Getting back into the swing of it.

Ok, so it was an eye opening week for me, to say the least. BBE had promised me if I cleaned and organized our walk in closet, he’d take me shopping (his treat) for whatever my spring wardrobe was lacking. WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO! I’d purged a TON of clothes last summer, as my exercise routine had enabled me to drop 2.5 sized *big grin*. As a result tho, my spring wardrobe turned out to be somewhat lacking. I have a lot of pretty summer dresses, but not a lot of pretty spring skirts, so that was the goal, to go get some skirts.


We went to a store, which I happened to also have a gift certificate to (thanks to his mother from Christmas) and was excited to try on some pretty light coloured and floral skirts. Ohhhhh they had some pretty dresses too. I grabbed my size and headed into the change room. It quickly became apparent that my “new size” was no longer my new size.  Late last summer I started having trouble with my knees (currently doing tests and trying to get in to see a specialist) but as a result, it SEVERLY cut back my ability to work out, specifically treadmill and elliptical. Add that to the upheaval of life last fall, the subsequent moves and adjusting to the new life schedule, I hadn’t been to the gym a whole heck of a lot. I was miserable, I didn’t by anything (refusing to buy anything that fit me now) and cried all the way home.

Of course BBE consoled me, told me that I’m beautiful and he loves me completely (another reason he’s BBE) and has worked to find exercises I CAN do with my knees as is. So, we met at the gym after work and he put me through my paces. I was “less than excited” about the prospect, it had been a while since I’d really had a good workout and I was a bit daunted by it. Fortunately BBE knows me best and ignored my lack of enthusiasm and just dove in. OMG it was a HARD workout, but my knees weren’t screaming in pain like usual, actually they didn’t hurt any more than they normally do and we got a REALLY great workout in, in under an hour!

BOOYAH!!!!!! HUUUURAH!!!!!

I came out of there energized, bouncing, excited. As always, BBE knows me better then I know myself and I LOVED getting back to working out. Today my legs are sore and the back of my arms are tight, but I’m smiling. I feel GREAT, and I’m oh so grateful to have someone so amazing in my life that will push me when I need it!