You Don't "seem" Old

Day 141

So... last night I went bowling with some of my work peeps. It was a seriously good time. No.. really! It was. Perhaps I'm romanticizing the evening because the teenage son of one of my coworkers remarked after a comment I made about being the oldest in our group,  "Really? you don't seem old".  Teenagers think all adults are old so I consider this high praise!

The truth is that lately I don't feel old either. For a while there i was feeling pretty old. Shedding a little weight can do a lot for your self image. But, a little exercise does a LOT for your energy levels. I used to get home on Friday night and pray that we would just decide to stay home and watch tv. My husband would say let's go camping and I would think "jeez I hate the idea of packing up all of our crap."

Now, I look forward to doing these things. If someone asks me to do something I no longer face it with dread and lethargic apathy. I'm excited and eager to get out anyd enjoy the world. If you think that getting healthy is a waste of time, let me assure you it's not. I've never felt better in my entire life!

I read on facebook tonight that some of our friends are doing a 5k tomorrow at the Streets of Indian Lake. My first thought was... I should get up in the morning and go walk that. The old Margaret would have said "better them than me."


No one ever said "damn, I wish I hadn't exercised today."
Plenty of people have said and will say "damn, I really need to get off my ass."

Which will you choose?

Cheers!
Margaret