Walk!

I managed to take a walk today! An actual walk, at an exercise pace (low impact exercise, but exercise nonetheless). I have a follow up appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday and I'm hoping to be able to start running again soon after that! In addition, the Thursday Turbo Kick session will be a St. Patty's (wear green) theme, and I would love to be able to join that! We shall see...

Better

I was able to walk today without feeling sick or exhausted. Still not walking what anyone would call rapidly, but it's an improvement and I'll take it!

2!

That's not a very high number. But it is a pretty exciting one, because it's the number of inches I have lost from my waistline!

I took a walk today, and was very pleased to get back outside and in motion. I was disappointed, however, that it wasn't much of a workout. I had hoped to walk at an exercise pace, but it simply wasn't possible. I'm still tired, and the motion of walking created a bit of pain, so I had to walk very slowly. It was a beautiful day, so I enjoyed the sunshine and the views of the water even though I was frustrated at not being able to burn more calories. This healing is definitely a slower process than I had anticipated (apparently, I am much older than I was the last time I had any kind of surgery...and that was oral surgery (wisdom teeth), which is really an entirely different thing). At this point, I'm hoping to be back to normal by the time we go on vacation next Saturday.

5 days without exercise...

...makes one weak. I am now officially frustrated and disgusted by the fact that I haven't walked in a week. Thank goodness tomorrow is Saturday. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can get out there!

Dreary day

It has been raining on and off all day today, so I have now gone four days without exercise. I am getting frustrated by this pattern, but there's no controlling the weather, and I still don't have a treadmill, so it is what it is. I'm hoping for a sunny day tomorrow so I can get in a walk!

Balance

Rest is good. Especially after a surgical procedure. But exercise is good too. In general, balance is good - get rest, exercise and healthy food every day. I've gotten plenty of rest recently, but no exercise and plenty of unhealthy food. Ack. I'm looking forward to getting back in training (low impact, walking training though it may be) as soon as I feel better!

Walking week

I had a surgical breast biopsy this morning. When I asked my Doctor when I could run again, he said "gravity is not your friend". Then he said to stick to walking for at least a week before starting to run again. Guess I can handle that. I won't be doing any walking or running today, though, since mostly what I'm doing is napping and trying to get over the weird dizzy feeling from the anesthesia. Tomorrow will be spent returning home, so it will be Thursday at the earliest before I get any exercise. Bummer! (Not that I would change anything, of course...I do need to know the results of the test, obviously.)