With Jamie at work during the time I'm at home, I get really bored and lazy. I flip through the channels a gazillion times and snack on just about anything I can find in the kitchen. Needless to say, I've put on one or two (or 15) pounds. I can't say for certain because we don't have a scale, but I know I'm a lot more giggly and blubbery than I was six months ago.
I'm horrible at exercise though and have tons of excuses for not wanting to go out for a walk. First of all, this is the worst city for side walks. There aren't many and the ones that do exist aren't very long stretches. Plus, we live in the very hilly part of NC so there aren't many flat places to walk. And, ever since I started my new job, my knees have been swollen a lot. I have no idea why. I think maybe they have a weight limit and I've gone over that limit. The last time I had knee problems I weighed 225. That was back in high school. Ever since then I've weighed around 200. I've probably inched up closer to that 225 mark than I've been for 10 years. (Wow...high school knee problems were about 10 years ago. I'm old!)
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a cardio workout DVD at Target. Their selection wasn't all that great and I picked the only stand-in-place-and-do-something video that didn't look like it involved a lot of hopping around and doing complicated dance moves. It's a pretty good video and the only section I don't do is the kick boxing section because it involves...well...kicking. However, it's a bit too fast paced for where I am right now and I really hate looking at the uber skinny and toned girls doing the workout. Bah!
I did discover the other day that we get Exercise TV on demand and that the programs are FREE. It has lots of short programs under lots of categories (dance, cardio, yoga, etc). Last night I stumbled on one called "Family Walk". For about 20 minutes you just walk in place doing four different little easy moves. The folks in the video ranged in age from about 6 to about 60. It was great! Today I did another walking program with the same four moves from the same lady who coached the Family Walk, but she coached by herself.
Walking at home in the living room is GREAT! I can have a glass of water near by. I don't have to worry about getting run over by a car. I don't worry about the wind blowing my hair in my face. I don't have to wear shoes or a bra! I can do it in my pajamas! Doesn't get much better than that.
Hopefully I can ditch a few pounds and my knees will quite being sore and swollen.
Update: I added a picture of my grandma's NASCAR box to the NASCAR section of Stylishly Crafty.
Oh, and for lunch today, I enjoyed a wonderfully loaded hot dog (chili, slaw, mustard, ketchup, relish) with ranch doritos, an oogey gooey chocolatey brownie, and an icy lemonade in the shade of the garden on campus. It was awesome!
