backwards is not the same as forwards

This weeks exercise has us walking down stairs backwards.....turns out it uses different muscles than walking down stairs forwards.......and my body didn't like it.  The result is that when i tried to ex on Wed i had to stop after a bit and yesterday i had trouble getting from a standing to a sitting position.  Now i have had problems with that in the past at times because of my knee but this is the first time its due to the hamstrings and gluts....felt like getting out the anatomy book and seeing just which muscles are the ones.  I'm supposed to not due anything until it eases up but i think I'll try some walking tonight....slow and gentle maybe but i don't want to lose what little I've gained. 
Eating has been pretty good, not quite enough water as I've gone to bed before i finished some nights.....it just has proved impossible to drink enough at work and i start as soon as i get home.  This has resulted in decreasing my late night snacking craving some. NSV: The pants i wore to work today i had to come home and change out of at lunch the last time i wore them.  They stretch so i was able to get them on but i felt like my circulation was being cut off last time now they are comfortable.

Day 25

cal 1060
flu 136
ex sore

Day 24

cal 1163
flu 172
ex jj
     walk 10 min

Day 23

cal 1080
flu 144
ex walk 30min
     st 2 1/2
    

Stairs...whereforth are thee

Stairs...our new exercise needs stairs.  I racked by dying brains trying to figure out a use able staircase.  Uh i live in a single story house, so do most of the people i know....yes there is one 2 story on our street but i don't think that neighbor will let me use her staircase.  The courthouse has stairs as does the police station but i might find myself in jail for obstructing traffic...if i use the hospital stairs i might have an audience as i once tried to walk laps around the floors when i was struck there(why not the patients do it for PT) and i looked up to see i had employees with smiles on their faces watching... there are stairs outside at the apts a block from my office....but one its cold, two i would probably hurt myself, three i expect that all the little old ladies that live there would come out with brooms and chase me away .....that's if they didn't call the police on me.  Lets see....i have 2 steps from the garage into my house so i did those tonight and they wore me out....so maybe i can just do those x5...no, no it won't fly...well i finally figured out i have one friend with a 2 story house i could ask.....she said i could try her stairs but they are unusually steep and don't forget that one of our friends slipped on them 10 years ago and broke her arm.  Well I'm going to go over there tomorrow night and give them a try......we'll see what happens...stay tuned for the next post in the stair saga!

I did do some modified stepping jacks, the wall sit and walked some...also did the some of the old 1st ex...they may not be perfect but its amazing how much easier they are to do now then 22 days ago.  Still working on today's water...cant go to bed until i finish this jug but my food is done so i put up the post.

Day 22

cal 1185
flu 160
ex walk 18min/1 mi
     jj/sq/ws
     stairs-2

Day 21

cal 1032
flu 168
ex walk 20min/1mi
     cyc 25 min
     3 x 4

Day 20

cal 1197
flu 160
ex off

35 and counting

Todays weigh in marked 35 pounds lost.  I consider every pound to be significant and ever 5 is something to celebrate but not with food.  I want to lose another 10 by my birthday and to keep on going from there.  I've done my basic exercise for today and as i'm sort of watching the football game will try to do some extra.  Yesterday was my off day and i feel good about exercising today so even if i can't tomorrow more today won't hurt.  Today were eating in and right now im snacking on some low cal cole slaw i made the other night.  Might make a shimp stir fry for dinner....I picked up some frozen seasoned stir fry veg yesterday.  I want this to be a good week with good food and ex......got lots of berries and fresh and frz veggies yesterday.  Also picked up some jello to make for snacks but will have to wait until theres room in the fridge for a bowl.  Years ago we used to have an extra fridge in the garage and it was nice, we do use the kids old dorm ref for the oranges we get shipped in the winter but theres not much more room in there.  I'm rambling here but the husband and i were discussing that maybe nutrition needs to be taught in school.  I don't remember all the history i was taught and learning about something that we do everyday multiple times like eating would probably be more useful.  Some of whats posted as knowledge on the Internet is pitiful,  I even cringe at looking at how poorly some people do the WW points,,,,they didn't work for me because i too corrupted them to fit what i liked rather than what i should be eating .....and while it may be working for weight loss it is not healthy.....better than what was probably  eaten before...... but in the old days you had to eat vegetables and fruits and now you don't.  Well you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink and even with my knowledge it was useless until my mind was made up to do something.  Enough said.