Entered a 75-mile challenge at work for the month of March. Proceeds go to Kidney Disease Awareness. Hit my highest step count yesterday.

Thank you all so much for your support. Sorry to have been quiet the last few days. I was taking a little time to rest and reset with what appears to be a new normal.

I did see my knee surgeon today. He says that the knee looks fine and the ligaments surrounding it are all good. He liked the changes I have made this week to address the issue. I'm just going to have to be careful to avoid situations that might creating the pain and swelling in the future.

I DID stick to the plan all week, and the scales moved some finally. I still have a little over 5 pounds to go to meet my goal, which sounds like a lot but when you start to heavy, you have to lose a lot more weight to hit your 4%. Hoping next week will include exercise and I'll be able to sneak in under the goal.

This is a game of many small steps adding up to a big goal!

We are off to a great start!!!

We're almost done with our Water Challenge! Please click on (comment) under this post if you complete the challenge and report in there! You have until Saturday 10:00 PM Pacific Time to report in. We will have our drawing shortly after that for the $10 cash prize!

*Challenge reminder: Drink at least 64 oz. of water a day, 5 days this week!

One of the biggest reasons for joining this was the daily pain I’m in. I can feel my body’s weakness, and it scares me.

Yesterday I started a beginner routine that I feel is doable without pressure. I got it from @HybridCalisthenics on instagram. Im going to do super beginner forms of all of these and work from there. Thu, Fri, and Sat are the same as Mon, Tue and Wed. He has images and tips on his website of the same name: hybridcalisthenics.com

Im doing Wall push ups, wall pull ups, knee lifts, jackknife squats, glute bridges and twists. And yesterday my body popped and cracked so much I could replace the percussion section in a high school marching band 😂