Shape Up or Shape Out

Yep, you read that right. And yep, that is what I meant to write. If we do not shape up, we will shape out - I sure am. My thighs and my ass are shaping out into a nice big flabby bulge!

I heard somewhere, okay...I cannot lie...I heard on Oprah, Dr. Oz said you should walk 30 minutes a day. I have been thinking for a while now that I can do that and I should do that. Life got busy with my Grandpa and such so it was just talk. Then the Monday after Grandpa died, I did my 30 minute walk. Let me tell you, I started off at a decent pace pushing Liliana in the stroller and it was not long until I realized this was harder than I thought it was going to be and I had to slow it down. I was only able to make it 25 minutes. Of course I could have done the full 30 minutes, but I was at the driveway and was happy to be there!

The past few days I have been getting my butt into gear - literally! My friend Therese and I went out for lunch on Thursday and from there we ended up at a park and just went walking. I think we walked for about an hour and a half. I am not sure how far we walked, at least 2 miles - maybe a bit more.

So yesterday I was pretty determined to keep this up. So a bit before Liliana needed to get ready for bed, her and I went for a walk. I walked 15 minutes out and then turned around. Today I drove that route and I was a bit short of 2 miles. Then when I got home I did some jumping rope. (Although mostly called jump roping - it is not that) I am not sure how long I actually jumped rope as it was not continuous - but I am pretty sure I was out there for a while and got a good 15-20 minutes in. Next I did 5 push-ups. The girlie kind, for now anyway. If you do not know or do not remember, my goal is to do 9 pull ups by the end of '09. I cannot even do one right now. So I am going to work on my arm strength by doing push ups - from girlie to regular, and then I will work on the pull ups.

Today I was intent on going 2 miles in 30 minutes...I did it. I walk a simple, no frills route. I was not pushing a stroller tonight - but walked a good pace. In fact, when I got to right where I needed to turn around there is a gas station and I had to stop in for a drink! I was parched. I have yet to do my push ups! :)

I guess I need to join a gym come winter because I am NOT walking outside in winter and I do not have a treadmill! lol. No - I do not feel I need to loose weight. Yes, I would like to get in shape. I want some definition to my arms and the strength that comes with it. I really just want to be able to do pull ups and well, my buttocks and thighs could use to slim down a bit.

I did find this website where you can track your walking and it will tell you how many steps/miles (dependent on which one you enter) and how many calories you burned. They even asked about your walk - leisure or pushing a stroller or moderate...etc.) familycircle.com/walk2009 - check it out. I am sort of thinking of starting a separate blog to track how I am doing and to hear how you are all doing to - because you should be walking too!

It is up to you - shape up - or shape out. I am choosing to shape up.

Side note: speaking of shaping out - my sweet little Liliana is shaping out! She had her 9 month well visit today. She is 21 pounds and 7 ounces (cannot forget those ounces) and she is 27 inches tall. That puts her in the 75th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. She is such a cutie with all that juicy love! She might have thick thighs - but they are adorable at this age!