30 for 30 (my memory is crap)

I did not realize (or rather, I had forgotten) that I started blogging again in January. Here I thought I did it once or maybe twice and stopped. No, I blogged eight times that month. And then I stopped!

So how has my physical activity been going? Well, apparently since the end of January/when I stopped blogging, I dropped about half of the 8 to 10 pounds I had gained last fall. So I have been/am doing something right.

About 10 days ago, a friend challenged her Facebook friends to do 30 minutes of exercise daily for 30 days. Five days a week, I do, at a bare minimum, 25 minutes of exercise from my car to the bus, from the bus to the office, and the reverse. Most (but not all!) weekdays, I walk anywhere from 10 to 35 minutes with coworkers. The weekends are a mixed bag.

I accepted my friend's challenge, which meant I could not blow off a walk at work. Even harder. there would be no day (or two) of sitting around on the weekend.

So far, so good. Even on a bad (short walk day) at work, I make sure I get in just over 30 minutes. Most days, I do more. Today, we spent several hours walking around Phipps and around Oakland. I am tired!

This past Monday, I lifted reams of paper off and on for about an hour. I got in three sets of many arm exercises. I have tried to do wall push-ups a couple of days since I hate regular pushups so much. I do need to be more consistent about weight-lifting.

Last weekend, I danced with my kid for almost 30 minutes (and I lifted weights for the other time).

Not sure what tomorrow will bring, but I am determined to keep it up.I may not lose all 8 to 10 pounds I gained this past fall, but if I can drop 6 to 8, I will be okay with that.

Here's hoping I don't go too long before blogging again.