Exercise can be fun!

Apr 20, 2009

Well, my husband and I went on my first 5K Walk/Run (I walked, of course - being only two and a half weeks post op!) last Saturday and we had so much fun together!  I have never done anythng like this before -- took us just over an hour to complete the 5K (which is 3.2 miles).  I cannot wait until the next one I can find to enter!  Not only was it wonderful exercise for me, but it was a great time of fun for my hubby and I have to have together.  My hubby is an engineer and works on his computer alot at home, so sometimes it is hard to drag him out on excursions with me -- don't get me wrong - he is wonderful around the house with yardwork, helping with dishes, etc.  Just hard to get him to the movies, shopping, out for a drive, or out for a 5k Walk!

Let me tell you folks who hate exercise -- this is a great way to get in shape when you have the opportunity, and if you significant other or family member will join you, iti s a great time of bonding and just having fun together, and it is a good thing to help them feel a part of your weight loss adventure.

The next day, I drove my friend Kattie and I to Half Moon Bay, CA - where there is a beautiful, long beach with a paved walking path.  Kattie is in a wheelchair, and believe it or not, I pushed her wheelchair 4.8 miles that afternoon!  And we had a wonderful time together (yeah, I am sore today, believe me!)

I am so loving this new lifestyle and way of thinking and eating.  Tomorrow is my post op nutrition class, and it will be three weeks ago tomorrow that I had my surgery.  One more week and I will be back to the doctor's office to be weighed.  I am very curious to know how much I have lost.  Iknow my pant size has gone down from 26 to 24 comfortably (not tight) already - some of my shirts are too big - and all my dress jackets fit me again! 

So, I am a happy, content person.  It doesn't get any better than this (except when you reach goal, that is!)

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