Winter is coming and I am feeling it !

It is making it a little nicer to get out and walk during lunch (without sweating so bad)

So, what's your favorite winter exercise?   

I'm looking forward to using the Wii this winter, and would love to start riding bikes with my son.  we'll see. . .

I hope you are able to ride bikes with your son.  My biggest goal would be to able to get back on a bicycle after30 years!

A year ago today I was hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in my lung).  I may not have progressed very far with my weight - I weighed 477 and today I weighed 472 but my movement has been unbelievable.  I have come a long way from just laying in bed unable to move and in so much pain just two years ago.

I started my morning by getting up and walking down to the end of the carport to get the newspaper before Andy came home from work.

Today, with PT I did my inside exercises.  Laying down I did 4 different kinds of exercises (only 10x), sitting I did 4 leg exercises and 7 arm exercises (10x), standing with the walker I did 4 exercises (10x), partial squats at the sink (10x). 

I went back down the stairs and headed for my "street walking".  Monday I went 8 houses, Wednesday 9 houses and today 11!  Of course if you realize I turn around and do the same amount of houses!  What progress.  My pulse went up to 146 and my oxygen was 96%.  After 2 minutes my pulse had come down to 118 with oxygen at 97%.

I had so much energy, even my pace was faster today and it felt so great!

Keeping on moving!   ~ Norma Jean