Challenge

Hi friends, how are you?



It has been challenging getting back to blogging and exercise.i don!t have the same stamina but i am moving foreword.

I am limited with some exercise because of having lymph nodes removed, but there are some studies that using weights may be a good thing. For now, i do what is comfortable. I jogged/walked two miles yesterday and i am using a run app on my phone. I love challenging myself. I also attended zumba yesterday after a month hiatus. Man, i felt like i was going to throw up during that work out.

I am lucky i have a friend who always texts me before class and encourages me to attend. It helps to have the support. After class i realized how much i have grown after cancer. Its tough losing your hair and having no breasts. During cool down, i wont bend down all the way for fear of exposing my chest area. I refuse to wear my prosthesis during exercise and i feel like people stare but i move past it. I am brave.

My hair has come back curly as hell and grey... Yesterday, i trimmed it and had it colored. I cant wait to surprise Daniel when he comes home. I am starting to look at my old self. I took the picture above yesterday. I have several pictures of self where i look 60 years old... I am learning all about vanity,

I miss blogging and i hope i will do it more as i deal with my new normal life.

I should have blogged more about the personal journey and all that one learns of self. We all have an inner strength that we never knew existed...

Challenges... There is so much meaning behind that word.... Are there challenges that you are facing? May e its just running, eating healthier or being the awkward person at gym.... Just push foreword. You will surprise yourself.

Later gators
Paula