Back at it.

After about a week of recovery time and some half-hearted random training last week, I'm ready to get back to it. I hit the trainer hard this morning as a beginning to some good, solid, consistent training.

Most of the swelling in my mouth is gone, but there still some discomfort and not everything is totally healed-up, but enough. I'm feeling comfortable about getting back in the pool this evening although I'm going to be conscious about not getting too much of the water in my mouth.

It feels good to have this out of the way and eliminate at least one potential pitfall for the season. You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone, as they say, and that goes for training too. Sometimes it feels like a grind, but when you can't do it, you miss it. A lot. Or at least I do.

Oh also, I managed to pack on 3+ pounds with liquid calories (smoothies) and no exercise. So, so much for losing weight! I have my work cut out for me.