Re: I need help

I had most wonderful experience in Toronto, not. I convinced a friend of mine to go for a walk which was good only to have her not listen to me when I wanted to turn around, instead we end up hiking up an extremely huge and steep hill only to have me barely and I mean barely make it up the hill. This really means I am so out of shape. Because of this I'm now doing Pilates. It was extremely embarassing, I mean I've been exercising, and since the heart scare now trying to eat better but still playing around. I guess time for fooling around is now totally over. I'm lucky I didn't have a heart attack. Good news, at least I wasn't stiff after, just felt like throwing up.
To all who are out of shape, get in shape sooner than later, I had been warned and wasn't listening.
I pray you will listen to advice and not just ignore it like some out of shape person did in Toronto this past week.
DJ

what to do, what to do

Well, I'm off to Toronto for a week. Don't know how much exercise I'll get but hopefully I'll get some walking in. I hope to take a few pics. I heard a good quote today, it goes something like we have the freedom not to let what others say about us affect us. Good quote.
I'll use that somewhere down the line.
Other than that, still reading the book Never Say Diet, I admit I'm not on the eating program yet but slowly I'll get there.
Have a great day. Still wish it was raining more but I'll work with what I got. Broke out the cable gym and worked out, now a few days behind so I got to get my bum in gear. Thank God each day is new with new mercies.
DJ

re:shopping is great for the thighs

I heard a quote recently that shopping is good exercise. So on that note, my friend Opal and I went on about a 2 hour excursion today. First we dropped off some used books at the bfm store and looked around, then we went to Sally Ann and looked around, then we went to Kasner Auctions and looked around, then we went to the drugstore and my favorite mall. We didn't accomplish much except get rid of some books, and the modem I've been meaning to return since February (Opal laughed after she found out I returned the box without the modem inside two months ago. Oops.)
But a good time was had by me and her.
Which is surprising because I actually hate shopping (well, unless I have money then it's different)
But we got in our walk which of course was the most important of all.
Now if I can only convince myself to do this every weekend. LOL.
Yay for the rain, it means I can walk indoors.
Try to take advantage of every opportunity to move, even just a little adds up.
DJ

Re:something's got to give

Thinking back over the past month, I can't say I'm totally happy but I did lose 2 inches off my waist. No pounds though. But an interesting thought came to me about a week ago. Sometimes I'm too shy to go out in public and exercise so why not do it at home? I know some people think wow she's finally cluing in but I kept thinking I should be outside exercising and that thought made me feel apprehensive not that I can't but some ignorant people can't seem to just go by without making some kind of stupid comment. It really made me free when I realized although I may be wasting the summer working out inside but if I do it now I won't be going through this battle next year.
So 2 inches, yayhoo!!!
Have a great day.
Thought for the day. Better to do a little and not feel guilty over doing nothing.
DJ