So we’ve returned to standard time. Thank God. My body knows it’s coming and starts acting like it well before we actually change the clocks. For the last month, I’ve been getting tired later and wanted to sleep in. Last night, I went to bed at 10:00 and slept until 5:00. I awoke bright eyed and bushy tailed and got dressed for my morning walk…though I don’t think I can call it that anymore.
I’ve turned into one of those people I used to make fun of. The “power walker.”
I smashed my personal best this morning. My first mile was 13:10! If anyone was watching me out their windows, they would have seen me do this little happy flailing jig when the voice on my Endomondo app informed me of my lap time. I believe it was also accompanied by a not so loud, “WooHoo” but I could be mistaken. =)
I remember seeing those flailing power walking freaks out and about and me saying, “What the hell?” Right up until the last couple weeks even. I’ve discovered that the more I flail, the faster I go. It’s not an uncontrolled flailing. It’s well… Ok… you know the natural things your hands and arms do when you are jogging? They sort of curl up. People don’t normally run with their arms swinging to the sides…elbows are bent, fists are clenched but not like you’re gonna punch someone – more like dancing clenched. lol (if that makes any sense). Well, my power walking flail is sort of like the jogging arm/hand position but they swing back further. Hmm… lets see if I can find a video of someone doing what I’m trying to explain.
(10 minutes has passed)
Yep. That’s the ticket. LoLoL My arms are a little looser than this fella’s demonstration because I am totally out for speed. I’m way more flailier then them. There is also the music factor. Sometimes, I even toss in a snap…I must look pretty ridiculous sometimes I would imagine. I should have someone video tape me. I’ll be hard pressed to find someone who wants to come out with me at O:darkThirty in the morning though.
Even though I’m having trouble with food this week, I should be able to not gain anymore weight if I keep up this exercise routine. With a little luck, I might even lose a pound or two.
So my little wilderbeests, get out there and walk-walk-walk!
=)
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