[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by IslandScout

I haven't been back in a while because I wanted to have something more positive to report and finally I can say, I'm doing better. I worked out four times last week, which is more like my old self. I do half an hour on the elliptical trainer, with more resistance, I always notice, than anyone else around me.

Like many on this thread, I listen to music when I exercise that I wouldn't necessarily listen to outside the gym; a certain kind of 4/4 beat is easier for me to match and keeps me on track to the end of the song, even if my heartbeat goes as high as 156 and I'm breathing hard. (I have perfect blood pressure and don't worry about it. In fact the exertion gets me kind of "high.")

I think I mentioned, I went from a size 6 to a 10 recently; now I'm about an 8, which might be a good place for me.

I finished physical therapy for my shoulder and have good mobility, so I'm about to return to the upper body weight training I always used to do, and I'm eating more protein, like turkey cold cuts, or canned chicken mixed in with chopped salad and ginger dressing—I know that sounds weird but they were preparing it and giving out tastings in Trader Joe's and I really liked it, so I got the ingredients and now I take it for lunch.

Okay the kid just got back from the park so I feel like I can leave the house and go to the gym. Everyone have a healthy day!!!

i LOVE ginger, can you share the recipe for the dressing? i used to have a Ginger wasabi finishing sauce for the grill, it was delish!