Today

This AM I went with Crystal to the gym. We only stayed for a little bit, but I got 35 minutes on the bike done. (Elli is out of commission right now, and they only have one...) Later in the morning, I made it over to Coeur D Alene and did a cross machine (cross between a stepper and Elli) for 30 minutes, than swam for 30 minutes. After that, I helped my friend Mary move some large things around in her home...a fridge, table saws, storage...etc. Overall, I had a good workout day.

Thanks to Tami as of March 1st, I'm swearing off all sweet treats for 1 month. I'll see how it goes. I can do it for one month. I'm hoping that after the one month, my CRAZY habit will be gone. There are two commitments you could choose from, one month or three. I didn't do three, because I knew it wasn't realistic with our cruise being in April.

Anyway...wish me luck starting March 1st. It's something that really needs to be done, and now I have a good support to accomplish it. :)

Boring

Well, I haven't posted, because I don't have anything to post. I wasn't able to make it to my Podiatrist appointment last week (due to some car key issues), but I am going tomorrow. My foot is still swollen and still hurts. I have found the I can use Elli with relatively little pain...that was actually a pleasant surprise. I've been so bored on the stationary bike! Plus I don't work as hard as I should on it, so I wasn't burning very many calories.

I've started keeping a food journal. I do really good for a couple of days, and then not so good again. At least I'm making the effort...right?

Dad, you're doing awesome. Are things finally slowing down so you can find time to workout? It sounds like they are....

where have all the bloggers gone?

Its February! And in Oklahoma, that means spring is on the way!

But where are the blogs here to inspire me to do something about that...to get out and run and bike and sweat and all that good stuff!

Ok...actually...last weekend I biked both Saturday and Sunday. Did about 10 miles each day, which is half of what I was doing last summer, but hey, its February! I then ran 3 miles Thursday evening and just got back from doing 4 today.

Its an interesting town to run in. Neighborhoods are very mixed here, so you are running past homes that are barely livable on one block, then very nice the next, then apartments, then nice homes, then trailer parks, then average homes...etc. The home landscape constantly changes.

And there are HILLS...so my legs which burned when I first got here have now adapted a bit. I can continue up the hills at a pretty similar pace to being on the level...slowwwwwwwwww but steady. And running when its in the 40's seems perfect; biking when its in the 50's. No complaints from me about that!

But the dogs...man. Some streets here feel like you are running through a kennel rather than along a street.

We have a run coming up on campus soon for cancer, and I think I'll do the 5K. Its a fun run and you get a pink t shirt. The whole day is filled with pink on campus...faculty and staff will wear pink; half the cost of lunch that day is donated to the American Cancer Society. The men and women's basketball teams will be playing in pink and using a pink basketball that will then be signed by the players and auctioned off at half time of each game. Its cool living in a small town and being at a university so engaged in the community.

Anyway, what are you all doing for staying in shape???????? Sorry, I meant ya'll.
I am in the south now.