On the fourth of July we went over to my parents & sister house. My parents rented one of those inflatable jumper things but it was a waterslide. Really a lot of fun.
Of course, I was out there playing on the thing and going in the water. I always use my son as an excuse because he can’t do it by himself. So I always take him in things like this. To be honest, if he weren’t disabled and able to go in by himself, I would still be going in.
We were videotaping and taking pictures & stuff. I was looking at the pictures of me and thought “Oh man, I look like shit”! I am so out of shape it isn’t even funny. I wasn’t even round, I was more like an oval.
So I decided to get myself into shape. I started this morning and it is really difficult. I bought some weights yesterday along with a jump rope. I also have a nice weight bench in my “shed” and it has been there for some time. I am taking the weight bench & putting it in my room.
I feel like a big sissy. I remember when I was in high school and playing football I would do over 100 push-ups and thousands of sit-up’s a day. This morning, I could only do about 20 push-ups and even less sit-ups.
I decided to do this not only for myself, but also my kids. My son is getting heavier and I’m probably gonna have to take care of him for the rest of his life. I can’t do that without being in shape and having some sort of muscle mass instead of floppy skin on my arms.
Plus I am reading that exercise makes you have more energy throughout the day. I’d love to have more energy to do things with the kids. Now I just have to learn how to eat right.
I admire for taking on the battle to get in more shape. It’s a tough one. Good luck to you. Learning how to eat right . . . I have absolutely nothing to say on that except I don’t.