Sneaking in exercise

[pegkerr]

My weight has been creeping back up, and I'm out of the normal and into the slightly over weight range. Very frustrating. It has been so hard, with holiday madness and the cold dark mornings to fit in my workout. At my office building, there is a gym with machines (treadmill, elliptical, etc.) that building tenants can use. I have decided to use my mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks (fifteen minutes each) as an opportunity to go down and use the treadmill. I just went down, walked hard for twelve minutes and a slower rate for cool down for two minutes, and the machine says I went almost a mile and burned 65 calories. I talked with another secretary who I know is also trying to lose weight, and we agreed to try to make it a standing date: two mini workouts twice a day.

How are you trying to shoe-horn exercise into your busy life?

I haven't added up my mileage lately, although I'm still keeping track of it, even though I've already reached Mount Doom. I have decided I'm going to set a new goal: getting back to Bag End, and maybe even all the way to the Grey Havens. I'll add up the mileage since Mount Doom sometime this weekend and issue periodic reports.

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actually, it's your last post

[markiv1111.livejournal.com]

Peg, I discussed the Delia situation with Louie, and she recommends that you talk to Washburn Child Guidance -- one of their three offices is near 24th and Nicollet -- and she also recommends a therapist named Deb Klemmensen. (The last name is almost certainly not spelled like that -- I'm guessing.) You may want to call us and discuss this with Louie, if you'd like. On exercise -- on days where it's even remotely warm enough, I run around the block; in your and my neighborhood, this feels safe, and it's helped me melt off 23 pounds or so in the last six months.

Nate Bucklin

Re: actually, it's your last post

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I actually called that clinic when we were initially looking for a counselor for Delia, but we ended up going with a different counselor. We were happy with the counselor we did have, although her sessions were terminated awhile ago.