In praise of exercise!

Yep, you heard right! The lazy I-hate-exercise girl has caught the exercise bug! But no gym for me! I have discovered the great outdoors! I am obsessed with walking and hiking! My sister and I started a walking challenge in the beginning of June.  If we walk 10 miles we each get 2 hours of childcare from the other person! It has been awesome! I have been using my 2 hours kid-free to go on hikes with my hubby! This week I think I am going to go to Starbucks and read the Twilight novella, but maybe not.  I have been hiking 2-3 days a week in our local mountains.  Yesterday I went with a girl from my work up to Forest Falls and we hiked up to the falls.  It was gorgeous! I have noticed some change in my clothes but not too much movement on the scale.  I'm sure it will start soon! I am thinking about doing a 3 mile walk from my sister's to my mom's before our BBQ.  Today is the first day of the weekly challenge and it is nice to start with a long walk.  My old faithful walking shoes were stolen along with my gym bag from my car last week so I invested money in a $100 pair of shoes (gasp! But I am worth it!).  I have never bought good workout shoes and they really feel better.  The next thing I need to work on is weight training.  I mostly need to work my arms.  I am not sure how much it will help the bat wings but the extra calorie burn would be great! I just need to find a quick and easy arm workout that I can do daily.  I'm sure I could come up with something! Sat is my surgeriversary! I can't believe it! I would love to get to 175 by then, but we will see! I hope everyone enjoys their 4th of July! So very different from last year! Be safe!

YOU GO GIRL... I LOVE WALKING... its cheap.. and FREE.. and it works.. but if feel ya on the scale part.. but im not complainig about the dropping in sizes... I need to trick my sister to do the same..LOL..take care have a lovely 4th!!

Could you please hit me with that exercise bug!!!  Ugh!  I've tried all year to catch it but I haven't caught on yet.  It's still a struggle for me to get the motivation.  But I'm so excited to hear your hiking stories.  You make it sound so fun.

I need a walking challenge with someone!!!

I'm with you girl! I have not been able to get on the exercise train either. I'm almost embarrassed when people inquiry me about my weight loss. It's not having surgery, that doesn't bother me to talk about at all. It's when people expect for me to have some fantastic exercise routine that I've developed in order to have lost 205 lbs. so far. (54 lbs to goal)

I tell them I walk from point A to point B. I'm not doing anything other than living my "normal" life. I have not gone out of my way to deliberately exert myself to burn calories. I'm sure I'm moving a lot more than I used to, I can now mow my own lawn, etc. I'm going to beach and be more active in that way. I too need to work a fun activity into my life in order to tone up and strengthen myself.

Hiking sounds like a great way to get some exercise. I could do that. You'll think I'm nuts because I haven't done anything yet, but I'm really interested in learning how to use a sea kayak. I see myself with a kayak on top of my car by this time next year. Any kayakers out there?

oh and btw...LOVE YOUR PIC!!!