Went for a walk

AnneCan
AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Tonight I went for a neighbourhood walk with my husband + dog for the first time in a long time. It was one of the most humid, hot nights ever (whoever thinks Canada is always cold needs to come here RIGHT NOW - we are having a very hot summer). I know this is not monumental news, but I haven't done this in awhile + I am really going to build myself the best I can with excercise + food, + did I tell you how HOT it was? Anyway in this journey where so much is out of control, I am thinking I can control excercise + what I eat, so here I go.... Oh, BTW, I am feeling GOOD after the walk.

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  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg Member Posts: 731
    #2
    Building yourself.
    That's great. Walking is good. What kind of dog?

    --Greg
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #3
    PGLGreg said:

    Building yourself.
    That's great. Walking is good. What kind of dog?

    --Greg

    A naughty beagle who is very
    A naughty beagle who is very cute but thinks overly highly of herself + sometimes treats other dogs badly by ignoring them. Just the other day a neighbour brought our other neighbour's basset hound to the door; it has escaped + he thought it was ours. The basset walked right in the front door, + was investigating our house. Meanwhile our dog was out on our deck + started barking ferociously (sp?) at the basset, but when we let our beagle in she spent all her time trying to avoid the basset. Too funny! I think she was as surprised as we were because without the fence + landscaping that is usually between us and the basset, we realized how HUGE the basset is.
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #4
    yey!
    Sounds like a great way to spend an evening, even if it IS hot! Glad you are able to enjoy it!
    mary
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #5
    Way to go!
    Good for you! I love to walk!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • just4Brooks
    just4Brooks Member Posts: 980 Member
    #6
    Great news
    Good to see you out walking and enjoying life. When I was going through Chemo my 13 year old daughter used to have to drag me (well, almost) to go out for a walk. It's so hard when you feel so sick and weak. But I always felt better afterwords.

    Great Job
    Brooks
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #7
    Way To Go
    So glad that you were able to take your walk. I love to walk and usually do about 35 minutes on treadmill everyday (well try too). Glad that you are trying to exercise and yes you will feel better about yourself after. I'm outside of Detroit and we are having a very hot and humid day too. Love the hot before the cold though :)

    Kim
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #8
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Way To Go
    So glad that you were able to take your walk. I love to walk and usually do about 35 minutes on treadmill everyday (well try too). Glad that you are trying to exercise and yes you will feel better about yourself after. I'm outside of Detroit and we are having a very hot and humid day too. Love the hot before the cold though :)

    Kim

    That first enjoyable walk is momentous if its the start of your
    getting back to doing things again, as it was with me......Do/did I have cancer; do I have a bag:only my hairdresser, I mean doctors know......Keep walking,,,,and for anyone too ill, too weak, too hurting from surgery and/or chemo, you too will one day get up and out,......i been there too.......,steve
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #9
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Way To Go
    So glad that you were able to take your walk. I love to walk and usually do about 35 minutes on treadmill everyday (well try too). Glad that you are trying to exercise and yes you will feel better about yourself after. I'm outside of Detroit and we are having a very hot and humid day too. Love the hot before the cold though :)

    Kim

    sweaty
    fingers
  • Brenda3.16
    Brenda3.16 Member Posts: 209
    #10
    coloCan said:

    sweaty
    fingers

    I am so glad that you got
    I am so glad that you got out for a walk. We have been having a hot, sunny summer in NE PA and I am loving it. I try to walk every day. I loved to walk before dx and have tried to make it a priority. I usually walk with my sister or one of my friends. We walk about 3 miles. I feel so much better mentally and physically when I walk. Your dog sounds cute.
    Brenda
  • dorookie
    dorookie Member Posts: 1,731 Member
    #11
    Great Idea
    So glad you went for that walk, I have been telling myself I need to do that too. I am leaving today for Austin, TX, will be working for the week in a different office, and will be staying at a hotel, well every time I do this I tell myself, I should use the workout room or swim some laps, I am thinking I am going to do it this time, at least do some laps, that is supposed to be good exercise. I have lost about 21 lbs over the past 2 months, just by reducing my portions. So I am thinking this exercise stuff might be good for me...LOL...

    So very glad you had a nice time and that you felt good after words, keep it up..

    Hugs
    Beth
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #12
    dorookie said:

    Great Idea
    So glad you went for that walk, I have been telling myself I need to do that too. I am leaving today for Austin, TX, will be working for the week in a different office, and will be staying at a hotel, well every time I do this I tell myself, I should use the workout room or swim some laps, I am thinking I am going to do it this time, at least do some laps, that is supposed to be good exercise. I have lost about 21 lbs over the past 2 months, just by reducing my portions. So I am thinking this exercise stuff might be good for me...LOL...

    So very glad you had a nice time and that you felt good after words, keep it up..

    Hugs
    Beth

    Have a good trip
    Hi Beth,
    I hope you have a good trip. A change in location is a good chance to make a change in activities too. When I travel I like to take walks in the neighbourhood if it is safe. I also like taking the "tour" bus that almost every large city has - you buy a pass + then can hop on + off as you like at points of interest. I find when I take these I can see a little more of the city than I would otherwise, especially if I am travelling solo. I know you are travelling on business but sometimes you can throw a little extra fun into it.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #13
    GREAT news!!!!
    I LOVE to walk!!! I remember being so frustrated when I couldn't!!!

    Right now, I'm having some fairly bad back troubles, can't do much walking, so I am envious of you!!!

    BIG hugs, Kathi

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