NSV...

I am so proud of myself you guys!!

I normally walk 1 hour total... usually 3 miles. Well...today I walked an extra 25 minutes - 1.12 more miles!!! That was a first for me! Yeah me! WOW, it was AWESOME!!! I walked Brayden to his bus stop @ 12:30 & just started from there!!! I hit the hour mark & just didn't see any reason why I couldn't keep going! :o)

I walked the hill @ the end of our street ELEVEN times! That's a first, too! Just up & down, up & down....down the street & back to the hill, over & over & over again!! I know my neighbors think I'm nuts... but they can also see that I'm disappearing, can't they? I can't wait till spring comes around & the heavy jackets come off!!! :o) It was beautiful today, though... 53 degrees, a little overcast & breezy, but lovely & I didn't have to wear a jacket! I think tomorrow is supposed to be nice, too... so I'd better get out again... it's supposed to get nasty over the weekend, I think.

Here are my stats...
10,025 steps
4.12 miles
517 calories
1 hour 25 minutes !!!
Hill - ELEVEN times!!
7 APs

I need to take my pulse as I'm walking... what should I be shooting for?? I've never checked it. Walking has gotten pretty easy, though...I can't start jogging yet, I still have too much healing to do in my ankle & feet. Someday, though! :o)

Also... I need to start a strength training regime... @ home & to a video.... any suggestions?? Power 90? The Firm? Anything else?

Thanks, guys, for all of your support & encouragement!! Did anyone take a virtual walk w/ me today? :o)

Julie


Oh yeah...I haven't mentioned the gift my wonderful hubby bought me as an early Christmas gift, did I? :o) He got me an MP3 player, kinda like an I-Pod...only smaller...like the size of a pager. This isn't one like Sam's MP3 cd player... it uses no discs, rather it plugs directly into my computer's USB port & I download music (or audio books!!) directly into its memory! Very cool! I just love it! It has a cord so I can hang it around my neck & of course it uses head phones. Isn't he awesome? He totally surprised me w/ it. I'm a pretty lucky girl, aren't I? (don't I know it!!)