The Sewing Mom

Finally, the weather has started to cool just slightly and the humidity is lower.  So, what did I do to take advantage of the nicer weather in Dallas?  I started walking again!

Yesterday was my first walk in probably a year, I just hadn’t felt motivated.  But, lately, I’d been feeling somewhat achy and I attribute that to spending so much time on the computer, sitting.  I laced up my sneakers yesterday morning and headed out for a walk that is about 1.25 miles.  When I got home, my daughter got me to do the Wii Fit which informed me that I hadn’t been on the program for 350 days!  OOPS!  So, I did about 20 minutes of balance and aerobic exercises and by the end of the day, I was feeling the burn in my thighs!

This morning, as much as I didn’t want to, I laced up the sneakers again and, this time with our dog along, I repeated my walk.  It was an absolutely beautiful morning and I’m so glad I made myself go.  The dog needs the exercise as much as I do and as soon as we got home, she jumped in the pool and then came in the house, laid down and has been asleep ever since!  I think I wore her out.

I have my mammogram this afternoon as well as my annual bone density test.  I’m hoping that my year of being on prescription medication for bone loss will show some payoff today.  Wish me luck!