New Arrival

Well @ 7:14am my new nephew arrived.....7lbs 10oz and 20" long.....he is a cutie! He was so calm in the nursery, he never cried the entire time they were messing with him, not even when they bathed him......hopefully he will remain the calm, relaxed baby we was in the nursery for the days and months to come....Mom is doing well too! This weekend will be busy with me trying to get as many miles in as I can before the heat and humidity takes hold.......Saturday, Sunday & Monday, I plan on an early start and hope to get 8.8 miles a day under my feet.....Hope everyone has a great and safe weekend and holiday!

Week #22 half way done

Last night......SPIN CLASS!....it has been a week since my last spin class and we did an endurance class and I think that is my favorite.....I will not be exercising tonight, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of my nephew, so I will be heading over to the hospital after work........

Advance Burn Class

Class was great last night....we did a little more cardio this time and cut back on the weights, there will be more weights on Thursday pm......No walking today, will try to get some miles in on Friday, if not, I have Saturday, Sunday and Monday to get them in, until tomorrow! Have a great day!

The beginning of Week #22

Well, this antibiotic is really kicking my tail.......I started to feel my heart race and at certain times of the day, I felt like I had a really high temp....like my head was on fire.....got to reading the insert you get with your RX and yep, those are the side effects of this med.....so, looks like I'll be feeling weird for another 7 days.....Last night I was able to get back into my routine and go back to Zumba class...Our normal instructor was out herself for a couple of weeks and I missed the next two classes after she returned, so it was good to get back to normal...I have taken several other classes with other instructors and I think Navy is the best....she is all smiles and so energetic....I just love her class even though I will never be able to move the way she does.....I try not to look in the mirror while we are dancing because it is soooo funny...as class goes on, I'm thinking hey, I can move like Navy, then look in the mirror and NOT....I'm looking like a white girl, no rhythm.....LOL!....but hey I am a white girl with no rhythm....

Last day of Week #23

This was the last day for me to get my miles in for the week, after yesterday's slight disappointment and Friday's no show, I knew I had to push myself today....got to the park @ 6:55am and started my task....much nicer that Saturday and a bit cooler....I am definitely going to have to start earlier that 8am on the weekends to avoid the heat....at 3 miles, I took a 5 min break and drank my water, then again @ 6 miles....I really felt as thought I could do another 3 miles, so I started out again....by the time I reached 8.8 miles, it was after 9 and the humidity was bad, so as I rounded the corner on the last lap, I stopped to have some more water and take another breather....I decided to listen to my body and just call it a day....after all I do have a respiratory infection and I could really feel it today when I took a deep breath.....I feel good that I was able to get the 8.8 miles in and that gives me a great total for the week.....WooHoo!....

Day #13

Well, since yesterday was a flop I was eager to get to the park and get some miles under my feet....I got up early to avoid the heat, but wanted to get some clothes on the line before I went, so I didn't get to the park until 8:30....It was very humid and I was surely hoping for a breeze, but that didn't happen....As I started walking, the first 3 miles were okay....I stopped and had a 5 min break and drank my first bottle of water....the 4th mile went okay too, but man I was sweating....the 5th mile, still okay, but the 6th mile, I didn't think I was going to finish....my shirt, pants and everything underneath those were soaking wet.....just out of the washer wet......I stopped after the 6th and had another bottle of water and to relax a bit before I went home.....I really wanted to get another lap in, but just couldn't bring myself to do it...I will have to try again tomorrow...maybe with an earlier start it won't be so hot....

Day #12 Week 23

Well, today started out with good intentions.....but my ear started to ache and as the day progressed, it got worse, so I decided to stop by the clinic and just get checked because I knew I had a big walking weekend and I surely don't need to be sick...I have an upper respiratory infection, thank goodness I went early....with my asthma, if I would have waited it could have gotten really bad....so, after a shot in the rump and some antibiotics, I went home instead of walking.....

Day #11

Cardio & weight training class last night.....great class, 438 calories burned...WooHoo! Today is a scheduled rest day, but I thought I would do some walking after work, so tune in later to see how many miles were scored!

Day #10 of training

Spin Class.......do I need to say more......I should have said speed class.....LOL.....again, we had a substitute teacher and lots of sprints, jumps, and of course those hills as she says, but I like to call them mountains, because as you know here in LA (lower Alabama) we don't have any hills or mountains and to me it feels like a mountain.....what is it with these substitute teachers, it is like they are punishing us because they had to substitute....Ha Ha....I know they are not punishing us, it is good to have a substitute....you get so used to the way one person teaches that when they are out, you really feel a difference in your body as to how the class was different....don't get me wrong, I love the teacher we had last night but, it was out of my comfort zone and that is what I need...these 60 miles aren't gonna be in my comfort zone either, so that was getting me ready.....As you go along with your day today, remember Clinton Shaffer and his girls and little Audrin King as she is in the middle of a very aggressive chemo treatment this week....God bless!

Pain in the rear

Talk about a Body Blast class....OH MY!....Renee was out so we had a substitute, Brandice, and she loves squats, leg lifts, and butt lifts, so needless to say I have a pain in the rear today.....LOL!....bathroom breaks today are gonna be in the handicap stall holding on tight to the bars because my legs are killing me!....pain means you worked hard, right?...well then, I rreeaallyy worked hard.....LOL!....Hope today is wonderful for all of you!

Graduation

Last night was graduation, so I was not able to get to the gym due to time constrictions....tonight is another one of Renee's classes, so heaven help me....class should be 30 min cardio with 30 min of weight training then the dreaded ab workout...UUUGH!...and it usually is a killer.....Today, the sun is shinning and it is already 80 degrees out there with our normal sauna-like weather, so everyone just sit back relax and enjoy today....more tomorrow!

First week completed

Well, Sunday ended my first week of training and I must say it was not as hard as I expected....Friday was my rest day...Early Saturday am, I attended my normal 1 hr spin class and decided to do my walk instead of the second spin class I usually do....the 1st spin class was tough, we worked on sprints and I HATE sprints, but it did make my walk more enjoyable....I decided to just go to the park in town instead of fighting traffic from the music festival and go to the beach....one trip around the park is one mile, so I was trying to keep track of how many times I had been around, but with a thousand things running through my mind, it was difficult.....I know I walked around 6 times, but I could have walked 7 times......LOL.....anyway, I walked 6 miles for sure!!!!!! The very much needed rain came in on Sunday and did not stop until late afternoon....I was able to get out in the neighborhood after 5 and do another 6 miles and this time I have a track laid out, so I know exactly how far I had gone, no counting laps, I was never good at that anyway.....Now, I have week #24 down and only 23 left to go.........WooHoo!

Day #4 of Week #24

Well, I had planned to attend my normal aerobic class yesterday for my cross training, but....my grandmother came to visit my parents and was scheduled to leave Saturday and their plans changed, so I went to visit with her last night instead of going to the gym.....I have come to realize that time here on earth is short....so, time spent visiting with family takes precedence over just about anything else in my life right now....I had a good visit with her, she will be heading back to Clanton this morning....as today goes by I cannot stop thinking about Clinton Shaffer and his girls as they put Robyn (mother & wife) to rest today...it just doesn't seem fair that she was considered a breast cancer survivor and then the cancer returned with a vengeance to claim her life in just a few short months....it makes my heart break knowing 2 little girls will grow up without their mother and their father will always be wondering if his little girls will be faced with the same cruel cancer his wife fought so hard......please continue to keep their family in your prayers.....Please, if you can or haven't already, donate to my walk to find a cure!

Day #3 for week #24

Cross training was on my agenda yesterday, so I took my normal 1 HR spinning class.. Man, being on vacation last week has really made this week diffucult...LOL...I thought that class would never end...at one point, I closed my eyes to try and vision the road ahead, a cool breeze at my back (just the fan, Ha Ha)with the sound of waves crashing in the distance....then "add some resistance, we are headed uphill with a headwind"....what in the world!...I was here for a nice relaxing ride..I didn't see a hill and the wind was at MY BACK....LOL.....AND to top it off, I just now started to feel the effects of the Body Blast class from Tuesday night, OUCH!...it is hard to straighten out my arms and I feel like I have been hit by a bus....Never in my life was I so glad to see my big fat tub.....finally I could sit and relax.. After a long soak and some stretching, I have to say I felt better.......Tonight, I have another one of Renee's classes, "Cardio Blast/Burn" and it always proves to be a tough one too.....more on that tomorrow..... Have a great day and remember to continue to pray for Clinton and the girls, Robyn will be laid to rest tomorrow.....

Day #2 of week #24 Training

Last night's Bodyblast was rough as usual.......I hate to sound like she is killin me, but sometimes I really think I will not finish the class....All kidding aside, it is a great class and I feel so good afterwards.....When I got home from the gym @ 6:50, my soon to be husband (YEP!..for those of you who did't know, he proposed last week while we were in DC on vacation...) had grilled some pork chops, made some potatoes and had everything ready to eat, so you guessed it....I didn't walk my 3 miles yesterday...BUT, I did get up this am and walk, now I am back on track.....our training schedule gives a total miles per week that you are expected to walk, so I suppose, you can be flexible with the days.....as long as the total miles I am walking matches the schedule, at least that is the way I am looking at it..LOL

Time is ticking on...excitement is building...just like waiting on Christmas!!!!!!!

For the Training.......

Monday, 5/10 started our 24 week training period for our walk scheduled in October...the schedule calls for Mondays to be a rest day, but I have changed my schedule to reflect Fridays as my rest day....I started at the YMCA in January and have tried to go 6 days a week....so far, so good, only a few days missed out of the 6 I have been shooting for....several weekends I have gone to park in Orange Beach to walk along their trail and I have walked 5.5 miles in an hour and a half with no problems....actually a great walk, so I think I am ready to start my official training.....I have my really good friend from high school joining me along with a really sweet girl I met in my spin class at the gym....we all have very strong ties to breast cancer and wish we could do more that walk, but walking is a step....I am really happy to be sharing this experience with the both of them....for today, I am planning on doing my 3 mile walk after I get home from the gym today....today @ the gym I have a class called "Body Blast"...and boy does our instructor really put a hurting on us, but it has been great taking Renee's class......Thanks Renee for the pain!...it is paying off......

Please continue to pray for Robyn Shaffer's husband and her girls....she lost her battle this morning and her family really needs to feel the Lord's hand on their shoulder and they go through these times.....

First attempt to blog..........

Ok, so I have my page set up, not really sure if I like it or not, but it will do for now...after seeing several commercials about Susan G. Komen, I decided to do some research on the internet about these commercials...I found their site and sent for information...my packet came and it had a DVD....after several kleenex and 10 min of DVD, I decided to register for this walk in hopes that my help would be what they needed to help find a cure.....I had lost a cousin in the past year to breast cancer and it is just unfair....after sending in my registeration form, my mother called and the mammogram she had done the week prior had shown something and she was going for further imaging...needless to say we were all scared since she had already had a kidney removed after we returned from evacuating from Ivan....as we feared, the object was not a normal shape and she chose to have it removed instead of the biopsy route, so after removal, the pathology reports stated it was, RENAL SARCOMA, Kidney cancer, same as they removed in her Kidney 5 years ago.....This type of cancer has never been removed/discovered in breast tissue before, so we knew we were charting in new territories....she saw an oncologist @ USA and had scans done and they were able to get all that was in the breast, but she has another spot @ the top of her lung and nogles through out both....she has started a clinical trial for RENAL SARCOMA, since this cancer is not curable, they will attempt to slow the the growth and possibly see some shrinkage in the 3cm spot in her lung....So far, she is doing fairly well....she is about 1/2 way through the first round and the only bad side effect so far is a rash......she does get a little tired, but nothing that really puts her down and keeps her from her activities...we are very blessed at this point, prayers are being felt! Thanks to all for the prayers!