"No Biggie"

As I reflect on today the words that come to mind are "no biggie".  Remember when that was the phrase to toss out there when something was not a" big deal"?  Today was not a big deal, a "no biggie" day.  I would like to say my workout was "no biggie",or "no sweat",....but, I turned on Exercise TV and did Walking, Cardio, Shape Up whith Chris Freytag.  It was 48 minutes of dragging my "biggie" through a routine that was plenty sweaty, "uh-huh"...."oh yeah"...

A Bit More

I've fallen into the "routine" a bit more everyday.  I have gotten into the pattern of blogging after every workout, I haven't missed a post in some time now.  I don't question myself about working out each day, I just do it.  The Bickering Selves have not spoken to each other in a couple of months, I think their relationship is broken....hopefully, beyond repair.  The only behavior I want to improve on is the time of day I am choosing to workout....this late night stuff is not healthy.  I watched the Biggest Loser tonight and I got  up off the couch right after it was over and I did a fitness ball routine for 30 minutes, 10 minutes each of upper body, abs, and lower body....it seemed like nothing compared to a "Last Chance" workout!

Biking It

stationary bike...1 hour....Bachelor...vroom, vroom...

Wide Sizes

My husband and I went to Penneys after Church today to take advantage of an Athletic shoe sale.  I was trying on shoes in my size but I started to notice the normal width of the shoes were a little tight so, I started to try on the "wide" sizes...  Now, I had heard that your feet spread as you get older, but then again so does everything else...  It seems that your hips, booty, and middle spread wide.  I am relieved that we don't have to shop for clothes advertised as "WIDE"...."Excuse me, but could you tell me where the "WIDE" department is?"   There are Petite Departments, Womens' Departments, did you ever notice there is not a Petite Mens Department? and that there is a Big and Tall depatment for men but not for Women?  I used my "wide" shoes to exercise tonight putting them through 4 "BIG" Miles...

Funny Thing

I did a funny thing today.  It all started when I went to visit my niece Andi, to view her masterpiece dining room wall.  She has three wild and crazy dogs, that bark, yip-yap, chase, jump, lick, slobber and look precious when they are laying down on the couch looking at you.  I had an enjoyable time watching them do somersaults over each other trying to get my attention.  While I was there, toward the later part of my visit, we popped in a 2 mile walk dvd and we did 30 minutes of exercise.  I had to laugh at myself going to someones house to visit and exercise. I pondered this on the way home...should I drive over to a friends house,... visit and exercise?  Should it be a requirement?  "If I come over today to see you, we will have to exercise!"  I wonder how my family and friends would feel about this, maybe I could start a trend.  This project is starting to get out of hand...

                                                             

Pilates at 11 pm

Clarity of Mind

Noticing the change is half the battle.  As we age, lots of things start to happen and I will spare you the details as the list is long.  When it all starts to go "down hill" you start to notice the differences.  But, as you get even older you start to lose sight of the changes and don't even know there is a difference.  Let's start with clarity of mind.  My friend Cindy has started to notice she is starting to forget things quickly and easily and to be fair I have noticed too......that I am suffering the same loss.  I have heard that exercise will sharpen the body and mind, and I think the "foggy brain" is starting lift a bit.  Tonight my husband and I did the Biggest loser dvd levels one and two....I think it was helpful?