IT'S A WHOLE NEW YEAR! CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Just wanted to touch base with a progress report:  Yesterday I walked 10 blocks round trip, which was probably about a mile! And I now walk my dog 1 or more times a day.  I continue to gain strength every day, and if I could just lose some weight, I'm sure I'd improve even faster!  Sitting around for 3 months with your leg in the air is not conducive to keeping one's figure, you know?  But today I read that doctors estimate that for every pound lost, it relieves 5 pounds of pressure on a person's ankle...as if looking better wasn't motivation enough!  Anyway, in lieu of an organized exercise effort (which I notoriously suck at) I am currently working on standing up straighter, sucking in my stomach, and not looking down when I walk. It's trickier re-training than you think, when you've been hunched over a cane for a year or so!  My friend Hanna thinks I should try yoga to help regain my balance and flexibility...am still toying with that idea.  If I didn't have to change clothes before and after, and tote accessories (like a mat) with me, I'm sure I'd be more enthusiastic.