My Age is showing

Hi everybody,
     Wow was yesterday ever a good day for those who love snow. I like the weather also, there is nothing more beautiful than a snow covered scenic view. However, who knew that shoveling snow would give away my age. Yesterday was supposed to be a great day for me to get outside and get some good exercise. I have been increasing my physical activity but yesterday was just to much for me to handle. I went outside with my son to shovel and the differences were incredible. He started with the walking path to the front stairs while I started to shovel the front end of the Tempo to the street. He had all this light fluffy snow (not compacted) while I have the snow that had been compacted and piled over by the street plow that had gone by out street. The boy was shoveling like he was in a race. His shovel was moving at a pace at least 3 times faster than mine. Meanwhile, I was moving at a snails pace. The snow was hard, deep and compacted. It felt like every  third or fourth shovel full I needed to stop and catch my breath. As time moved on I slowed down even more and found myself breathing extremely heavy. Now here comes my son to help me cause he was finished with the walk way and he begins to shovel with the same veracity he showed on the walk way. I stood by and watched him complete the balance of the driveway in half the time it took me to complete about 1/3 of the job. I never felt so old as I did at that moment.

     This is another reason why I am in the beginning of this process to change my physical health and well being. It stared out really easy the first couple of weeks with only minor setbacks. Now it seems like it's getting tougher each day. Last week through this week I dealt with being sick and that really threw me off my plan. This week still isn't completely on track yet because I still hadn't been at my best. The challenge now seems to be getting back on track with everything. I wasn't feeling well, so I wasn't involved with the grocery shopping which means the set meal plan for the week wasn't used. The last two weeks the physical activity has been low, more like pre-plan levels. It feels like I have lost control of the process and I need to get it back and fast or I could lose it totally.

       The plan now is to get out tomorrow night with my meal plan for the week and complete the grocery shopping. Second I need to find away to increase my activity level. The exercises at home have been difficult because i don't really have a place to do them. Getting outside for my daily walks has also been difficult because of the temperature (I have an allergy to the cold). I can't be outside for more than 10 minutes at a time. Last year when I had the gym membership I did do a lot on the treadmill and that felt good. This year I don't think I could even do as much as I was doing then. Does anybody have a treadmill they would like to give away? If so, I would be happy to take it off your hands. If you have any ideas you would like to share about how to get my activity level up, I have an open mind. That's all for today so;

Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from your goals!

Thanx,
Looper