The Heat Is On...

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-Glenn Frey (The Eagles)
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1:13:57
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58/334/1,000
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Yes, today is was a hot one. I began my walk before 6 pm and that was at 81 degrees!!! I brought along 2 bottles. One with water to start with and the other with Gatorade. Glad I did...I polished them both off!!! I put the water bottle (half filled) in the freezer the night before and filled it to the top with cold water. When the water is gone and only a big blob of ice remains, I put that bottle in my fanny pack and take out the Gatorade and finish that one then I finish up the water which is melted by that time. Sometimes, I have put a half bottle of Gatorade in the freezer, too, just so it doesn't get too hot. Yeah, it really can get too warm being held in my hot hands!!! I'm still tempted to get that Camelbak and start using it. I figure if I have that on my back, I can start using hand weights when I walk. I will have to work out the Gatorade part. I will probably put ice cubes and water to about 3/4 way and fill it the rest of the way up with Gatorade. Watered down but that's okay. I don't mind the taste as long as it is cold enough and the Gatorade has the electrolytes I need for the walk...especially in the heat of the upcoming summer.
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Over 1/3 of the way there for the year!

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1:13:18
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57/329/1,000
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New shoes, sore legs, decent time, 'nuff said.
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Woo-Hoo!!!

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1:10:33
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56/324/1,000
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It's a diamond day!!! And Earth Day, too!!!
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I had a spring in my step. I had no pain. I did wear my old gym shoes to walk in. I am going to take a few walks to wear my new shoes for good.
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On a really good note...more half full glass stuff...I bought 3 pairs of jeans today, well, four - three from Macy's and one from Target.....all of them are a size 10! YIPPEE!!! Yes, I can fit in them really well. It still surprises me when I try on 10s and they fit fine. It shows how complacent I was with the heavier weight. I'm so glad I took the bull by the horns and stayed determined. I feel younger and younger every day!!!
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About the jeans, I have noticed that they are making them differently from years ago. Hip huggers are back and even hippier than before. I will have to get used to that. No more riding on the waist...which means I had to get new scivies.....no more grannie panties...these are bikinis!!! Next purchase....a real bikini bathing suit!!!!
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WOO-HOO!!

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Get up and Boogie...

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Weight - 157 lbs.
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FBS - 109
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1:12:26
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55/319/1,000
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Okay, I put on a new pair of walking shoes for my walk today. Yes, they need to be broken in a few more walks!!! Wow! They were tight! And my toes were tingling!!! My time was respectable, though.
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I noticed today (since, I think there are only women who read my blog), that my mood is just not up to snuff. This peri-menopause stuff is really wearing me down...mentally and physically. My period was 5 days early and with a lot more symptoms...breat tenderness 2 weeks before I started, cramping, heavier periods than usual, and hot and cold flashes!!! Sheesh!!! But, I do have to say that in mentioning it to fellow Bunko players last week who are experiencing peri-menopause also...they have more extreme symptoms than I do plus fibroids and other experiences that I am missing...gratefully missing, that is!!! So, with the mood today of "I don't feel like walking"....."I'm too tired"....."I'll walk tomorrow"....."It's so hot".....(me whining)...I told myself to get off my lazy a@@ and get out in the heat with plenty of H2O and Gatorade and get walking....AND QUIT WHINING and COMPLAINING!!!!!
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So, I listened to myself and did. It wasn't easy but I just did. Put new shoes on, put on my other usual gear and just started walking. Now, I feel accomplished...kind of like the day I came home from the overnight Relay for Life. Okay, not quite that accomplished, but close!
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Finally, it happened...

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1:11:57
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54/314/1,000
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WOW!!! I didn't walk all week. Well, after the 7 mile walk and ensuing hamstring pain on Sunday, I walked all day at WDW Magic Kingdom on Monday. We got there at 11:15 am and left the park for the night at 12:15 am! That was a lot of walking. Plus, we went to the Contemporary for dinner and had to walk to the entrance, get on the monorail and return the same way. Not complaining. I like walking and know that I can just about overtake anyone that tries to walk faster than me (a perk of powerewalking, I guess!)
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Then, I had my monthly massage on Tuesday and my hamstrings were still bothering me. And that night I went to evening Bunko where I tried out an elyptical machine for 5 minutes and more pain for two days following. So, for a couple of days, I took it easy. I'm good for it!!!
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Today, I walked without much pain. Just a little bit in the shins but it eased off after 20 minutes and I was able to complete it in my usual window of time.
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Tomorrow, I will be doing an all day chair massage for the Scrapbooking event nearby. I have 25 slots and I heard that it hasn't filled up so, I may get home earlier. If so, I will walk again for three walking days this week.
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I did extra

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1:13:40
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33:20
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53/309/1,000
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Total of 7 miles and 1:47:00. It was a little bit slow going today as I had cramps in my hamstrings and glutes. I don't know if it is from yesterday or just doing an extra 2 miles. The weather has beens strange here. Yesterday, I walked in 86 degree heat and today it was 63 and the sun came out while I was walking but it stayed cool. 23 degrees is a big difference.
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Swollen and tingling

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1:11:29
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52/302/1,000
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That was my hands just before I called my son to bring me a bottle of Gatorade after about 3/4 of my walk. I could feel my hands swelling and I was getting dry quickly. Trying to keep my usual pace with an 86 degree temperature outside and the hot sun in full view. I used up my only bottle of water just before I called him. I knew I wouldn't make it home without something. I had that happen over the summer last year and I was just over halfway done with my walk then. Luckily, the community pool was right across the street and I walked into the ladies room and hopped in the shower - clothes on...socks and shoes off. I filled my 2 bottles of water, (yes, I had drank 2 by that time) asked for a packet of salt and walked home without any further incident. It was well over 90 degrees that day. I keep thinking I will be fine but you never know with the heat. I vow to take 2 bottles from now on and I am looking into getting a Camelbak as it holds more and I wouldn't have to carry the bottles...you use a tube clipped to your clothes. I'm glad it was the weekend and someone was home to help me out. KJ always helps out.
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