Walked around the lake twice, for 2.8 mile walk... DONE!
I held my "ttapp form" and today I really feel my lower abs all the way around to my back. I pulled my energy from my core to walk instead of walking using my shins and calves (which is common I remember from training people to run). I swung my hips, held in my core, and just let my legs swing rather than propel. It was fun! I could really focus since it was just me. Everyone was so friendly. Most of the people I passed said "good morning!" or "Hi!" when we passed each other. One woman said Good Morning, then I saw her about 1/2 way around and she said "you are making good time!" she had a dog, and commented about how her dog stops every 5 minutes.
Then I saw her again, she was sitting on a bench, so I stopped and we chatted. It was really fun! Everyone was really in a good mood!! Then there was one lady on a bike talking on the phone that got kinda snotty with me afterwards. I was passing a blind woman with 2 kids, she had a blind person stick, so I was giving her extra room as I passed. That put me on the other side of the path, where the people going the other direction would walk. No one was walking the other way so I felt fine with it. then this lady comes up on a bike talking on the phone behind me (not on an earbud, but the phone to her ear), so I kinda scoot onto the other side, but not so much that I crowded the blind lady. The lady on the bike had to slow down and gave me a grunting sound, and told her whoever on the phone "hold on". After she passed, she got back on the phone and said "Sorry. These people are idiots on this path. They aren't getting over so I can pass!!!" I thought of fourteen things I could yell out to her, but decided everyone else was so nice that I wasn't ruining a good morning for her. Instead I just felt sorry for the lady on the other side of the call and felt good that I didn't crowd the blind woman more for the crazy one.
This morning my abs are sore (did I say that already?) and again, my delts are sore. I think the delt soreness is from sanding and oiling wood!! I did not only the bench, but also my Adirondack chairs. I have two. I asked DH for some about 12 or 13 years ago, and instead of just getting me plastic ones, he got these wood ones that were more expensive. I liked them the first year or two, then the wood gets weathered and they are rickety. I tried to tighten up the screws and bolts, but some of them won't tighten and some of them are stripped so they won't tighten. So the chairs will remain rickety. All the wood I did yesterday just looks like old, wet wood now. It's drying dark after the tung oil, so I went out and bought some stain and will try to stain them today. They are really ugly right now!
I went out to do the fire pit, but there was lightning and thunder in the distance and it was getting cloudy. So I skipped it since I didn't want to do the paint then have rain that washes it away.
LB was pooped after camp, but I got a text from one of the volunteers.. she got a bulls eye in archery! They said she is a natural. She has done good with archery in the past, her cousins even got her a bow. It needs to be strung and we need to figure out he accessories, and DH said he'd do it and hasn't had time. So I might take it to a sports store and see if they can do it and give us some training. I have to look that up.
Overall, some productive days, some not so productive days so far. Today our friends are taking her in to camp, and I am picking them up and taking them to karate. I have hand therapy at 9:45, I have no idea what I will do for almost an hour and a half between dropping her off at friends' house and therapy.
I am gong to try to workout about 5:30am so I can get it in before it gets too hot, otherwise I have to do it at probably after 11am, and I KNOW it will be too hot and I won't do it. A volume today, I don't know which one yet!
Eventmom: I don't have "more", but from what I remember it's for people who have MORE to lose, MORE birthday's behind them, and more something else. I don't think it's a MORE (HAHA!) intense workout, but I think it's a rehab workout and a little slower. I remember thinking it would be a good workout for light days if I could find it. Great score for sure! If you don't end up liking it or wanting to keep it in your workout box, you can sell it for a lot of money. With the workouts OOP, if I were you I would keep it just because you might like it in the future! I find I like a lot of workouts more as I get older. Especially if they are more low key.
Sorry about your horse.
We are getting some smoke, but mostly the kind that makes the sun orange in the morning, but not really too noticeable when we breathe. People I know who are sensitive aren't complaining, so I use that as a gauge of "it's not too bad". we can still see blue sky. Mostly just the haze in the morning. The sun is just fine during the day!
Ebianco: I always think I should buy the downloads off Linda's site when they are 99 cents, then just put them on a disc. I don't do it though. If she stopped making workouts though or decided to clearance everything and go work at Kohl's or something, I would hoard for sure!! I have some KCM's already I don't do. They look good, I like the concept of them, but I don't do them. I should pull one out some day and just try it. I still won't get rid of them though!
Great job on a pound of weight loss!! That is surprisingly hard to do!! That's awesome. Hopefully you didn't put it back on with Chinese food and junk
but at least you know you can lose at least a pound! less bloating is always good too. Sorry about your dog!! Man, you and
Eventmom. It's the check in curse for our animals!! Eugene had a "hot spot" on his back leg last week, and I had to take him to the vet. He's on antibiotics and is missing hair in a spot that's about 4" x 4". So this check in curse was for our animals this time
I hope your dog is OK and recovers well. And can see now!!
Today is a volume, then getting LB out the door, hand therapy, and hopefully fire pit. Oh, and staining the bench and chairs. I am in charge of pickup today, so I need to plan my time well!!!