You know when I started this 100 days ago I was unsure
how long I would actually do it and now here we are 100 days later and it is
amazing how much has changed.
I am a stronger runner, weight lifter, and I have more
stamina. Although I haven’t lost the
weight that I expected to I know that overall I am in much better health and
overall physical condition. I have tried
yoga, palates, and spin class. I got up
and jogged in the am long before the rest of the neighborhood was awake. Kelly now has a personal trainer and we are
both doing more health supplements including vitamins and amino acids. I have almost worn out a pair of jogging
shoes.
Fat Matt threw a couple of fits along the way. He is stubborn and doesn’t like to change his
ways. He is going to the gym more now
and looks forward to it, well most days.
It wasn’t always easy, I have injured myself a few times by overdoing it. My leg muscles have been so sore it hurt when
I walked or sat. I had my upper body so sore
at one point it hurt to put on a shirt. Lastly my poor dog has been diagnosed
with cancer which carries a huge mental burden for both of us worrying about
her.
We will carry on, we will preserver. There is still a very long way to go and the
only way to get there is one day at a time.
Like today.
Today, I jumped rope.
We have had the ropes for forever since we first did the crazy Fat Flush
diet and the lady who wrote said that one of the best exercised you could do
was jumping up and down. According to
her it released all the toxins in your body.
I don’t know about that but I got up to 125 jumps, not continuously, and
my calves and lungs were burning. How do
eight year old girls jump rope all day?
Daily Recap:
Matt: Built a ramp
(see below) and Jumped Rope 125 count
Kelly: Personal Training Session 1 hour
Isabella Recap:
It was a lazy day for her. She spent most of the day lying around which
isn’t all that unusual for her after all she is almost 70 in dog years. Kelly said that she had a hard time putting
pressure on her swollen ankle and although she would stand around the kitchen
she often held her paw up. Since she has
been having trouble with the stairs I put up a temporary ramp for her on the
back porch. It took about an hour and I worked up a serious sweat.
**NEW SEGMENT**
In celebration of making it to 100 blog postings I
thought it would be fun to create a new segment of the blog. I will pose a
different question and you, the reader, can leave an answer in the commit
section if you would like. There will be
no right or wrong answers.
The first blog polling question I have is: Jean Shorts, not
cut offs, are they appropriate to wear to gym? Are they appropriate at
all? What are your thoughts?
Matt, we have discussed this very issue quite recently and the correct answer is... they have not been appropriate since the 90's. The only reason you still have a pair is because you can wear them to work in the yard.
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