Well, I went to the pool for water aerobics! Yay. I hadn't been going as often as I did when I started the challenges back in September and October, relying on walking more. Whoever suggested that my increased walking pace could have made me ache yesterday is probably right. I'm finding that by doing my 8,000-10,000 steps just walking is harder on my body. I'll probably need the pool to 'soften the blow'. There are only two more morning classes this week but I'm determined to go. After going to the class I need only 4500 steps for the day. That's simply taking the dogs for their walks. Anything extra is bonus.
Wow, it's slippery this morning. I slipped a couple of times on my way to the Y but coming home...wowsa. There was a flurry so the ground looked like a cutting board dusted with flour, prepared for rolling and cutting out bisquits! It covered the ice and made it even worse. I almost fell three times on one particular sidewalk and then went to the street. A senior man was walking the other direction and I told him to be very careful. We complained about the ice a bit then I continued home. The cars were even skidding at stop signs but it looked like the street was clear! I hope I'm able to take the dogs out. If not, I'll get on the treadmill. We even have a storm in the forecast for tomorrow. Sigh
In the pool this morning I started out so sluggish. I wanted someone to yell a battle cry to get us all worked up and pumped for the hour...but the instructor was sick and had no voice. And the little old ladies aren't the battle cry sort. Neither am I, I guess. I jumped up and down and got the blood flowing and did my own battle cry inside my head. As mentioned, the instructor was sick...she usually will start an exercise on the deck of the pool and then rest while we continue on. Then she'll call out the next thing, etc. With no voice, she had to do a lot more of the exercises and it's a real workout on the deck in gravity! She's a big lady and she carries it all in her gut and chest, like I do. Well, she got winded pretty quickly today and I wanted to motion to the lifeguards to watch her too. She has a history of low iron, causing fatigue and other problems. There were so many new people (New Years Resolution types...our classes fill up for a couple of weeks then die off) that she had to keep up the routine instead of stopping partway through each exercise. I felt for her!
I had only about 5.5 hours of sleep so I think I'm going to take the dogs back to bed and have a nap later. My son is preparing to leave (he's flying back to Toronto this afternoon) so I'll wait til he's gone.
My whole family is in mourning for Carrie Fisher...we are HUGE Star War fans. My husband, who died in June, was the ultimate fan. When he was told in Nov. 2014 that he had stage 4 lung cancer with 2-6 months to live, the very first thing he said to the doctor was, "That doesn't work for me. Star Wars comes out in December." (2015) ...And he lived to see it and beyond. His mother wrote on my facebook post about Carrie Fisher that she knows her son is there to welcome and greet her and he's very happy to see her. Ugh...I worry about her dog.
Ok, enough rambling. Everyone get moving, eat well, do something fun, surprise yourself, laugh with a stranger, look at a tree.
Atlantic coast of Canada, 52 F, Fitbit Inspire HR.
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