the 13th day

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well the 13th day went OK. i was a little light on the excercise, but

i did get out on the bike for 2 laps around the block, did my sit ups

and ran back and forth accross the parking lot to the car twice.

tomorrow should be a better day. the little boy goes to daycare and i

have yard work to do if the weather cooperates.

that was great idea not to do the same excercise every day. i used to

bike every day and i did feel whimpy when i would finally do something

different. i'll keep it in mind while i do my excercise program. I

have been alternating my excercise just for varieties sake and i'll

definitely keep up with it because of the suggestions.

i'll try the Topeak bike pump, i have a topeak baby seat & a basket, i

was a little disapointed in Topeak because the basket used a different

rack than the baby seat and so i couldnt use it, but maybe i'll try to

get over it and purchase the pump.

as for my goals. my ultimate goal is to lose 65 lbs, but i'm not

focusing on that right now. i tried that and it didnt work for me. So

i am focussing on getting the excercise and strengthing up so that I

can do the things I want to do and then the weight loss part should be

easier. I am mostly watching what i'm eating. I fail a lot, but I am

working on it.

So I am aiming for the 21 day intial goal to see if i can get into a

routine by then (i'm routine challenged). I figure if Steve can get

up every morning and make his way to New York, I can get at least some

time in every day for 21 days in a row to see how it works for me. If

he can fill a pail, i can get a drop in the bucket.

sorry for rambling on a bit, i appreciate all the great feedback i'm

getting from everyone, and it helps keep me motivated to know that

someone is aware when I slip up. My husband is wonderful, but he just

doesnt know how to motivate someone and my friends and just as likely

as me to slack off so we tend to un-motivate each other!

thanks for the motivation Steve and everyone else!

laurie in portland

i hear wednesday might be sunny.....