"Lance Chance Workout"

At nearly the last minute yesterday, I texted Alba and asked her if she was busy.  I felt a pressing need to get myself out and work out. I'd talked to my son in the morning and he somewhat expressed an interest in participating in the Rudolph Run on December 3.  That's not that far away.  I am somewhat interested in it myself, although I'm NOT going to run.  I'm too big and don't feel like having all my body parts jiggling and dancing as I attempt to move quickly through downtown.  Nope.  Not me.  I'll walk it though.  Alba says I need to get my hind end moving at least three times a week if I plan on being prepared for it.  I need to get acclimated to the weather, etc. 

I sent a text message to Alba at 3:00 and asked her if she was available at 5:30.  Fortunately for me, she was!  She came over and we went over to the park.  I can tell I'm not in shape because a simple quick walk (not really fast, just a good pace) had me huffing and puffing.  Alba pointed out that I'm stomping a little too hard when walking, so we worked on improving my foot position.  What was really neat was that she knew which foot was hitting wrong, even without looking!
She walked me through the park, had me do several squats, then we hit the stairs and did MORE leg-work and push ups against the rail.  My arms are sore today, as is another body part, but it's to be expected.  I feel pretty good, all things considered.  She had me step out of my comfort zone and step up on the second step from the bottom landing of the steps.  I was afraid of falling, but she kept encouraging and kept pushing.  I finally got a song on my phone that had me going (Oingo Boingo's No One Lives Forever). I like the pace and the lyrics, so I worked my butt off to get up on that step.  It was a lot easier on my left leg (pushing off with my right leg), which means I have to do MORE work on my right side.

When we came back, we planned on meeting tomorrow morning at 8:00 am.  I WILL be up and we are gonna work!  It's a shimmy day!  I'm looking forward to it.  I love dancing and this will be awesome!!

Weigh in...

This whole past week was crazy. It started out with me having Jury Duty on Monday. To make matters (better?) worse, we had two people call in sick PLUS someone was on vacation at work, so I went in after the judge released us. I got there at 2:00 and took calls for 2 1/2 hours. My boss gave me comp time for it, so I'm happy. For the rest of the week, we were swamped with calls and a phone system that was acting up. Not good for us. It was crazy.

Weigh in was yesterday. I was back to 199.5. I had been down the week before to 198. I think it has to do with water. I drank 48 ounces of water on Friday. Friday morning I had been 202, so definitely it was water. Possibly eating too. I think I'm going to look at eating more often--maybe write the times I'm eating down too. That may help. I'm still looking at the guy at work who's lost so much--he says he eats multiple small meals a day. I am considering it. I'm going to think about it long and hard and make a decision today.

Abba, I wanted to thank you for the comments and the encouragement you've given me. I really appreciate it immensely!! I am so glad that you're there and you read my blog!!! :) Thank you!!