The Ugly Truth

When I started writing this blog to chronicle my running adventures, I decided I was going to post it all ... the good, the bad, and the ugly. So far, I've focused on the good and the bad. Now, it's time for the ugly... so very ugly that I've only been able to admit it to a few people. Until now.

Okay, here it goes ... I ripped two pairs of my pants at the seams. I've had a lot of things happen to me, but ripping my seams has never been one of them. Never. Until this week. Not just one pair, but two (it's only at two because, after that, I stopped checking my work pants). I was absolutely mortified. Was I gaining weight? The scale was reporting the same numbers. Yet, all of a sudden, I had become the Hulk. Plus, my experience with weight gain had always resulted in not being able to button and zip the pants. I never actually ripped clothes. I took a look in the mirror ... yep, the butt was definitely different. This is where it gets even uglier ... (consider yourself warned) .... my butt had grown ... into a bubble. I went from flat to bubble. I did not ask for this. Never. Not even once. Matter of fact, it had been my only body part that was flat. There was no need to complain. I had a flat body part.

The worst part is that I don't even know when it happened. Both pairs of pants are only pants I wear to work. So, if it happened anywhere, it would be there. Surely, somebody would have said something.

I went to the only one I knew would know anything about this ... my friend and co-worker Kim. She informed me that, because I'm running, I'm using different muscles and those muscles are getting "stronger" (sign she's a good friend - she didn't say "bigger").

Personally, I'm hoping that the area is just swollen and is going to return to it's original size and shape very shortly.

This is only the second month. Let's hope the surprises are over with.