Ramblings About Our Weekend...

If you follow me on Twitter (@LisainLouKY) you know my Monster man was sick this weekend. He missed Wednesday - Friday of school; they were on fall break Monday and Tuesday. As a result, I missed my Friday night and Saturday morning workouts at the gym. I should have put on a DVD or something and moved at home, but I used his sickness as an excuse to hang out on the couch. On Sunday, my body was stiff and sore and I couldn't wait to hit my Aqua Fitness class. Monster usually hangs out with his Grammy on Sunday's while I work out but she called with bad news that her cat was dying. She's been sick for a long time, so we didn't want Monster there. Exercise plans foiled again. 

However, it was a beautiful weekend here in Kentucky -- beautiful fall weather. So, I decided that Monster and I would pack up and head out to the Parklands for a picnic and a walk. The Parklands is beautiful and a great place to get in some exercise and gorgeous scenery. We looked at our options for hiking and decided to just take out and start walking on the Louisville Loop - my goal was to walk about three - four miles. We ended up on the Black Willow Trail (according the Parklands website it is 1.67 miles). It was a great walk - it curved around through the woods and near the creek. Monster was not too happy as we came around the back stretch - he was tired but he powered through and we finished. All in all, we walked a little over three miles. I wanted to walk a lap around the Egg Lawn Trail (0.70 miles) but Monster was D.O.N.E. I'm going to go back this weekend, I hope, for a solo trip. 

The most amazing part to me was that I finished it. I walked it all and could still go for more. One of the last times I walked there I could barely make it around the Egg Lawn Trail. I'm constantly amazed at how much different my life is now -- I'm getting healthy. I crave exercise. I enjoy exercise. If you've never been morbidly obese you won't understand the feeling of accomplishment that I have right now. 

Given the fact that I was able to walk the three miles pretty easily this weekend I am going to sign up for my first 5k. The Annual YMCA Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. One of my goals was to be able to walk in a 5k by the end of the year and I think this will be the perfect way to start my Thanksgiving Day. I have many things to be thankful for this year - taking control of my health is near the top. I plan to try to run some, if not all, of the 5k. I've downloaded the Couch to 5k app and plan to start training this week. If you're in the Louisville area and would like to join me in the Turkey Trot, let me know! I'd love to have a buddy with me. 

Thanks for reading!