Dog FOOD and Exercise

How would you feel if you carried around four 20-pound bags of dog food all day? DOG TIRED! 2 years ago, I used to weigh 80 pounds more and that’s how I felt. Run down. Exhausted.

Now I feel marvelous. Did I take a quick-fix pill or follow a fad diet? No, I just ate less and exercised more. That’s the only thing that really works.

Now that Beth is off to England, I’m getting back to business. I have 30 more pounds to go. It’s time to get busy.

I’m tweaking my exercise routine.

-- Monday and Wednesday, I’m on the treadmill.
-- Tuesday and Thursday, I take Pilate’s. It’s not as tough as last fall. I’m improving … slowly. When we’re on the mats, I can even touch my feet to the floor above my head. Not bad for 55.
-- Then (weather permitting), I’m walking 4 miles a day on Saturday and Sunday.
-- I get Fridays off. (I LOVE FRIDAYS!)

I want to push myself further on the treadmill.
First 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.7 mph
Second 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.8 mph
Third 5 minutes … 14% incline … 3.9 mph
Fourth 5 minutes … 14% incline … 4 mph
Fifth minutes … 13% incline … 4.1 mph
Last 5 minutes … 13% incline … 4.2 mph

Not bad for someone who used to be ready to die at 3 mph on the flat.


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FAMILY: Move-In Mania


All summer, Beth has been organizing a promotion for her campus radio station: Move-In Mania. She put together a handout and got $350 in prizes. But when it came to volunteers, she didn’t get the turn out she hoped for. The promotion targeted Freshman Move-In Day, but upperclassmen should have been available. Of course, no one was in school mode yet.

This is what you have a mom for. College students don’t need a mother for the same things that 2-year-olds do. (Thank Goodness!) But we can be the go-to gal, when they’re in a bind. I brought coffee, picked up the pizza, and manned the booth, when everyone else was out. Certainly not heavy lifting, but I hope it helped. I try to strike a balance – not invasive, but not disinterested. The right mix for Beth is completely different from Eric. Being a mom is always a work in progress.


Here's a link to streaming audio from the station:
http://www.wiu.edu/thedog

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