Another year has passed...

So here I am a year since I have last blogged, my grammar and punctuation haven't improved but I never claimed to be a scholar.

I am still walking and hiking with a little bit of jogging in between. I have to admit openly I have failed miserably with the stretching, weight training and core exercises... I suck. I still have to give myself credit for being in the best shape I have been in probably the last 20 years. I have four months before Reunion to buff up...

Currently I am:
43 1/2 years old, closer to 45 than 40... "It turns me on to think of growing old"
5' 8" tall... thank you Grampy and Ritchie (my father)
150 pounds, I've fought with 10 pounds either way for years, I will win!!
I refuse to give my measurements, truth be told I could care less; I am comfortable with my current size. I wear a size 8 pant comfortably.

I would like to be 140-143 pounds by Reunion in November, in general a lighter weight is healthier. I was on track in June but fell off somehow, now I need to make myself accountable:

I need to watch what I eat, that means keeping a journal; I find I make better choices when I keep track of what I eat.

I need to get up and move... by that I mean giving myself a good hour long cardio kick 3-5 times a week. I would also like to take up jumping rope, I'd be thrilled to be able to do 20 minutes at a time. I'd also like to take Irish Step Dancing at the John Boyle O'Reilly... a good cardio kick and Irish beer what could be better?

I need to stretch every day... Yoga is a wonderful thing, I will keep telling myself that; 10 minutes a day should do it.

Weight training 3 times a week, not one of my favorite things to do but it wont kill me either.

Joy for joy my core, the place I need the most help and the place I hate to work on the least... if I do it once a week it will be a miricle but 3 times would be great.

A must... I need to Meditate every day for at least 10 minutes, just for sanity reasons alone. One's spiritual well being requires moments of contemplation.

This is the first day of the rest of my life as they say so here's to running a couple and walking a couple too... I noticed the dog getting pudgy, she needs to be walked more; I'm sure she wont complain.