Gaining Weight

Today someone at work said to me, "So. . .What about you? Are you pregnant or just eating too well?"

It's official--I am getting fat. I noticed I've gained weight--some of my clothes aren't fitting so well. But I definitely didn't think it was enough for people to think I was pregnant!

I guess my one or two time visit to the gym per week just isn't cutting it anymore. And I've even been refusing sweets!--I've never had the willpower for that. I guess I finally understand why weight loss is so hard! Bummer!

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Ouch! SWAT Graduation

Russell's battle wounds

Russell--tired, dirty, and beat up

So Russell did it--he graduated from SWAT school. After enduring 5 days of grueling training and conditioning, he was granted his "Hell Week 2008" completion t-shirt as a symbol of his accomplishment. I don't know how he did it all--crawling through rivers, doing pushups in the gas chamber (also with pepper spray), and running miles up-hill, all with 60 lbs (my estimate may be way off) of gear. Yuck! There were parts he did enjoy, though--the tactics and the comraderie. It seems like the coolest thing they did was simulate a school shooting situation at a local high school with 300 or so local volunteers. During one exercise he got "shot" in the side, so I am definitely glad none of this was real! His group did get praises for doing the best job in training compared to groups from previous years. Congratulations Russell!

Notice all of his massive bruises. We never took pictures of his blisters. Ouch!