Let's Get Moving Part 3

[JACKIE1-25-15]

'The original idea was to "get moving" at least 4 times a week, staying accountable to each other.  Post your accomplishments in the comments. This is the original blog link if you would like to clarify the guidelines

Let's Get Moving Challenge - EX Community.   Any activity counts, as long as you get off your butt and get your heart pumping.  Who knows, maybe we'll lose a little weight or a couple of inches in the meantime.  I hope placing it in discussions this time will work better than a blog post where there were so many entries and becomes harder to locate.  Let's see if we can keep it on the board often and easy to find. 

I believe we got sidetracked when I suggested doing other challenges and those challenges were not conducive to everyone. My fault. Lesson learned.  So I am hoping we can get back to doing what "you" do instead of a specific routine.  Got it?.   In the previous post, there were a lot of comments to go through to come up with this list of who participated.  Hopefully, it will catch on again.  Of course, sometimes we got off topic which can happen.  This post really kept me motivated and we had a lot of fun while learning a lot from each other with over 2519 comments on the first blog and 1072 Let's Get Moving 2018 - EX Community  on second blog comments. So let's Get Moving Part 3!

[YoungAtHeart]

@Sootie 

You ARE doing something!  You are healing from an infection - and that requires rest!  Feel better!

[YoungAtHeart]

@Sootie 

The thunder just kept rumbling - in the distance - but every heard instance closes the pool for 30 minutes. 😕 They finally gave up and closed around 4:30 - so never did get there....maybe tomorrow!

I got my kitchen and mudroom cleaned instead, so it's all good!  

[YoungAtHeart]

Walked Walmart this morning early to get the things I forgot the other day. LEARNING, again, to make a list and check it BEFORE I leave a store!!! 🤗  Been a looooong time since I have not just added things to an online shopping cart!  Then walked Home Depot for plant fungicide (wish I had gotten the mildew resistant bee balm!).

Have an ortho apt. to talk about that d@mn butt muscle again - still barking just a bit at me if I bend over. Wondering how long THAT will last?

Then to Kohl's and craft store for a bit MORE walking.....

and THEN I will be done for this day!

Hope all are enjoying the moving!

[jdesco311]

Hi All!  Wow, I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am that so many of you jumped on the "Let's Get Moving" bandwagon.  I'm so proud of you.  I decided to give you all an update since I haven't posted in years.  Shout out to @JACKIE1-25-15 and @YoungAtHeart for keeping this going.  Love you guys!  I can't believe you're on "Let's Get Moving Part 3"!  I've been smoke-free for 4 years, 1 month and 10 days today!  Yay!  Since I've quit smoking, I saved enough money to live my bucket list dream of going to Africa on safari in Kenya and Uganda to see the gorillas.  I'm not wealthy... at all!  I did this by saving the money that I would have spent on cigarettes.  Trust me, it adds up really fast.  I've been exercising regularly and at 58 years old I'm feeling better than I have in years.  At first, even though I was "moving", mostly walking, I was gaining weight.  But that's ok.   It's very common to gain weight when you quit smoking, don't let that discourage you.  Better fat than dead, right?   Now the good news... even though I gained weight the first year I quit, I lost all of it, and more.  It will come off, eventually, I promise.   I'm so grateful for this website, it literally changed my life.  Stay positive, keep moving and may all your dreams come true.  Forever an EX!  

[Giulia]

Safari in Africa, wow!  You sound great and happy and positive.  Kudos on the 4+ years of smoke freedom.  So glad you dropped back in to let us know what's doing and throw out some inspiration.  Rah rah!

[Barbscloud]

@jdesco311  Congrats on your success.   Wow, fulfilling a life long dream and you can contribute it to another success by quitting.  Not only should you be proud, you must be so excited.

Barb

[YoungAtHeart]

LOVE hearing from you!  

Safari?  How incredibly exciting!  

ALL good!

😊

[jdesco311]

How are you?  It's been a long hard year with Covid.

[YoungAtHeart]

@jdesco311 

Better now that I am fully vaccinated and can get OUT!  I was in a vulnerable group, so I didn't much leave my house or yard for over 14 months  It WAS tough - but I was invited to use a neighbor's inground pool to swim laps last summer and walked 5-6 days a week in a couple of parks and in my neighborhood in the fall, winter and spring.   Maintained my sanity that way!!

How about you?  How did you get through it?

[JACKIE1-25-15]

Weeding Thatching Seeding. I am going to bed.