Highs and Lows | Linda Rome
Monday, June 2nd, 2008It’s been a week of highs and lows for me. I spent the holiday weekend having a pity party, the reasons for which I shall keep to myself. Suffice it to say that I couldn’t wait for my Tuesday session with Dr. Tim. It was great, of course; but then he wanted us to get on the scale for a check-in. I was disappointed to see that I’d put on some weight. Dr. Tim reminded me that muscle weighs more than fat, but it was little consolation to me because we live in a world where numbers matter. I’m still wearing clothes that are two sizes smaller than before I started this journey, so I’m sure there’s merit to the theory. What the number meant to me is that it’s not enough to follow the food plan “in spirit.” I need to follow it exactly to get and stay where I want to be.
The stress of the work week had me looking forward to my Thursday session. Unfortunately, I had to work late, so I missed it. However, the good doctor had Saturday hours this week, so I had a good, long workout. Dr. Tim took me to a new level of achievement while I was working my arms. Each time he had me increase the weights, he also increased the reps (usually, it’s the other way around). I did it! I’ve recently gone from 3 lbs to 5 lbs. This time I did a set with 12.5 lbs. WOW! I thought if I can do this, I can take anything that my job throws at me. The icing on the cake is when two of the regulars at the gym commented to me on how hard I was working and how strong I was. The comments were totally unsolicited and came at separate times. I had no idea that these guys paid any attention to me. How generous of them to take the time to compliment my efforts. I left the gym that day grateful for Dr. Tim and the sense of community that permeates PW.
My week started on a low and ended on a high. In fact, now that I think about it, there were actually more highs than lows. It ended up being a good week after all.