Healthy with a Bullet

If I only get to experience the way I feel right now for another 24 hours, it was worth every bit of the hard work involved.

Some things have changed.  Sweating, for example, is quite interesting.  My inability to urinate has put a new perspective on sweating.  All of a sudden, it's not such a bad thing.  That said, I seem to be sweating less, even on the hottest days.  That may have something to do with my weight being down to a more manageable 225 - 230 lbs. as opposed to 270-300 lbs.

My workouts have not increased in length, but have increased in variety and quantity.  I've broken my runs out into a separate workout, and I travel to my old stomping grounds, the Southwest Waterfront, for my runs.  The land is flat there (as opposed to all uphill or downhill), and the boardwalk measures exactly half a mile from end to end, which makes measuring my training runs very easy.  Treadmills are a great training aid, but they are no substitute for actual running.  In addition, my apartment building has added some nice new equipment to its gymnasium.  With a couple more amenities, it will almost be a complete fitness center.

The schedule is challenging at times, but so far is manageable.  The warm weather is making it easy.  I look forward to re-taking the Army physical fitness test in October, and to whatever else the fall season brings.