The Early Signs

Today I came home from work early because I felt like I was coming down with a cold.  I get those early signs that over the years I have learned to recognize...excessive tiredness, my nose gets cold and I start to sneeze.  I went home, put on the pj's and went to bed.  I am trying to address the symptoms early in hopes of stomping it out, before it slams me full force and lays me flat out.  If I get really, nasty sick its going to be really hard to exercise.  I got up this evening around 6 pm and did a 3 mile indoor walk dvd and it did not take me long before I was sweating ( I probably have a low grade temp).

Cocoon

Metamorphasis, today I am thinking about metamorphasis.  I can honestly say I resemble a big, sluggish caterpillar munching my way through life, eating everything in sight.  I guess exercise could be considered my cocoon, only, it is not restful at all in  my cocoon.  In my cocoon its a little hot and sweaty and after spending time in my cocoon my body starts to ache.  In the past I have used sleep (naps) as a cocoon.  I would come home from work and take a nap to find some peace and quiet.  Today I came home from work and used exercise, Leslie Sansone Walk Strong dvd

Have You Ever Wanted to Exercise?

Today I waited for "it" to happen again. "It" is the feeling I had yesterday that I actually wanted to exercise.
I think I felt that feeling around 2:00 today except it happened so fast I would have to call it a "flash" feeling.  It was like a hot flash but faster and without the sweat.  I was waiting all day for the feeling and was not even sure "it" would re-surface.  I hope the feeling grows, thats my hope, that my day won't feel right without exercise included.  I want to be addicted to exercise, its my only hope to be and stay healthy.  I have focused ALL my lifetime on eating right and I know what I am supposed to consume and what I am not supposed to ingest.  I have never had to ask myself if I wanted to eat, thats a "no brainer" to someone who's overweight, but I have always battled with asking myself if I wanted to exercise, thats also a "no brainer" to someone who's overweight.

Amazing Race

I got on the stationary bike tonite and watched the amazing race.  I really felt like I was a part of the race, except for the heat of Dubai.  My friend Siti is moving soon to Dubai with her family and I already knew that the world's tallest building was there.  I would love to go visit and see the world someday.  Right now, I can't even leave Spokane for the weekend.  At the end of the project, I plan to visit my sister in Colorado and exercise my 365th day with her.  I am looking forward to taking that trip and many others.... How do you sign up for a show like The Amazing Race?....

"IT" Happened

Today my husband and I had many errands to complete and most of it involved the RV that my Mom and Dad gave us.  While we were driving around town.... "it" happened in the car today, a strange and unfamiliar feeling, it startled me enough to realize I have never felt like that before.  The feeling that I had a glimpse of was...I wanted to exercise today.  I know, it almost took me aback, it shook me up a little, it was weird.  I came home from errands and although a little sleepy, I change into exercise clothes and did a 4 mile walk (Leslie Sansone dvd) instead of laying down on the couch for a little nap. I wonder if I will get that feeling tomorrow?

OOOH GNATS!

It was a balmy 65 degrees today and most considered it a heat wave, since our temps lately have dropped into the low 20's and high teens.  I decided it would be a great day for a walk outside around the neighborhood.  Unfortunately, flying gnats also decided it would be a good day for swarming the "hood".  Once I laced up my shoes and started down the street I did not want to turn back.  I was committed to the "walk", so I buried my head down, kept my mouth closed, and breathed through my nose.  I barreled my way through one swarm after the next, plucking gnats from my eyelashes, and wiping gnats stuck to the sweat on my face as I walked faster just to get home.  I know I swallowed a gnat, and when I got home I blew my nose...just to be sure..I may have gnats stuck in other places...I think I need a Q-tip.

Signs

I have started to notice small signs.  I am not talking about the kind of signs that advertise merchandise.  I am refering to the kind of signs that elude to the fact that you have been exercising your head off for 32 days.  For example, I have noticed I can remove my wedding ring to apply hand lotion.  This is not the kind of "flag waving" sign that you have lost some major "pound-age", I mean its not like I dropped a whole dress size or anything and it is certainly not the major signal as if a co-worker said,  "Have you lost some weight?"   No, its a small sign, know only to me and my slim fingers (hey,... the body has to start some where).  The other small sign happened today at work.  I zipped up the stairs to the 3rd floor!, no... floated, bounded, hopped to the top and could not believe how easy it felt!  That sign had me thinking that this project is really going to pay off!....today, (2 Power Miles, Leslie Sansone dvd)