Nice Weekend

I made some good progress over the weekend. Saturday night I walked for 50 minutes, mostly uphill. Sunday I walked for 55 minutes, two full laps around the neighborhood, once in each direction. It seems like my stamina is betting better every day. My knees are starting to bother me a bit more, but as they say "No Pain No Gain."

I still can't find my iPod connector to use with my Nike+, so I really don't have a good estimation of how far I am walking. I tried using one of my old pedometers tonight, but it read only 0.04 miles walked tonight, so it is not working :-( I really miss my Nike+, and I may have to break down and buy a new one on my next paycheck. I am hoping to get a FitBit for my Birthday or Christmas http://fitbit.com/ but they won't be available for several months.

Great Day

I was able to leave work early today, so I picked up Bailey and headed home.

After finishing Bailey's homework, I mowed the lawn for 45 minutes. It wasn't too bad since the temperatures were in the high 70s. Mowing seems like a pretty good work out, sine I was all sweaty by the time I was done.

I got myself cleaned up, and we all went to our "Fit Family" class. It was neat, we all got certificates for attending all four classes, little goody bags, and door prizes (I won 8 apples :-)
The class teacher is sending a letter to our Doctors telling them about all of the information we have learned.

Once Bailey was off to bed I went for my nightly walk. I took the harder uphill route for the first half of my walk, and it didn't seem too bad (no back pain tonight.) I walked for a good 40 minutes, and make a lot of progress.

Let's hope I can do even better tomorrow. I need to find my Nike+ adapter for my iPod, so I can get some good distance reading again.

Hitting the streets

Well after a week of being sick and some crazy work schedules, and two days of pouring rain, I finally made it back out for a walk. I was able to walk for a full 25 minutes, but I noticed that all of the stamina I had built up is gone again. I did some uphill walking, but I really felt it in my back.

We have our last "Fit Family" class tomorrow, and I am proud that we have made it all the way through. It was "only" four classes, but with my work schedule, having company, and Bailey's school events, I was amazed that we were able to make all of the classes. We learned a lot, and now we just need to put ALL of that advice into action (planning meals, exercising as a family, etc.) Bailey seems to taken a lot of it to heart, so it was well worth the time.

I am opening or will be off for the next 5 days, so I should be able to get back into some sort of routine. I am going to to work really hard at walking at least 5 out of the next 7 days. Stay tuned for more updates.

What a sick week

Well I have hit my first (of many, I am sure) snags on my new healthy routine.  I have been pretty sick for the past week or so.  I had a sore throat, hacking cough, and bad "intestinal distress."  It started out mildly enough but by the middle of last week I was a wreck.  By the week end I was not getting any better, so I went to the Urgent Care Center on Sunday.  The Dr. said it was just a viral infection, and it would just have to work it's way out of my system.  Today (Thursday) has been the first day in almost two weeks that I feel 100%  I am hoping to start my walking again in the next day or two (depending on if we go to the fair or not, and the weather.) 

On the plus side, when I weighed in at the Dr's office I had lost 15 pounds !!  Not too bad a start, hopefully I will do even better when I check in with the Dietician on Monday, keep your finger's crossed !! 

Labor Day

The Family went to Pharr Mill Road Park today.  Bailey played on the playground for a while, then we all went for a 20-30 minutes walk.  We wanted to go walking on the boardwalk by the river, but it was closed due to the floods last week.  It was a very nice park with several walking trails. I am sure we will go back there often.

Later Monday night I went for a 35 minute walk around the neighborhood.  I did a lot of uphill walking, so it was an even better workout than the previous days.  Looking forward to an even longer walk on Wednesday night !! 

Two in a row

I went for another walk tonight. I worked today, so the fact that I still went for a walk despite being tired from working is a good sign. I worked on walking longer and taking a more challenging route. I managed to walk for a half an hour, but it was starting to rain, so I cut it off a bit earlier that I would have other wise. I don't have any distances yet due to my iPod problem, and a missing pedometer. Stay tuned for more walking soon...