A Walk A Day...

[Definitely..maybe]

Took my doggy for a walk today:) only about 20 minutes, but that's better than nothing! And lots of errands...so I'm counting them:rolleyes:

 

[EverOnly358]

And lots of errands...so I'm counting them. :rolleyes:

Oh, yeah, that totally counts!

Totally off topic - When is Grey's Anatomy coming back? This long break is killing me. Plus, my stupid DVR decided to delete the last couple episodes I had recorded and saved. I need my weekly Grey's Anatomy... it's critical for my mental health, LOL! :laugh:

 

[franciemarnie]

Every step counts. I used to wear a pedometer all day and would be shocked sometimes at the mileage when I didn't even take a walk @Definitely..maybe !

Did an hour today outside. Listened to The Beatles Greatest Hits. My sparrows came after twenty minutes and sat at attention waiting for their meal as I rounded a lap. They are so cute.

 

[Definitely..maybe]

@EverOnly358 have I mentioned before that I adore Greys Anatomy or are we just like meant to be?:wideeyed:

 

[EverOnly358]

LOL! @Definitely..maybe... you mentioned your love for Grey's Anatomy before. :) And I mean, as far as managing my PTSD and stuff, I find that exercising, music and then great TV are the top three things to improve my mental health, LOL! (I'm kidding... kinda.) So where is Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, huh? I NEED THEM BACK! LOL! Thank goodness Shameless has been exciting and awesome this season, or what would I do!? :laugh:

All kidding aside... I'm not having a great day. I'm not sore, but the constant exercise these past couple weeks has made it necessary to take more showers, which is no big deal... but it's so dry here, even with humidifiers going and every type of lotion in the land... I had to put off exercise today just because I knew, even if I just decided to walk slowly around the track... I wouldn't do it. I would push myself, end up jogging, end up sweating and end up drying out my skin even more with yet another shower. :confused:

I'm such a little princess, such a baby... for example, one time we decided to go to the beach in Florida... it was supposed to be a relaxing vacation. I got my SPF80, I got my coverups, I got tons of cold water and made sure the resort had lots of those big umbrellas by the beach... and what happened? Turns out I'm allergic to sand. Despite my sandals, sand got on my feet and I got this bad rash and my feet swelled up and everything. (Sorry, icky... but true.) I get heat rash and heat stroke so easily. Just showering too often can irritate my skin, and it's only getting worse as I'm getting older. I really am an alien. I was not designed for this planet! :alien:

So my goals for today are to go to a movie instead of going to workout (just so I keep that time in my calendar filled with something out of the house and just for me), and then maybe walk around some stores or something. Something low key. And to drink tons of water, use up tons of lotion, keep filling up the humidifiers, etc. I love winter, but I hate this end of winter time when it's SO dry. I hate that I'm like the Princess and the Pea... the littlest, most inconsequential things bother me and derail me from all my plans and all my goals. ARG! :mad: I hope to go back to the gym tomorrow. :cautious:

 

[franciemarnie]

Good for your body to take a break @EverOnly358!

Just back in from invigorating walk. It was cold! I have this butt muscle pain - piriformis? sp? - that is only relieved by walking. Another good reason for a walk a day!

 

[Definitely..maybe]

Super proud of you @EverOnly358 and @franciemarnie !!

I cannot wait for my favorite shows to be back too! It's always great to have something to look forward to. As for me on working out I have 2 hour massages for massage school and took the stairs a few times (I'm on the fourth floor!) haha, so yay! Now I'm exhausted.

And @EverOnly358 I'm sorry about your allergic ness to sand..what a beach! (Get it?!?! Ha ha ha):x3:

 

[EverOnly358]

LOL! Totally get it @Definitely..maybe! :laugh: And I've got to charge my iPod Nano... it has a pedometer and somewhere I have a something like a watch band for it, so that would be cool. Because it is surprising how much walking happens when you're not even thinking about exercising.

Update from yesterday... I did go out shopping and to a movie. It really lifted my mood. I always worry I go to stores too much, but my husband kinda said yesterday, "If retail therapy works, and you can fit it in the budget, hell, go for it. Anything to make you feel better." So, I embraced his sentiment. In the end, I didn't spend too much money, I just enjoyed walking through stores and stuff. I did make sure the humidifiers were running, and I used so much lotion I'm running low and have to restock... I could have done better on drinking water, but not too bad. Hmmm. I took a day off from exercising, but I think that's okay. I really have to be careful not to run myself into the ground... it does NOT help. :confused:

Well... I was up again with nightmares and flashbacks and crying and all that last night... this time more around 5:00am, instead of 3:30am, but hey, what can you do? Then I totally overslept by 3 hours and missed my window to run to the gym. So, because of my continued determination not to let this PTSD stuff take over and ruin my life... I decided a 60 second dance party (a la Christina Yang or Callie and Arizona on Grey's Anatomy) was necessary. It turned into more of a 15 minute dance party... but, and this is the most important part... don't continue the dance party while curling your hair with a curling iron turned up to the highest setting! Okay? It's dangerous. LOL! :D Then I added in some 20-20-20's (20 each of 3 exercises, like push-ups and jumping jacks) and I'm calling it a day... except maybe I'll go outside for a brief walk and maybe some shopping later tonight. But no pressure.

Anyways... here's some musical inspiration... first from my favorite band, Trapt, and then a lovely selection from The Lego Movie, LOL! ;) More music to exercise to is always good.


Get Up by Trapt
(I really didn't want to get out of bed this morning... but this song did the trick.)

Your lonely cage
Is now unlocked
Once shackled ankles
Now free to walk
The chains that bind you
Are breaking off
One by one
As the floor beneath you drops

Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground

You wait so long
To feel alive
For someone to come
Bring you to life
That time is here now
You survived
Don't hold back
From the ashes you will rise

Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground

No more limitations
No restrictions
No more hesitation
No inhibitions
You have been awakened
You know your life has just begun
You're not just anyone
There's nothing you can't overcome

Get up get off the ground

Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now...


Everything is Awesome from The Lego Movie

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome, when we're living our dream

Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony...

 

[Definitely..maybe]

@EverOnly358 PLEASE let me know the second time you do a dance party- love 'em!

Today I helped my best friend on her scavenger hunt to her proposal...in heels! Totally a workout!

 

[EverOnly358]

LOL! @Definitely..maybe, in heels... yes, definitely a workout! I remember when I was working, running around downtown in heels. I'm glad those days are over! Sounds like your day was really fun! :) You're on, for the next dance party!

So... yesterday I did end up walking around Target for like an hour, but I didn't buy anything. And I didn't go outside walking... there's still too much ice. But that's okay. It was supposed to be an easy day, after all.

Today I went to the track and walked for 70 minutes, yay me! :) Tomorrow I'm definitely going to the gym for Free Fridays in February... and my husband said as long as I go tomorrow, no problem getting a membership to the gym... so I'll be doing that tomorrow, too (to often I decide to do these things and then I don't follow through... that's why my husband was all like... prove it, go for the free days in February and if you do, then it totally makes sense to get a membership). Plus there's a $25 discount for getting a membership during February, which is cool! I'm so looking forward to being able to go to the gym along with the track whenever I want. :)

I have errands to run tonight... and I have to hurry... Grey's Anatomy and Scandal are back tonight. I can't wait!!! (I'm kinda silly to get so excited over TV... but I love TV and movies (and books, too), they totally take me outta my head.)

 

[greenleaf]

Another gym day! It's still too cold to do much outside (and it's supposed to snow again!) I walked on a treadmill and cranked the angle up to 15 degrees... Gets a good workout! Also did a bit of weights.

 

[EverOnly358]

So... last night, we ran around doing a bunch of errands, and there was lots of walking... probably all together over an hour. Maybe more. So that was good! :laugh: Then later I vegged out and watched TV on ABC. :rolleyes: Gotta love all the drama.

Today I did go to the gym and I did get my membership for the year all setup. :shifty: It was a major pain in the butt, and the whole process of filling out forms and getting my information in the computer and questions and options and having my picture taken for an ID card... it all really, really stressed me out. But now it's done. Yay! :laugh: I'm actually really excited that I'll be able to go workout and do my own thing for an hour or two every weekday. Plus working out and walking keeps my head screwed on straight instead of all screwed up, like usual. :rolleyes:

So today, I did get around to actually using the gym again and I did great. I got in 20 minutes on the treadmill, 25 minutes on all the different weight machines and 15 minutes on the stationary bike. Yay! :smug: I would have done more, but I ran out of time with all the fuss over signing forms and such. :shifty: And I guess it's just as well... I'm a little worried about how much my arms and legs are gonna ache tomorrow. :x3: