...because they too walked and walked and walked...and walked. I just noticed that I'm in the top 10 for walkers on Facebook's Fitify application. Number 5. Yeah, baby! I've walked 73 miles in the past 30 days. I'm planning to step things up in the next couple of weeks, so watch out Number 4!
My goal is to walk 5 miles a day, 5 days a week (Monday-Friday), but so far life has gotten in the way of that happening. I have yet to do 5 consecutive days because something always comes up. I am determined to make it happen next week! This one's already screwed because I couldn't go this morning due to some intestinal issues I'm not willing to blog about. Feel free to thank me for that.
Additional goals: Eric and I are joining a gym together. I doubt we'll ever go at the same time, but it is nice that we're both becoming more fitness conscious at the same time. I also want to get in the habit of doing yoga every night before I go to bed. This is hard since by the end of the day I'm so tired and all my favorite TV shows are just getting started up again (Heroes tonight! The Office on Thursday!) Thank goodness for the DVR. I just need to have the discipline to schedule that time and stick with it. The healthiest I've ever felt was when I was practicing consistently and I want to get back to that level again.
I am really enjoying the walking. It's my favorite part of the day, being outside and having quiet time - although now that I think about it it's not entirely quiet since I'm listening to podcasts and trying to placate Sawyer, who starts whining "Playground, playground" around mile 3. Still. I enjoy it. It's something I know I can stick with, unlike running, which every time I've tried it is just painful, painful, and more painful. I had asthma as a child and I still associate running with the yearly torture of "running the mile" in PE class, which always involved a horrible attack and subsequent vomiting. (Looking back, I don't know why I never got a doctor's note to skip it.) In college I was in a car accident that left me with a back injury and I still have pain from that, which makes running even less fun. Walking is low impact enough to feel great and still get a good workout.
Any other walkers out there? Runners (masochists)? What else do you do to keep in shape?
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You go on with your bad self! I run, kickbox, weight train and torture myself in various ways. I am training for a triathlon right now. But I think you already knew that.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!!!
Good for you, Chelsea! And I can vouch for the effectiveness of both partners doing it at the same time. Kelly and I started our weight-loss program again yesterday (well, I've been trying--unsuccessfully--for two weeks) and it makes such a huge difference to have him on board. Let me know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Chelsea! You are awesome for setting goals and sticking to them as best as you can with a Mom's life. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI eat oreos. And read other's blogs. I'd love to go walking with you sometime--if Sawyer wouldn't mind the company. Maybe I ought to wait until the baby is born though. Or until I'm close, and can't wait to get it out!!
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