Tim's Back...

Tim's Chiropractor released him to be able to train again on Monday.  Yesterday was his first official day back lifting.  He was so excited that he was dancing a jig saying, "I get to lift today" over and over again...LOL! Even though he's not lifting the weights he wants to be lifting he's just happy to be lifting again.  He knows that he will work back up quickly to what he was lifting before the shoulder injury.  It was a minor injury but his coach is happy to have him back.  All he's been able to do for several weeks is lower body and Tim says that only doing lower body just sucks.  He was having to see everyone else lifting and he couldn't.  That is a bitter pill to take when you are as driven as Tim is and love to lift as much as he does.  

Now that he's back he works towards getting ready for the WSO State Competition.  That's his next big Meet.  He can't wait because it is also the first Meet that he did when he started lifting last year.  It will be a full circle moment for him this year.  He gets to see how far he's come in a year's time at this Meet.  What great fun that will be for him.

Weightlifting has been a whole new world and one that Tim has embraced.  He loves being able to pack on the protein and eat.  We couldn't believe how fast he went from 112 pounds last year to 130 pounds.  It was like a snap of the finger and he's stayed at that weight all year long and he hasn't had to work at staying at that weight either.  Seeing him at such a healthy weight has not only made him happy but his dad and I too.  We love seeing him healthy and happy and not having to stay on such a specific and strict diet that wasn't healthy for him.  We can see now just how unhealthy it was now that he's been doing Weightlifting for a year.  A year out of the old sport and a year into the new sport has given us so much perspective that at times it blows our minds.  We've been shaking our heads that we stayed as long as we did in the other sport and wishing we had made the change so much sooner than we did.  Everything happens for a reason though.  And seasons change.  Everything Tim's done over the years has helped him with what he is doing now.   Some of what he went through was very hard but it prepared him for this moment in time in his life.  He is such an amazing and strong young man.  

Sometimes life throws us lemons and we make lemonade.  We just have to make the most out of it is all!  That's just what Tim is doing and we are so happy for him and proud of him.  We can't wait to see all that God has for him in the future.  

Here's Tim flexing his muscles...LOL!