Gym is open - finally friday!

Well, it's finally friday and I'm glad for it.  I got my tree decorated yesterday and only put out one box of Santas around the house.  I get a new Santa every year, but I have much more than the 21 years that I've been married. 

Yesterday I walked/ran again.  It feels good and my goal is to get up to 30 minutes of walk/running and then slowly move to just running for the whole time.  Yes, my thunder thighs rumble through the whole thing and I go to the very last treadmill to do it but I still do it.

I've found that when there's crap around, I'm picking at it.  Someone dropped off some assorted Hershey's candies and I would eat one when I would go to the office kitchen.  I finally told the business manager to take the candy home to his kids PLEASE!  One is good for me, but then 3 hours later I get another and then another a couple of hours later.  Not a good thing to snack on.

So, will you move to lose today?

I know what you mean. One of the professors gave me a bag of candy - Hershey Kisses, Kit Kats, Twix..you name it and it was in there. It was so sweet and pre-surgery I would have ate the entire bag without thinking twice. Now - not so much. I never even opened the bag, I just gave it to my nieces when I picked them up last night. I was scared. I hope the "fear" never leaves me because that's what keeps me in check now days. But I'm only 6 months out...we'll see as the years go on.

I had an interesting exercising adventure last night. I decided to walk/jog around my neighborhood instead of going to the gym. I knew I needed exercise but for some reason I could not make myself go the gym. This is the first time that has happened since my surgery. But after last night I am running (not literally) back to my gym tonight.

I put on my iPod and started walking down my street. A neighbor stops me and we talk. That wasn't bad. I start walking again and another neighbor and her husband were out in their yard, so I stopped to talk to them. Then their kids came out and I had to ooh and ahh over the kids. Good deal! I'm free -- I start jogging back down the street. I'm enjoying myself so I decided to go two blocks over and take a nice, long walk/jog. Once I get 2 streets over a dog starts chasing me. Thankfully his owner quickly got him. I noticed it was a pitbull. Well, that worked out nice for me.

I get back to my street and the old lady on the corner is out walking her little yappy poodle. I stop, talk to her, get her whole medical history - including her unfortunate bout with constipation. (I almost high-fived her and said - word! I feel you, dawg!) Then the mosquitos set in. Mother of all that HOLY. I thought they were going to carry me away. Finally the old lady set me free and I jog off. I get almost to my house when her yappy poodle decided to run after me. More great news. I run back and meet Gretchen (the poodle) half way, tell the old lady to stay there that I will bring the dog back to her, scoop the poodle up in my arms and bring the damn thing back to her.

When I finally made it to my house I stood in the laundry room, shook my head in amazment and said outloud - HEY DUMBASS! GO TO THE GYM FROM NOW ON.

 

 

I went to the gym this morning but was very quickly drained of energy. I did about 20min on the treadmill and at a slower pace than usual (2.5 with a 5% incline) and 4 arm machines. I just wasn't feeling it, but at least its something.

I'm off today and had hoped to swim. Still a possibility, but I just got done helping DH shovel out the driveway. 4" last night on the Wilamette Valley. Who'da thunk it!

So right now I am resting after my cardio (I used the broom, he used the shovel). I got more cleared - LOL!

If I don't get out I may try one of the exercise DVDs I got for the boys to give me for Christmas - chair Tai Chi maybe.