It is so humid in my office... How humid is it?

It is so humid in my office that my treadmill is only registering about every 10th step. 

How discouraging!

At least the time in use is accurate.

5000 steps

Got in my target of 5,000 steps on the treadmill today at a minimum of 2 mph (about 1/3 of those were at 2.5 mph).

Banana and raspberries with homemade iced coffee for breakfast. Small mixed greens and mixed berries salad with pecans for lunch. Handful of pretzel chips for a snack. Good day so far.

Now I just have to work out dinner to be something yummy and quick and not heavily calorie laden.

Walked in a 5K today - the Color Run. So much fun. I do hope Lansing picks this up as an annual event. There were over 15,000 runners/walkers making this one of the largest Color Run events so far.

To pack a little extra fitness punch I rode my bike to and from the event.

I would walk 500 miles...well, ok, eventually...

2500 steps on my treadmill desk this morning.

It is going to take some time to get used to moving while typing, and I feel like I have "sea legs" when I stop. But - WOOT! I've started!

what do you do?

What do you do when eating your pain is the only pleasure you have in a day?

Bikes, busses, and moving to the music

Daily movement has been upped slightly over the past two weeks. The bikes are up from the basement and we had our first bike ride of the season over the weekend. The boys and I rode to the store and back. It is a very short trek -but it proved the bikes were in serviceable condition and are ready and waiting for more frequent, longer, and more intense rides. 

I also got to accompany Lucas on his 6th grade field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Science Center. Lots of walking on our tour and running after the kiddo I was chaperoning that likes to wander off. It was lovely to see the DIA and the Diego Rivera installation, to spend the day with Luke, to get in some extra steps and feel good for doing so.

And the last three days marked my tenth year working with the Eric 'RicStar' Winter Music Therapy Camp. Running too and fro, jamming, wiggling, grooving and moving to the music. I love that camp...everything about it (almost - we have got to do our rehearsal and camp favorites different for the green and light blue group next year. The whole camp experience is great fodder for a blog entry over at Music Tattoo): the campers, the volunteers, the staff, the therapists, the music, the friendships...just everything! And of course it was nice to have the motivation to be on the move for much of the day. I know I didn't get enough hydration during the camp and I promise I will work on that next year. But after three days I find that I'm not too sore and what muscles are protesting slightly, I'm actually savoring as it means they got a bit of workout. This is a good thing.

I've also been eating almost vegetarian over the last few days (I did eat a portion of a turkey sub at camp yesterday). But I had a sweet potato burger with lots of veggies and a black bean burger (no bun for either burger) with mixed greens for dinner the past two nights, accompanied by a nice side of lime cilantro rice (I have to share this with Patrick sometime. He'll love it!). So many vitamins, minerals, fiber...so little processed crap...and so so so tasty. 

So that's a little of what is going on. Moving forward.

I would walk 500 miles...

I just ordered a treadmill desk for work. That is all.