Stroller Strides...Ouch!

I went to an exercise class today called "Stroller Strides". It was rough, but it was great. The instructor made me feel very comfortable and welcome, and I'm looking forward to going back either Friday or Monday, whenever I can walk again. LOL I have been on hiatus for longer than I would have liked to be from Weight Watchers and the gym, but as of yesterday, I am full gusto again. So, hopefully, I will have a nice negative number to report next Tuesday. The Stroller Strides class I took today is for moms with young children. They meet at either a local park or the mall, depending on the weather. It lasts for one hour, and we began by speed walking around the track at the park. Well, it seemed like speed walking to me...the instructor was in great shape and it was probably a leisurely stroll for her! Then we stopped and did jumping jacks in the grass and some resistance arm work with cords. Then we speed walked halfway around the track, and stopped to do some sort of training I forgot the name of. We ran from one fence to another, did ten jumping jacks, ran back to the first fence, did ten more jumping jacks, side-stepped to the other fence, did five jumping jacks, side-stepped back and did five more, then we walked backwards to each fence with five jumping jacks at each stop. Then we speed walked the other half way around the track...well, my speed walking was becoming more of a limp by now (think Igor) and I was wishing for a break. We stopped to do some more jumping jacks and resistance exercises, and then we walked half way around the track again. We ran from fence to fence again with jumping jacks in between, and then we walked a bit and stopped to do some abdominal exercises and stretches, and then walked the other half of the track to our cars. Three times around the track is one mile. My daughter had a good time being pushed in the stroller and watching silly Mommy jumping and running all over the place looking wetter and wetter.

Then we came home and I had some whey protein (a la the Biggest Loser) and made a "silly" omelet (a la Julia Child). It's silly because my daughter loves to watch me shake the pan all over the place to get the omelet flipped over, and she laughs.

And then I took some Motrin. My entire body is aching...ouch!

But, I thought that getting in some good exercise and making sure I eat well was a good way to celebrate my Dad's birthday today since he passed away just over a year ago from a massive stroke.

Happy Birthday, Daddy. I miss you.