A little bit of exercise
 

Today is my one week anniversary of doing a little bit of exercise every day. I am walking a circle around our property twice. It takes me 25 minutes. When I get better, I will do it three times and I will be getting in the 30 minutes required for health. Tomorrow the world!

I am so proud of myself and I couldn't have done it without reading what every one has to say on here, so thanks!!

:cheer: :woohoo: :cheer:

Great job!

I'm proud of you! Great work! And it was rather pleasant, I'll bet! :cb: :cb: :cb:

Jay

Ennay and JayEll, you two have been real inspirations. I just had to get over the idea that I had to do this perfectly, and I had to quit thinking about the weight loss aspect and do it for health.

Pleasant? Well, that I am still alive when I am done is nice. :lol: It will get easier for me if I keep it up.

It makes me so happy to hear this, you have no idea. I love how you said, "tomorrow the world". Getting in exercise gives one such a sense of empowerment. Way to go. Keep it up - there's no stopping you!

:bravo::cp::cp::bravo::cp::cp::bravo:

Originally Posted by gailr42:
I just had to get over the idea that I had to do this perfectly, and I had to quit thinking about the weight loss aspect and do it for health.

First off, congratulations on your first week of exercise. Way to go! Secondly, I like your attitude about weight loss. That kind of 'tude is what I am going to strive for...it will help me be less impatient. Thanks for the reminder.

I must say, that must be some big property!! Good job!! You'll probably enjoy it as you keep it up. I used to hate exercise, and now its got me hooked!

I sure hope I get hooked.

We live on 8 acres of desert. There is a 500 foot elevation change, so I get to do a sort of up and down and around thing.

Nice work, you should be proud!!!

You gals are so nice! Thanks for all the encouragement! I won't dare quit now!

Wonderful, wonderful!:cp::bravo::cp:

WTG, Gail! You deserve to be proud! :carrot:

Originally Posted by :
I just had to get over the idea that I had to do this perfectly

That's the ticket! ;)

Originally Posted by :
It will get easier for me if I keep it up.

Yes, it will. :) Truly, I wish more people would believe that whatever point they can start at, whatever they are capable of doing is fine and helps to build stamina. I think sometimes folks psych themselves out thinking they have to do so much right off the bat. I'm one of those people who started with the short bursts of exercise several times a day and gradually extended my times. I'm still at a level folks might consider moderate but it's better than the nothing I was doing before. It makes a difference! :running:

Wow, 8 acres in the desert with an elevation change? You SHOULD be proud. It must be hot, too. That's even more impressive than it already was!

We have been having cool weather for some reason. We know to go out early in the morning or after sunset if it is really hot.

I had to really hustle on my walk today because I had a lot of interuptions and I had go before work. After driving the 35 miles to work, I got out of the car and my legs were like jelly. :lol: I think I needed to cool down a bit before sitting in the car.

:bravo: Keep up the great work!! Week is done and soon, exercise will become a habit.. Great job!! :)

great work...keep up the excellent additude. You have the additude that it takes to get to goal and keep it off. Slow but sure. Woohooo!!!!

I am really touched by all the support and encouragement you are all giving me. Thank you so much. I am keepin' on keepin' on!

Girls, I am just starting and have been reading these forum posts the past several nights (the only time I have to myself is around 10PM to midnight.) I am getting excited to see how much support there is out there! The exercise part of my "lifestyle changes" will have to be walking for now. I will have approximately 15 to 30 minutes a day available for this. At first I thought that there was no reason to even get started since it was so little time. Then, I found out through reading your posts that ANY time is better than NO Time. I have to buy new shoes for walking as I've worn out my old New Balance Walkers. Do any of you know anything about what is called the Masai Barefoot Technology shoes? Or MBT shoes? Are they dangerous to use for driving or anything? Do they work to help you "work" your legs better (as ads say--who believes ads anyway...) I am going to go shopping next week and these shoes are just now available where I live. They are very expensive so I need to find out if anyone has actually used them.

Keep up the good work everyone!
Jansa

:woohoo: gailr42!!!! I think walking is great - for physical as well as mental health. Your goal of adding more as you progress is excellent. :carrot:

Jansa47 - I had never heard of these MBT shoes before so I googled them. IMHO - they are pretty funky looking. :dizzy: Walking is pretty basic - I'm not sure you need to cough up a couple hundred bucks to start out with. I do recommend that you go to a reputable shoe store and get fitted for a good pair of walking shoes. Injuring yourself will cut into your working out. :(

That being said - I walk in birkenstocks sometimes. They feel great and they work out my hamstrings a little extra to hold them on as I go. I also like merrel walking shoes...if you find them on sale they run around $50-80 or so. A lot for shoes, but they last a long time.

I need new shoes, too. The ones I am wearing are the last ones I bought before I gave up exercising about 18 years ago. They seem kind of lifeless.

Yow! Gailr42, my shoes wear out in six months! Yeah, spring for a new pair. :D

Jay

The reason they aren't worn out is that I haven't worn them. :lol: Their role has been to sit in the back of a hot car and serve as emergency shoes. I think they are sort of dried out.

:rofl:

Well, let them remain your emegency shoes, then! That's a good use for them.

Jay