A tiny bit of guilt
So we were chatting at the cafe and Friend P mentioned that his dog has gained some weight and needs to walk. C said we all could use more walking. I agreed. Then P said, “But you walk more than all of us”. Well, not lately. So guess who walked to and from the cafe this morning. Just a little guilt, and a feeling like I wasn’t living up to my reputation was all it took.
jb said,
November 2, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Don’t know quite what did it this afternoon, but something inspired me not to be lazy and to take the 3 flights of stairs up to a meeting on the 5th floor of my building. By the top, I was tired of going around and around and around though. And this was after a trip down to south campus and back this morning. About 150 steps to that trip. Once the rain really starts, I won’t be doing that too much though.
Bonnie said,
November 3, 2009 at 7:02 am
Walking 5 to 6 days a week brought all my levels down including my A1C. Even with 28 days on a car trip. To JB, a rellie and and wellies will work in the for the rain.
jb said,
November 3, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Rellies don’t work out here (usually way too much wind with the rain). Have the wellies. Need to get a longer raincoat to cover the pants though.
MEH said,
November 3, 2009 at 9:59 am
I wish I had time to do that….if I take an hour and walk at lunch, things do Not Go Well when I get back.
egb63 said,
November 3, 2009 at 11:47 am
No hour long walk — two 20 minuet walks — I’ll add a third when you get home And it is odd, I didn’t know I had a reputation as a walker, but I didn’t want to lose it.
I won’t be walking to day and don’t know if there will be time on Wednesday or Thursday. But friday there should be time
Kari said,
November 3, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Dogs solve the issue. You must walk your dog enough for it to be too tired to incessantly bug you.
jb said,
November 3, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Unless you cheat and take them to day care multiple times a week…
egb63 said,
November 4, 2009 at 12:09 am
It is easy to find a reason not to walk, much harder to find a reason to walk…
Bonnie said,
November 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm
10 minutes three times a day.
egb63 said,
November 5, 2009 at 4:43 pm
you know, I almost find it harder to walk 3 times a day. That means finding motivation three times. Once I’ve made it to the coffee shop , there is ony one way home, so I really only have to find motivation once.
daniebob said,
November 8, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I totally feel your guilt. I need to get back to walking too, but I’m definitely finding every excuse not to.
egb63 said,
November 9, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I am trying to find the excuses to walk . Today — all the road construction in my neighborhood made driving annoying at best. So I walked to coffee. and when I needed a few more things for dinner – walk again to the neighborhood store. Bonus: I met one of the high school students , who lives next store and just chatted a bit. Not something we normally do.