Considering that on Tuesday the section titled “pageviews today” read 29 the increase was a huge surprise.  Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings and welcome to all my new followers.  

3.  Strength training is going well.  I no longer hurt every time I do my workout (10 random exercises that I think cover all the major muscles).  It doesn’t hurt to run up hills too much.  I still feel like it’s a bit of a hassle to do it (2-4x/week), but, really, if I’m watching The Biggest Loser I shouldn’t be sitting on the couch doing nothing…  AND (!) it’s making me look better!  I guess I should have figured that out, but it was a surprise to find out that all the hamstring bridges and curls on a stability ball have made my butt look better (to me at least) and it doesn’t really look like my bum has a second chin anymore…