You go, Girl

I just finished 30 minutes on the bike and I am wondering when the feeling is going to come back into my butt. People actually do this for fun? This regular exercise stuff is certainly different. I'm doing it, but it is NOT FUN yet! I have been walking on the treadmill and riding the bike and am up to 30 minutes a session. I try not to look at the timer, but after a while I get pretty tired and am sure I must be about halfway, and I give in and look and...what??!!!...3 minutes??...I've done 3 minutes???!...that isn't possible is it...suddenly I am really exhausted...No, I can do this, come on, girl.... Watching that timer is a bear. I tried putting a towel over it, but that just made it worse...I have to look...as I get to the end I find myself panting out loud 10, 9, 8, 7,...down to 0, and...actually now that I think of it, that is a fun moment...done...I am done...hurray for me! Cool down, stretch, now what can I eat?...oops....that's not right...sorry.

So I am about 10 days in and expecting to see benefits any minute now...using the power of positive thinking...you go, girl!...... Yesterday I drove to the Grand Canyon on my way from Scottsdale to Vegas. I got out of the car and headed down the 4/10 mi path to the first viewpoint. I got about halfway and had to stop and stretch my back. Ok, I had driven a long way in a rental minivan, but that was a little discouraging. So I get to the end, and it is as glorious as I remember, but I am beat. By the time I got back to the car, I was glad to get back into the uncomfortable seat. Maybe it was the elevation, maybe it was walking in the snow in sandals (I didn't really think that through)...maybe I am just having a bad day...maybe this is just going to take a little time...patience, girl, patience.

As my dear husband always tells me, it's not really one of my virtues. So, it looks like I have one more thing to learn.