The Pied Piper

Today I went outside during lunch...got some fresh air and walked a half mile.

Okay, so I looked a little like The Pied Piper with about 15 kids following me...We are going to have a "Getting fit club" at lunch!

Whatever will get me moving!

Shannon

Finally, the big move...

Okay, so today we finally moved the treadmill from the crowded and cramped basement into the workout/storage room. Tonight I am going to take my first "walk" on the treadmill in a long time. Hoping that my achilles won't be killing me tomorrow and I will wake up 30 pounds thinner! :)

Shannon

This weekend I...

This weekend I tried my new gym, Ballys. I ran into Jeannie at the gym, and she warned me that it gets pretty busy on the weekdays. So my mind is not made up about it yet, but I really liked it. It had a whole set up just for ladies with weight equipment designed for the woman's body.
So I ran for 35 minutes at 4.5 non stop. I am trying to work on my endurance. Then I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes because I like it. The next 30 minutes were spent on lifting weights and stretching.

I took the dogs on the trails in the back of the complex. We ran sprints throughout the trails. The dogs were really good at listening during runs which was a surprise; they aren't smart. (Mingus is on top covered in grass, and Heidy is below with with flower) They are special.

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Alrighty, then!

Yes, yes. We have talked and now it is time to go to work. This has been the winter of our content (and feasting), but now we will work and become like 'Ahnold', except only not as grotesquely bulgy, and with better pronounciation, and...okay...nothing like 'Ahnold', but more like Batman or Catwoman. Next fall, we will all be super-heroes.

Come On H. B. Lee!

I'm convinced that this could be the year that our middle school, H. B. Lee, gets fit.  I've been slowly trying to convince my pals to sign up for Portland Fit.  We can all support each other (and hold one another accountable) on this here blog.  Does anyone need help learning how to post?  Try it out... or come see me- and I'll show you how.  

Good News and Bad News

Yah!  I finally got myself to the gym.  After running a SLOOOOOW 2 miles I have determined that I'm not all the way better, but it felt good to be back on the wagon. That's the good news.

The bad news is... when I got home I ate 2 pieces of pizza and a bowl of ice cream! Isn't that lame?  I made the mistake of buying ice cream when my throat was killing me... and now here I am still eating it.  Bowl by bowl.  So what if it's slow churned!  It's still freakin' ice cream!  Someone needs to stop me, seriously.

I'm considering going back on my anti-inflammatory crazy diet just to get my health back and be able to breathe again like a normal person.  Here's a pyramid on the this type of eating plan and I added a link (see the sidebar) to Dr. Weil's site which has some info about eating well and following this lifestyle change.

Watching TV

Why go to the gym or hit the pavement when I can curl up on the couch with my dogs and watch Survivor and Lost all in one night?  Actually, Molly was on the couch with me for part of it, too.

Still sick and sounding terribly manly!  No big training news yet... but that's awesome for Shannon for dusting off the old runnin' in place machine!  : )

Weren't our shows so good tonight?  

~delle

Getting Fit

So, I have been watching those around running and getting started on this path. Wasn't I one of the one's who started this whole idea? Where have I been in the getting fit department? Oh yeah! Getting bigger and not doing anything!

Time to take control! This weekend I am moving my treadmill to the upstairs and getting started! Time to get fit!

Oh yeah! I have the inspiration now! Thanks delle!

The Flu: MOANING ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR

I'm home sick from school today... this is day 2 of my newest sickness.  This time it's the flu with extra body soreness.  I had to get a sub for two days.  I spent the morning laying in bed reading my new Runner's World and Real Simple magazines that I got this week in the mail.  I called and bugged Billy a few times and managed not to call and check in with my sub at school.

Between trips to the toilet, letting the dogs in and out, moaning on the bathroom floor, and watching my saved-up Oprah episodes... I spent some time reading some runners blogs on the internet.  Some were funny and inspiring... and I thought, "I could do that!"

So here I am.

Instead of exercising today, I'll just get inspired by creating my new Get Fit blog.