Wednesday Workout Update

The walking continues...and I've learned something about myself in the process. It amazes me to see how exercise makes me feel so positive about my body. The other day, in the span of a few hours, I went from hyper-focusing on my heavy jiggly thighs (in jeans), to looking down at them (in shorts) as I was doing my 4 mile walk and admiring the muscles in my quads. How they went from thighs to quads - same body part - is nothing short of a mental miracle for me. And why those same heavy thighs became muscular quads when I was doing something active really shows me how I approach my body. I wish I would, all the time, view it with the healthy vibe that I get from exercise. I'm not there yet. But just knowing how much good working out - be it walking, running or the group workouts I used to do - does for my mental state, as well as my physical being, should be enough to keep me active for the rest of my life. And please remind me of this if you see lazy Shelley pop up. Thank you in advance. :)

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I've mentioned that Jeff has taken up running, and since he travels pretty much on a weekly basis and is running in strange areas, I got him a Garmin (the 205 - just like mine only without a heartrate monitor) so he can do out and backs, and keep track of his mileage and pace. I showed him the basics (ok, what little I know, which is all I need to know, really). Can you believe, he actually READ the instruction manual that came with it? Every few minutes, he was calling out to me that it does this, or it does that, or did I know it had a compass (no, why would I need to know that?!?) - I texted Helen about this and she said "Jeff has hit the nerd jackpot with his Garmin" - and boy, was she dead on with that one. He's set it for running, taken it for a bike ride, and can't wait to take it on his next hike with the Boy Scouts. I may never see him again!

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I mentioned the scary statue in my last post - well, yesterday I went back to that park to take a few pictures to show you. This is what startles me when I round the bend:

See?!? There's a man hiding in the bushes!I try to be cool as I approach the scary man...

Oh! It's that dang statue. Why does it get me EVERY time?!?

Close up of the soldier for Kelly, who loves her some Texas history!

He hasn't been at the park very long...I suppose eventually I'll get used to him.

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Today is a rest day for me - I've logged over 12 miles in the last three days and my legs are tired. But, I bought myself a new toy yesterday and will spend some time playing with it today - it's a toy and also something I can get a workout with...any guesses as to what it could be?