I need a kick in the butt

Hard winter and a stream of difficulties have given me an excuse to let things slide. Haven't gain a lot of weight, but haven't been exercising and I feel blah. I've finally made it to Medicare, which made my new knee possible and also gave me Silver Sneakers, but I have yet to get myself over to the Y and enjoy it.  I keep finding excuses for myself, which is so not a good thing! I have a sister who keeps telling me the answer is to "just get off your dead a** and do it". I know she's right, and I'm running out of excuses I can make myself believe.

Please kick me. I need it!!!

KICK in the booty!!!! You can do it, the first step is always the hardest. Once you start it will get easier! Today is my first day back to the gym in just over two weeks, I just felt blah too. So there it is, KICK KICK KICK!!!!! 

Turn around - here it comes!  WHACK!!!

See you back here tomorrow with your daily plan to share!

Consider yourself kicked!

You already know that you're making excuses.  That insight is important because you can change and nix the excuses.

Please update us as to how you're doing.  

Day One: breakfast: cheerios, coffee/milk, orange juice, vitamin.

Back to the POOL! I'd forgotten how wonderful post swim euphoria is. Having a protein drink now, lunch a bit later. One has to beware of the post swim munchies.

Bad: Always tough to take off the robe and walk into the water. And - Wow, I am weak. Tired out very fast swimming laps, but I expected that. This is gonna be a lot of work. Curious item, walking around I can't feel my new knee at all, but swimming, my leg could feel the weight. No pain, just odd sensation that my knee was heavier than it was before. Got used to that pretty quick, probably won't even notice from now on.

Good: I still love to swim, and my body hasn't forgotten that. After arthritis exercise, swim and then time in the hot tub, I feel great.

Ya know, once I'm in the water, I always feel so good. Taking the robe off to walk into the pool always sucks, penance, I guess, for a lifetime of bad eating habits; but once I'm in, I transform into a creature of grace and beauty. Walking back out sucks, too, but once I reach the hot tub, it's forgotten! The combination of water exercise and hot tub works miracles for my arthritis. This pain relief will last for hours, too, and once it wears off, I'm gonna want to go back for more.

Which is a good thing. :-)

SO today's kick in the butt is I lost a filling. :-(

Personally, I dread the cost of the dentist far more than the discomfort of the work to be done.

SO I'm all stressed out, the paint on the wall is starting to look very appetizing.