I'm usually quite a lazy lump (sit on a computer chair all day), so I've decided to start exercising more.  I know from past experience that the gym is definitely NOT the place for me, so I've been doing other things. 

For the past week or so I've done some stuff around the apartment, eg sprinting from one end to the other, pushups, climbing up and down the ladder to the loft and skipping rungs to simulate tree-climbing (hah!).  I also walked to the park and jumped up and down from some bleachers and hopped a few fences.

Yesterday I took a walk down to the lake and back for a total of 1.5 miles  (I found out the mileage using this nifty little page: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/).  I'm considering going back today and climbing a tree that I noticed yesterday that looked really great for climbing.

Today so far I've lugged a very heavy box of moving boxes from my car and up the stairs to the apartment, and done some packing and heavy lifting (well, heavy for me.  probably laughable for all you guys).

Haven't really done anything since my last post.  As I mentioned in my dinner thread, we're moving in less than a week, so I've kind of been running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get everything done!

Ugh, I have literally not exercised ONCE since we moved in October.  And my normal day-to-day activities are very sedentary, so I have turned into a human slug.  It's not a pretty sight, guys.  Today I got fed up with it and I had a burst of energy, so I ran up and down the stairs quite a few times and then I went for a brisk walk around the new block and came back very winded.  Yay. 

The walking has not been going so great.  I seem to have a phobia about going out to walk outside by myself.  I know that we live in a safe area, but I'm so used to living in unsafe areas that I am finding it very hard to overcome my natural tendency to lock myself inside the house when I am alone.  I think I would be ok walking if I had a dog, but alas, the hubster is allergic.

In better news, went to the inlaws house for the weekend and helped with some pretty strenuous yard work (it was 70 degrees outside! in January!!).  I was lifting and carrying heavy paving stones, digging up old mulch, flattening a dirt hill, cleaning out a shed, etc.  It felt pretty good. 

DH was home from work today, so we went out on that walk around the whole neighborhood.  1.5 miles, took 33 min this time.

I have noticed that whenever I go walking outside for more than about 10 min and it is also cold (like today), that I get REALLY REALLY itchy on the fronts of my thighs to the point where I want to scream.  My thighs become red and blotchy, and scratching seems to only make it worse.  I looked it up and apparently it's a common condition called "cholinergic urticaria" aka exercise allergy.  Haha, I am allergic to exercise!  From what I've gathered in my 15 min of google reasearch, it's a histamine reaction in response to a rise in body temperature brought on by exercising (I think specifically, it is an IgE reaction) and the cold just makes it very pronounced.  Interesting stuff.  It doesn't deter me from wanting to exercise, though.

My parents are out of town for 2 weeks and left their dog with me.    I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to get over my fear of going outside alone, but this silly puppy won't let me walk for more than about 5 feet at a time before she has to stop and sniff something.  I've gotten her to sprint briefly with me twice, though. 

Have been doing (very) short runs on and off with the dog.  One day we went to the park and hiked a nature trail together, which made my legs sore for about 2 days.    Have not done anything for the past few days.

I really need to get off my duff, huh?  When I get back home (at the parents' house right now), I am resolved to clear the crap away from my weight machine and use it.

I've been continuing the ttapp exercises and adding more in.  I'm now doing the hoedowns, half-frogs, awesome legs, diva derrier, and arm pops.  I did take about a week off though for womanly reasons.  You'd think paleo would've helped my PMS by now, but no.

Anyway I am sore all over.    I guess that's a good thing though!