NSV: Ice Skating!

ZombieEarhart · January 2014

Today I went ice skating for the first time in 20+ years! I didn't plan on it, but I was downtown Chicago at the Art Institute and when I stopped at Millenium Park to watch the skaters, I thought why not?

It was awesome. I figured I would cling to the wall, and if that was all I could do then no big deal. But after a few minutes of that, I was totally fine, and skated for about 45 minutes.

This is a major victory because a year ago I wouldn't have even tried. I would have had just enough energy for the museum (if that). I would have been embarrassed to try and afraid I wouldn't be able to get up if I fell. I wouldn't have trusted myself. But after a year of walking, then running, then weight-lifting, I'm happy to try new (old) things. Now I figure that the worst thing that can happen is I fail, and I have a new benchmark to test myself against.

GummyHuman · January 2014

Awesome!

mhoeff1 · January 2014

awesome nsv!!!

MissySpring · January 2014

Wonderful nsv!

martymid · January 2014

My daughter roller skates twice a week. So many times she asks me to when I will skate. I told her I need to lose a lot more weight before I even think about it. So I understand your victory very well.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.

weightedfootsteps · January 2014

Congrats!!! That's an awesome NSV!

I went ice skating in August this year...would have actually stayed on the ice more than one lap of using crates to keep my balance but my daughter fell so we skated out together...very carefully...LOL It was a birthday party for my oldest daughter and I had to keep busy anyway..but I definitely plan to get my booty back out there to the ice rink!