I've not been very good over the last couple of months .... and it has taken its toll on me physically. But as of the beginning of this week, I'm putting more effort into being "active." I've got SO FAR to go just to be at a productive level, but I can only begin where I'm at right now. I tried getting on the treadmill at the gym in my office building .... the slowest it goes is 1 mile per hour ... I didn't even dare put both my feet on at the same time because I was certain I wouldn't be able to keep up, even for a few steps ... so I got innovative .... one foot on at a time and held on tight to both hand supports and walked one foot for 10 steps then switched and walked the other foot for 10 steps .... I'm not sure I would have done this at all if anyone else had been in the gym at that moment, but I did it for about 5 minutes. I plan to go into the actual gym every Monday to measure my progress .... but the other working days, I have a nice long straight hallway in my office building (probably about 40 yards long), so I've been getting in 30 minutes early and I walk 3 laps of the hallway (up and back is a lap) -- so far I have to take a little rest after 2 laps, but all totaled the 3 laps takes me about 10 minutes or so ... VERY SLOW ... but I'm doing something, and I've done it for 3 days in a row now. That's an improvement for me.

It is so sad to be in such BAD shape, but for me every weekday now will be a little closer to being in better shape!

Had to fess up somewhere to help me KEEP on track. Thanks for "listening!"