Tami Walker

Okay, it’s been awhile. I’m still exercising almost daily, sometimes the weights make me so sore the next couple of days I can’t workout again for a few days. I can struggle through the aerobics, but the second day I should do aerobics again if I’m too sore from weights, but I get lazy and tell myself I’m going to workout in the afternoon and by the time the afternoon arrives, it’s dinner and I’m done for the night. I guess I should scale back the weight routines, but then it doesn’t seem like I’m working hard enough. I may just pick a mostly aerobic workout and stick to that until I’m in good enough shape to do some weight training.

Took the dog for a walk to the dog park, which is about a mile away through a vacant lot, so he gets to run around the field, gets leashed around the park and let go again at the dog park. He’s getting better with the other dogs the more often I take him.

The weather is so perfect today, a little windy, but really nice. Now I’ll rest a little, open up the house and let the breeze through and start another workout after a few days off.

Back to work. I was almost late because I wanted to work out longer. I may try and finish tonight after work, but I’ve never been able to get my fat butt off the couch once I get home and sit down. I am starting to feel better throughout the day, but just sitting at my desk all day I’m completely wiped out.

I’m really starting to re-think what I’m eating at lunch. A friend and I are starting to walk around the complex at lunch after we eat a salad or something in the lunch room. The battle against the weight is not a battle, it’s a long drawn out war and it will take a while until I get to the point I want. Not just thin, but fit.

I thought about doing a cardio workout before the doctor’s office, but the procedure being done is a little invasive, plus the fasting, I’ll wait until I get home.

I’m glad the weather is getting nicer and I can finally turn off the heat and open up the house for a change.

I’m updating this from the doctor’s office instead of watching the stupid stuff on tv. It’s not impossible to update and type on a cell phone, but it passes the time. I’ve seen kids type so fast on phones and blackberrys their fingers blur. I’m not that fast yet.

The weather is getting so nice now I may have to move a TV out to the porch, if only my porch was out of view from the neighbors. I don’t need the neighbors laughing at my fat bouncing around, plus my workout clothes aren’t what I would normally wear in public. It’s such a beautiful day outside, maybe I’ll just take the dog for a walk in his new harness. It’s a harness, but it’s wide and made of cloth instead of straps. It looks comfortable, but thankfully I’m not the one wearing it.

If I don’t work out in the morning, it’s tough to get motivated later in the day. Maybe I’ll take a nap first. Besides I went to lunch with a friend and ate too much. Nap, walk the dog, workout later, or maybe just stretch later and workout tomorrow.

I’m working out every day so far! I do some weight lifting, (sounds too manly, but they are really light weights) and some sort of cardio aerobic on non weight days. Plus I’ve started keeping track of my walks on my phone’s GPS with my dog and I’m up to three miles every other day.

I need to stop weighing myself everyday! I’m pretty sure I’m eating right and I keep expecting to see some sort of loss every day. I may just weigh myself on Sundays and start my week off right (hopefully)!

Or so I’ve been told. I bought a workout video and now it’s time to get started. There will be no “before” pictures and it will be a long time before I put up an “after” picture. I’ll put it this way, I have a long journey ahead of me. I’m not looking to be a supermodel, but I would like to wear a bathing suit to the apartment pool and not be embarrassed or listen to whale jokes and how if I jump in the pool there won’t be any water left for anyone else. I’ve heard them all, joke time is over.

I can use the excuse that I’m too busy to workout, but honestly, I enjoy sitting on the couch or laying in bed watching TV, shows or movies, it doesn’t matter. And I love ice cream, chocolate and deep fat fried anything, not necessarily in that order.

So here’s my step, put in an exercise DVD and get my fat ass off the couch. First one step and then I’ll think about the next step.