DH has taken it upon himself to "help me" get in better shape. We both vowed to go to bed earlier, watch less TV, get up earlier and walk. at least 30 minutes each day. DH has been on a weight loss kick and now that I am trying to loose a couple of pounds he thinks he found a buddy.

5:45 AM! DH creeps into my room (yes, he has his own room) and says "you ready?!" my first thought was @5am? REady for what?! Then he said "I laid your shoes out and im ready when you are. Meet you outside! He was like a little kid! um...ok...I guess im getting up. Put my shoes on, sprayed myself with natural bug repellant (black flies, deer flies and ticks are thick now) and off I went.

I swear with each passing quarter mile, he stood taller, got firmer, and stepped faster. I kept up for a while, but finally had to say HEY! im not a recruit! slow it down Sarge! He said he was determined to help me beat this MS thing, and that if that takes a walking buddy to motivate me in the morning, he is the man for the job! OMG! I have created a monster!

Altho I did walk 3 miles today at a much better pace than I expected. I was sweating, and starving by the time we got back home. Have I joined the Marines? Did I create a monster? Please dont worry, I am a tough enough girl that if I cant take it, I WILL tell him to get away from me, but maybe he has a point. I see all of these magazines about all of these women who run, jump, ski, and have MS. They all say the more they do, the more they feel they can do. Even with no balance, blind from Uhthoffs, or hugged by the hug. They are out there.

Can I be one of them? or will this lead to IVSM? Lets see! I went blind on our walk this morn, as I normally do, but after i cool off it comes back, and he was there as my guide. So, that problem is solved. I had some lactic acid burn off, but he was there to cheer lead me thru it and after a min the burning stopped. I had a big hug moment, so we slowed down, and he coached me on breathing till it passed, so that is solved. He turned out to be a good road buddy after all.

Should I go for it?