I did my full course of yoga this morning, before Doug's alarm went off,
but I'm not counting the yoga in the 30 minutes, as it is basically
stretching. I think, though, if I'm in a yoga class I will count it, as
classes are generally 50 minutes long and work harder than what I'm
used to doing at home, including having a greater number of moves.
I've set exercise goals before. One was to walk up Pilot Butte 50 times and get on the bulletin board in the park for doing my 100 miles. Which I did, and bonus! someone had their photo in the paper with the bulletin board behind them, and there's my name, forever in the archives. On the healthy point, I started my work with Parks and Rec., and I was strong enough to get through the season. I also posted about each walk up there, including the unsuccessful ones, on LiveJournal. It took me almost two years to do them, but I did do them.
A few months ago, I set a goal of doing yoga every day for two weeks. Some days had the full course (which I will explain in a later blog) and some wasn't so much. But I still felt better at the end than when I began, and it was easier to move around and work.
I also set a goal before I started work in April, that I would have lost 40 pounds before Sarah's wedding. I lost 15, but they were pounds I gained during the winter. Today I was 263, which is down from the high two days ago of 268, which was post-wedding trip, and was at 265 yesterday. So it's good, and it is on the way down. Cutting out the pumpkin pie Blizzards at Dairy Queen after work helps, even though most have been mini ones.
So only 88 days to go of the 90....
Right now, the goal is to walk 30 minutes a day. I'm doing it at Juniper Park, as the path there winds around and laps back into itself, it has ups and downs, is shady, has a restroom, and is about one mile. I'm not concerned about the mile, though it is nice to have as a unit of measurement. After all, some day it would be nice to go miles on a walk, but not today. Today there were still autumn leaves on the branches, clouds overhead, and Jessica. Jessy also works for Parks, as a steward, or unofficial police officer. She can exclude people from the park for a day, but cannot write tickets. She is a cheerful person who has a lot on her plate, as she is her parents' caregiver and guardian. She stopped on her rounds to visit with me, and offered to go on walks with me in some of the other parks. She used to exercise regularly, but hasn't been able to lately, and she's feeling it. It would be good for both of us to have a walking partner, as some of the places, such as Sawyer Park, really don't feel safe when you're alone. We exchange phone numbers, and then she is off to "visit" some teenagers who are smoking in the park on their way back to Bend High. I walk an extra leg of the path to make up for the time I spent talking, and then walk extra to use the restroom.
Sarah and Jonathan are in town. Elizabeth and Rachel are on their way from Ontario, where they spent the night on their way from Utah. Tomorrow evening is the Open House for the newly-wed Bakers.
Photo of southeast side of Juniper Park from http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/20732562.jpg
I've set exercise goals before. One was to walk up Pilot Butte 50 times and get on the bulletin board in the park for doing my 100 miles. Which I did, and bonus! someone had their photo in the paper with the bulletin board behind them, and there's my name, forever in the archives. On the healthy point, I started my work with Parks and Rec., and I was strong enough to get through the season. I also posted about each walk up there, including the unsuccessful ones, on LiveJournal. It took me almost two years to do them, but I did do them.
A few months ago, I set a goal of doing yoga every day for two weeks. Some days had the full course (which I will explain in a later blog) and some wasn't so much. But I still felt better at the end than when I began, and it was easier to move around and work.
I also set a goal before I started work in April, that I would have lost 40 pounds before Sarah's wedding. I lost 15, but they were pounds I gained during the winter. Today I was 263, which is down from the high two days ago of 268, which was post-wedding trip, and was at 265 yesterday. So it's good, and it is on the way down. Cutting out the pumpkin pie Blizzards at Dairy Queen after work helps, even though most have been mini ones.
So only 88 days to go of the 90....
Right now, the goal is to walk 30 minutes a day. I'm doing it at Juniper Park, as the path there winds around and laps back into itself, it has ups and downs, is shady, has a restroom, and is about one mile. I'm not concerned about the mile, though it is nice to have as a unit of measurement. After all, some day it would be nice to go miles on a walk, but not today. Today there were still autumn leaves on the branches, clouds overhead, and Jessica. Jessy also works for Parks, as a steward, or unofficial police officer. She can exclude people from the park for a day, but cannot write tickets. She is a cheerful person who has a lot on her plate, as she is her parents' caregiver and guardian. She stopped on her rounds to visit with me, and offered to go on walks with me in some of the other parks. She used to exercise regularly, but hasn't been able to lately, and she's feeling it. It would be good for both of us to have a walking partner, as some of the places, such as Sawyer Park, really don't feel safe when you're alone. We exchange phone numbers, and then she is off to "visit" some teenagers who are smoking in the park on their way back to Bend High. I walk an extra leg of the path to make up for the time I spent talking, and then walk extra to use the restroom.
Sarah and Jonathan are in town. Elizabeth and Rachel are on their way from Ontario, where they spent the night on their way from Utah. Tomorrow evening is the Open House for the newly-wed Bakers.
Photo of southeast side of Juniper Park from http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/20732562.jpg
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