Trip to see the doc

I went to the back doctor today, and I got some mixed news:

The bad: 

• I have several disks that are worn down beyond what would be considered normal for a guy of 40.  He even went so far as to ask what kind of trauma I’d had to my back.  Answer:  None.

The good: 

• He gave me the go ahead to run 3x per week. He even liked the Couch-to-5k program I’m doing.
• My hips are fine, which was a concern going into this thing.
• I have an official target weight:  245.  I got him to sign a paper saying as much, so WW will accept that as my goal. 

I even had a session of some hydro-therapy tonight.  It’s like a water bed, roughly the size of a twin bed.  Get on, lay on your back.  The nurse pushes some buttons, and in a few seconds you’ve got these jets of water running up and down your back.  (See picture)  It felt heavenly.  I have GOT to get one of these for my house.

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