Today was the first day of sunny 16 degree weather in a week or so. During our last good weather stint I decided to start walking part of the way home. I would make it as far as my old condo and then get on the streetcar the rest of the way. Today, with the good weather showing its pretty face again, I decided to try walking all the way home. At first, everything was so lovely. I had my ipod, and relived memories as I walked my old route home. It was very nostalgic and I was thinking "boy, I'm going to walk home every day in the summer!". By the time I got to the River Street bridge, my legs started to throb and my chest was feeling tighter. I was taking as deep a breath as possible but it still didn't seem like enough. My bag felt like it weighed 1000 pounds and I honestly didn't think I could make it. But being steps away from Broadview it just didn't make sense to take the streetcar 3 stops so I continued the long trek home.
One full hour from the time I left the office, I finally made it in the door. My bladder was full, my legs felt like jello and my head was spinning but I made it. It felt like ages since I took a nice long walk like that; it was great to get the exercise but either the extra baby weight or my general "out-of-shape-ness" just made that walk exhausting. I think I'll go back to my original half route... baby steps...
2 comments:
Oh my goodness!
It's one thing to get some exercise, it's another to kill yourself along the way that you have to drag your body home. Moderation while you're pregnant!
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