Since leaving Dallas I slowly fell back into some bad habits. I was still generally healthy, not as active, but I kept in shape. But six months ago, my fitness became a total after thought. Wedding, travel, moving, life, other were my main focus. Along the way I gained a considerable amount of weight.  The wedding (both mine and that of friends) occupied so much of me and Millie’s time that we chose to spend what little free time we had doing anything but working out. I had so little time during the week and rarely had a weekend where we weren’t traveling, I made the choice to rest and recuperate rather than work out….and eat pizza.

That changed today with my first swim in nearly seven months. It was hard and equal parts frustrating and exhilarating. Frustrating because I once could knock 1000 yards as a warm up but exhilarating as I was reminded what it’s like to be in the water. I love it. I love the pool so much more than the treadmill. I’ve promised myself I’ll get back in shape.