March 31, 2010

• “And [she] makes her arms strong.”

  Proverbs…  such wisdom and encouragement… and a measuring stick that always finds me wanting.  *sigh* That Proverbs woman… I tell ya.  Some times I think she’s the epitome of Wonder Woman, just in biblical times…flying her cape bold and proud, while I tread water and flounder.  Sometimes I just wanna smack that Prov 31 woman.

  “And [she] makes her arms strong.” Proverbs 31:7b

  That being said –

  Some time just before my surgery, I came across 100 Push Ups and could sadly do errr, ahem, 3.  Yes, 3.  I was anemic, horribly overweight, and just plain out-of-shape.

  

  That was then, and this, this is now. 

  I got over the surgery (got over the anemia) lost a ‘butt-load’ of weight (I’ll tell you more about that soon with photos, etc, I promise), and tried those push-ups again.

  Three weeks ago I tested myself and could do 15 push ups, putting me in the ‘not a terrible weakling, but no where near strong’ (my self imposed category) and have been going ‘strong’ ever since.  Strong meaning some days my arms feel like J-E-L-L-O, but I’m getting stronger and by the end of six short weeks I should be able to pump out 100 push ups at one time.  How seriously cool will that be?

  And then I can check one more thing off the Proverbs 31 woman list.

  You can do it, join me, I dare ya.~G

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