Category: Walking
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Thankful Thursday
4 comments on Thankful Thursday[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] 1) The cold I had that kept me out of work for a week and low energy for another? Mostly gone! 2) Getting to be the able-bodied one this weekend. A friend was visiting who’d injured his back, so I was doing the lifting, opening doors, going into the grocery store […]
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] 1) Walking more regularly has been improving my ability to walk. I walked a lot more today than usual, without pain. 2) Getting over the cold that kept me out of work last week. I may still cough, but I do have energy now. 3) I did let being sick […]
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] 1) Orange-mango-banana smoothies, or at least the one I had on the way home today. I seem to be coming down with something — headache, a bit of a sore throat, some coughing and sneezing, very little appetite. I left work a bit early because I was feeling worse. Partway […]
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One Little Commitment
Just one. I’m not a person for New Year’s Resolutions, and yet … I seem to have made a commitment to myself. And to my knees. It’s just one thing, it only takes about 30-60 minutes a day, and yet it seems to have completely eaten my brain. What is it? Going. For a walk. Every. Day. Not […]
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Thankful Thursday
1) Walking is much better; been leaving the cane in the car most of the time. 2) Fun evening exploring Microsoft’s private “mall” one afternoon with a friend. 3) Getting better at prioritizing and being gentle with myself. 4) My office seems much warmer since I got back from vacation. It’s nice not to HAVE […]
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Random Items from My Day
Still here. Still weigh the same as I did before the holidays. (That’s simply a fact, BTW, not a success or failure. But it’s not what people expect, even though it’s incredibly average.) Excerpt from IM: Me: My dad called just as Good Eats started today. It was an episode on Alton’s recent weight loss and […]
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On the Hamster Wheel
One of the frequent refrains in the discussion of Angry Gray Rainbow’s “I Hate Exercise” post was the dislike of exercise bikes, treadmills, and other “hamster-wheel exercise-for-the-sake-of-exercising”. I grinned when I saw it, because yes, I’d rather walk to someplace than walk in place or around the block. But, then, there’s today. Today my […]
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Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] 1) Spent ~3 hours walking through exhibits at the state fair earlier this week with the man of the house and I felt fine :) 2) Wonderful weather — low 70s, not too sunburn-y but not raining. :) 3) Two members of my chosen family started new jobs. 4) Yoga. 5) I’m thankful for […]
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Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] 1) I am thankful and honored to read the comments people have made in response to yesterday’s post. 2) Hugs from the man of the house yesterday. 3) Elevator repairs at work this week mean I’m walking more stairs. I’m managing this MUCH better than I was afraid I would ;) 4) Experimenting […]
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Vacation Planning
Last August I took a vacation which required a great deal of walking. The opportunity for me to join the man of the house at a convention came up just 2 or 3 weeks before the event, just 5 months after I’d used all the physical therapy my insurance company covers per year so that I […]
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Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] 1) A week that is going well. 2) I can lay on my back for half an hour or more and not have it “lock up”. 3) The annual summer drought has ended, or at least is in a lull. 4) I now walk half a mile in 15 minutes (used to […]
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Side Benefits to Exercise
…and I’m not saying anyone has to exercise. Goodness knows a lot of the “Exercise Shoulds” do nothing but spoil the party. But as I’ve tried to let go of the Shoulds and exercise for my own reasons, I’m discovering some things I didn’t expect. I’m generally sleeping better. Less low back pain. Walking or […]
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Thankful Thursday
1) Friends and family who listen to me whine about work and general stress. 2) We are at the peak of sunlight here … so it won’t be getting worse, and I will be (hopefully) getting better sleep in a few weeks. 3) Continuing fun with weightlifting. 4) Getting faster at walking. 5) I’m sitting […]
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Thankful Thursday
1) Back at the gym with its many different sorts of weight and cardio machines … 2) … and my knees are NOT hating me. :) 3) Not getting embarrassed when I start sweating and breathing hard before my workout partner (who’s on the next treadmill over). 4) A good weekend away from work. […]
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Thankful Thursday
Many of my coworkers on vacation will be back next week. A friend got a job offer. Enjoyed the three-day weekend (America’s Memorial Day, for non-North Americans). Got some longer walks in over the weekend. A husband who likes to cook.
Living ~400lbs 