I didnt make it to the gym today. Legs felt really really heavy and tired. I think everything I did last weekend has finally caught up to me, and the heat this week has sucked all my energy out of me too.


Did manage to take my parents grocery shopping tho. (we needed ice cream and cookies...you know. The essentials!)

Grocery shopping counts as exercise, because you have to do a ton of walking

I am supposed to be taking the day off, but now that its cool, I want to try to get this place in order, for tomorrow we leave on Vacation! so, I will be doing house work in stead of walking, and anyone who tells you that housework isnt real work needs to be slapped! So, I will punch in about 2 hours of work. Laundry, changing beds, washing floors, dusting...you get the idea. I have a cleaning girl coming, but I work with them. I have them do the things I cant like wiping down the walls, or scrubbing out the tubs. That bending over stuff is hard on me.

Tomorrow morn I will take a mini walk and then we are off for a few days.

Welcome to my bare essentials week.

Have some mint chocolate chip for me, Dej..:D

Been out walking and taking photographs of the flowers in bloom. Beautiful time of the year. :)

25 pool laps today 25 yesterday + 200 hand gripper reps.

1000 mcg's B12 every morning. I feel dead without it.

been sticking with the arm reps .. and my arms are hurting (good way) ... I do hold a weight ...

well, I OD'd on the walking - but kept up with a shorter walk today .. and did some dismantling of a closet door, and cupboard doors on a corner cabinet- why there were doors on it in the first place is beyond me!!

the closet now has a curtain ...

that makes 3 doors (big doors) ... so, the walking and sweating .. holding and maneuvering them around to make more room is a real plus!! they make real good shelving!! or office desk (already has a hole for the cords!!) :D

managed to get to the gym, and once I found a treadmill that wasnt occupied or broken, I did 20 minutes and .39 of a mile on it. (finally!)

Had to pay my gym membership before I could do anything tho. My dad's credit card was stolen about a month ago, and we're still finding things the old card was attached to. (he was paying my membership as a gift. Now it's on my card, but only for this month. Dad wants the points he gets from using his card)

At least now the muscle in my leg by my right hip that's been feeling like it needs to be stretched has finally gotten to do something. It's constantly stiff and numb feeling...last few days it hurt, so now that I was able to walk on it for a sustained amount of time, it feels a little bit better. Now if I can just keep going every day or every other day for the next year or so, it might start feeling more normal.

a friend called today - and we were talking about exercise stuff - and he knows my limitations and my 'love' (sarcastically speaking) .. and he mentioned this cord thing .. each cord is a weight strength ... and the cost is minimal .. start up: $45 (with shipping) ...

I'm going to call them about changing what they have as a kit with 3-40 lb cords .. and see about getting 10 or 20 lb cords instead ... TNT starter (something) ..

can I mention the website?? the guy that designed them is from Madison, WI ... and you don't have to have a bunch of weights around!! and there's another piece (for $6 I think) to attach to the hinge of the door and you can work out at 3 different heights ...

there's different things for different kinds of workouts ...

www.lifelineusa.com

p.s. my friend said that he loves it .. he's an OTR truck driver ... and can do arm stretches inside - and he said it's already making a difference after just a few weeks - he kept saying "I didn't know I was getting so weak!" .. and realize ... he's a big guy!!

Did my 30 min AM walk yesterday (and this morning!), 20 minutes of tone, approximately 5km walk after dinner last night (somehow managing to dodge the rain).

Today's going to be a rough day. My pain's on a level 7/10 right now due to weather changes. I thought perhaps my stroll this morning may help clear the pain a little, but no such luck.

I just need my Friday to get here again soon! Haha!

Loving the updates folks! :grouphug: what a great bunch!

walked 45 mins uphill in one direction and 45 mins back down in the other. took some nice photos of scenes and local wildlife. looking forward to going home tomorrow. this bed is hard, its loud here, and sleep was cat naps, so im tired.