Holy old post, Batman. I had to scroll back three pages and almost a full chronological year before I found what you were talking about.

I was trying to be funny; as in, having little kids means you already have two free weights made of meat that you can heft around as you please. What else are they good for, if not exercise?

I knew what you meant, but it always bugged me that you deflected my (I thought genuine) point.

I joined a gym. Planet Fitness.

Twice now I've been able to get my heart rate above target for extended periods of time. Tonight, 30 minutes on the reclining bike. It was actually comfortable and not that difficult.

I did not die.

I will continue to go.

Good for you UT! Can't beat the price either.

I hula hooped for 20 minutes today, and lifted weights for 10. I want to get my pre-marriage body back!

I have a gym membership, but the gym doesn't have any branches in my neighborhood so I haven't been in months.

I got Wii Fit as an early birthday present. Have been using it almost every day for the last week. It works. The hula hoop game is a real workout. The jogging in place is pretty cool.

my pecs are STROOOONG

I was thinking about Wii Fit, but I have a hula hoop and there's JUST enough room in my office to use it, with the music blasting. :)

Went for an awesome hike on Sunday with my adorable friend that I'm crushing on a little, and yesterday AM I ran a bit.

I was a pretty girl once, and I'm determined that I'm going to reverse the trend into stodgy old woman! I don't mind the extra 20 lbs as much as I mind being out of shape, so I'm just trying to do something active for at least half an hour a day.

Man, that hike was epic, though. Best day I've had in months and months... we got sandwiches and sat on a log and ate them in the woods, it was so great! Hiked all the way up to the fire lane on the ridge.

I have continued to go. The only thing I've noticed so far is that it's now a little harder work to get my heart rate into the danger zone. I am ready to go back to the ellipitiatical now.

one thing i noticed when i first started doing cardio:

getting going sucks. until i get my heart rate up to 150+, it's fucking torture. i don't know if it's endorphins or what, but once i get up over 150, i'm fine. I used to 'sprint' to get it going and then slow up to keep it between 150 and 155.

now, i do weight training first, and am usually already pumping endorphins when i get on the treadmill. also....if i watch sports or a movie i'm into, my heart rate goes down a little.

i used to listen to music on the elpitical, but found that i would adjust my stride to fit the beat of the songs......so i had to have a certain selection of tunes in my playlist in order to keep an appropriate pace up. Gin and Juice by the Gourds was the one I looked forward to. Now i do the treadmill, so it sets my stride at 3.0-3.2 Mph.

The Lady Keryx is taking up yoga again, I am scared.

Update day!! How's it going UT?

I have continued to go, except this week J has not been into it and we have to figure out how to work out independently.

There's definitely a difference and my weight loss is proceeding at the right pace...

J points out that this is a lie and that I have not in fact gone this week. We're going tomorrow.

we went today.

I was already tired when we got there form the gutter job....

now im seriously tired.