It takes 30 days to become habit CONTEST

I didn't join in the contest because I wasn't sure how I would do with my neuropathy, but wanted to say it's giving me the push I need.  I've gotten out and walked 30 minutes for the last three days. 

Have been mixing mine up from my nordic track to the wii fit.  But, I've been doing something everyday!

Hi

I walked 30 minutes on Mon, yesterday and plan to do it today...on my lunch time.

Everyminute, when you do the relay to NYC, let me know. I am only 25 minutes from NYC..maybe I can cheer you on!!

hugs and prayers

It makes me do a bit extra too - thanks again Mary. You are helping us all go that extra mile (pun intended!!)

Loving the spreadsheet as well.  I can really see all the time I have been exercising and will show it to my onc and study nurse when I go in for my last AC infusion on Monday (prior to six of Taxol).  Have a 3 mile walk around Green Lake planned for later today as it is on the way to my oral surgeon check up on implant crown.

BTW - the Wall Street Journal had a major article on the benefits of exercise yesterday.  I know all of us are most concerned about non-recurrence (50% less likely), but we also need to be mindful of things like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes (which got my father).

I thought it was also interesting that the medical community is starting to focus on exercise as opposed to weight maintenance.  There was an interesting study done at Mass General in the 1970s comparing first generation Irish in Boston to their cousins in Ireland.  Diet was similar (lots of butter and bacon), but the Irish cousins walked most places while the Boston cousins had cars.  Guess which group was healthier?

I do know that one thing I will need to do post treatment is keep my weight down.  It had crept back up during my divorce and move to Seattle, although I had brought it down somewhat last year prior to diagnosis.  But I need to be about 10-15 lbs less than my current weight which I will make sure happens post treatment (once I know where I end up....have lost a few pounds so far).  So a few other changes in addition to the cycling/skiing/strength training I normally do.

I find that training for cycling events in the summer keeps my fitness level up as does backcountry x-country skiing in the winter.  Don't have the cardio/strength to do these during chemo, so have toned things down a bit.  But nothing like a 3k uphill climb on skis to sculpt the body and get the heart working.  Can't wait to get back to all this.

Right now, I am grateful for what I can do, and suspect my body will be thankful once I am done with chemo.  The 70 mile LiveStrong event is less than six months from now.....can't wait.

Everyminute, I could never do that now...maybe next year..I am so unphysically fit!! That's my goal for this year to get into shape. Can you email me the spreadsheet..I pm'd you my email address..thanks

Bugs....Denver's temp is about the dame as yours.....went for a walk at the mall after driving car pool this morning....7:30 there are ususally several people already walking....today it was just me and a couple other people....I think the lousy roads and bitter cold kept people home instead of their ususal mall walk....I have a couple friends I often see walking and they weren't there....now my son calls me old because I walk in the mall....did 4 laps which took about 50 minutes...need to get a pedometer....don't know how far that is......now I need to shovel the driveway.....tomorrow it is supposed to get into the 30's so can walk outside....also need to get back to yoga...seems like if I get out of routine, its hard to get back....

Karen, love that you walk in the mall!  So creative, I never would have thought of that!  Way to keep warm.  I walked/jogged last night with my dog.  He's a big strong boy, so when I start to jog, he gets all excited and pulls me along.  If I want to stop it's really hard because he doesn't want to...  A true example of a dog walking the human.

haha! I know, when we get to the icy patches, I sometimes just get flung over them.  The dogs have 4 legs to figure it out, whereas we can topple!

Thursday I wasn't able to get out for a walk, we had freezing rain move in all afternoon- but I did come home and cook and clean for 3 hours.  Friday I just couldn't find the motivation - but I found it again today and made it out for a 40 minute walk with the dogs.   

I know a lot of y'all are used to dealing with the cold, but I'm not and these temps we're getting right now are just more than I"m used to.  If I can continue to find the motivation through this weather I won't have much of an excuse in any weather after this.