I Turned 106 Years Old YesterdayEasy Weight Loss

Not really, I actually only turned 56, but I've been feeling like I'm about 106 for the last couple of months, so there you go.  Instead of marking my birthday with a run, I marked it with food...I'll have more on that in Wednesday's post.  After last year's 5.5 mile run where I ended up getting heat exhaustion I swore off running that many miles in June because in case you haven't heard, it's freaking hot in Texas in June.

I had hoped to do something different to mark the occasion, either by running .56 miles or by doing something with 56 reps or calories burned at my workout, but nope, that was not happening.  Which is just another reason why I've been feeling so old and decrepit - this person who has pretty much laid on the couch for the last two months is not who I am.  Well, it is.  But I don't like it.

I've really not felt any particular age as I've moved through life - I've just been me, at whatever age, living life.  But as my birthday got closer, it was a reminder that I AM GETTING OLDER.  I know, I'm as shocked as you are!

This is the first year where I haven't been able to meet my new age with as much acceptance as I have in years past.  I mean, I'm OK with being 56, but I'm not so OK with being 56 and having a herniated disc that apparently will always be around, interrupting my life and providing me with the worst kind of pain I've ever experienced.  Nonstop pain.  And apparently even if I get better, I will not be able to do certain physical activities ever again, unless I want to make this issue even worse.  Which I do not, believe me.  It's the pain and limitations that make me feel like I'm 106 instead of 56.  I don't know what is ahead of me as I go through life as a 56-year-old and for the first time, I'm a little fearful of what it might be.

All that aside, I did have a good birthday.  The epidural steroid injection that I had on Thursday afternoon seems to have helped a bit, which made it easier to contemplate putting on a decent outfit and going out to brunch, and I'm glad, because brunch was delicious and I was able to sit at a table for an hour and a half!  Just a week ago I couldn't have done that for more than five minutes, so let's hear it for the miracle of modern medicine!

Once I got dressed and made up, I had Jeff take my picture, of course:

Me at 56 - I was surprised to still fit into my smaller clothes considering all of the lying around, no workouts/running, and loss of muscle tone.

I looked so tired in the full-body shot that I had to take a selfie in portrait mode - I don't know what happens with that setting, but my eyes looked a lot perkier!

Later on, a selfie wearing my birthday gift from Jeff - new sunglasses!

Even more later on, Diane came by with a plethora of birthday goodies to spoil me, including flowers, summery balloons, and one that says it all - It's all about ME on my birthday!

I had lots of well wishes via email, text, and Facebook, and I spoke to my parents too.  All in all, not bad for turning 106...er, 56.

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