Back

Obviously I did something to it. Tight in the lower back, with the old sciatica down the right leg. Hard to bend, stiff to walk. But a nice walking and easy lifting workout at the Y seems to have firmed it up, relieving most of the pain. Maybe some swimming tomorrow. Place was packed today, as was Pei Wei tonight (where they didn't put in our phone order until we arrived, but they rushed it and gave me a $10 gift card and all the soda I could drink while I waited, so I wasn't stressed much) - holiday weekends make people crazy. Plus the cold weather. 37 degrees for a high - the newspaper advised people to stay indoors. Go figure!

Speaking of exercise, I am at the nice stage where I feel stronger, my muscles support me when walking, so I stand straighter and have more control. On the down side, my muscles have bulked up, but my layer of marshmallow still has not melted away, so clothes are tighter, for now. Nice chafing from Wednesday - today I wore my long spandex pants *gasp* instead of shorts.