.  I capped off my pool time with some lunges and squats, not sure how wise those were, but that is ok.

I am tired, I hurt, but emotionally I feel good!

On a beyond note…  I finally got my grades in from last quarter and ladies and gentlemen I took three classes totally 10 credit hours this quarter and walked away with a clean, strong 4.0 this quarter! YAY!!!!!!