Day 1!

Well, I don't know if I mentioned that I have arthritis before, but I do. To make it short, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis last January. That's really what hindered my exercizing. I wasn't able to do indoor track, then I sprained my knee and couldn't do outdoor because of my sprain.

I went to my pediatric rheumatologist at my local hospital, and he said it's been getting better! I'm going to be "weaned" off of the medicine I've been taking for it in about a month or so, and see how I do! It has retreated a bit since our last visit, with my fingers going down from about a half an inch wide to about 3/8s of an inch. So that's good! I also got weighed, and I'm 158 at 6' 1/2". Hopefully that weight will go down! :)

My knee was a pain in the butt today, because when I was heading from lunch to my chorus class, I could barely get up and was in pain all the way to the auditorium. It stopped hurting once I massaged it a bit, and that's good.

Yesterday, I went cross-country skiing for my gym class, so my calves are tight, and that's probably why my knee hurt earlier. It's a good pain, though. It means I'm pushing myself, I guess! Last night, I also did 1.8 miles on my prehistoric treadmill at a fast walk. I'm not quite ready for running yet. That felt so good! I also did 50 crunches on my mom's crunch mechanism (don't ask me what it is... I don't know). My abs feel tired, but again, a good tired.

This morning, I felt so much more energized than I normally do! I went into the band room (like I always do in the half hour before we have to go to first block), and instead of laying my head on a music stand and going to sleep, I was bouncing around the room, helping the instructor bring in instruments from his car, and so much more! It was sooo great!

Well, in conclusion, I feel awesome, just from doing some skiing and fast walking for one day. It was so amazing to feel like I used to when I did track, and it feels so good!

Thanks for reading!
<3 Sarah