I Could Walk Up the Stairs

My son is getting married this weekend. (I get to perform the ceremony, how cool is that?) So, this past weekend we moved some of his furniture into the apartment he’s going to be sharing with his soon-to-be wife.

Naturally, it’s a second-story apartment.

Well, several weeks ago, we had moved my son’s fiancee into that apartment. Since I own a truck, that meant I got to help. Lucky me.

Anyway, this meant several trips up and down those steps carrying different pieces of furniture.

I was sucking wind

After just a trip or two up and down those stairs, I was really out of breath. The rest seemed to be fine, but here I was thinking an oxygen mask would be nice.

So, fast forward a few weeks and my truck is once again loaded with furniture for this apartment. And I am once again facing having to carry furniture up those stairs.

It was different this time.

This time it really was different. I mean I was still sweating profusely. It is Florida, after all.

The difference was, that I was not sucking wind. I was able to make 2-3 trips up and down the stairs without being so short of breath that I could barely function.

The scale doesn’t tell the entire story.

The funny thing is that I am not any lighter now than I was when we moved her in. The scale says almost the same thing, but I felt so much better.

I have been exercising on a fairly regular basis and, even though the scale doesn’t show any change yet, I feel better.

Ultimately, I know that I have a lot of weight to lose. Like a hundred pounds or more.

Still, I’m going to celebrate this win.

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