Fitness Friday – He’s WALKING The Dog?!
As you all know, I’ve been recovering from my operation by using the new game for the Nintendo DS, Personal Trainer: Walking.
I decided a few weeks ago to challenge my dog to see who takes more steps in a day and figured I’d met my match. He’s seven years old and lazy as can be, so how could I not win against him?
What I didn’t count on was my husband.
Following my release from the hospital, I flew to Central New York with my children to stay at my mothers house for three weeks. I left my husband alone with the dog in Charlotte with explicit instructions on what I needed him to do to track the dogs progress.
The only problem was that we only had one game and 2 activity meters. In order to track the dogs progress, we had to get a second copy of the game for Ryan’s DSi.
Ryan became so interested in tracking our dogs progress that he decided to put an activity meter on himself and his best friend, Chad. These guys apparently collectively decided to kick my ass. Not only is Ryan making a point to walk absolutely everywhere, but he’s started walking my dog every day!
Nintendo, if you’re reading this, expect a thank you card from a black lab in the coming days. I’m about positive that your game has made him the happiest dog on earth. You should be seeing a paw print any time now.
I have personally taken over 20, 000 steps in the past two weeks. I’m finally getting over 3000 steps a day. I’m strutting around, so proud of my achievements and my husband calls me with a “I took 6000 steps today because T-Bone and I went for a walk!”
ARGH! What are you doing? You’re making me look bad!
Then you’ve got the other Wii Mommies, who are also counting their steps. The first day a very pregnant Jenn took over 3000 steps! My first day, I took like 900!
I know you’re all going to reassure me that I’m in recovery and am progressing the way I’m supposed to, and I understand that. I just don’t like to LOSE. I apparently have developed a competitive side in the past few years and can’t stand if I’m not number one.
That said, I woke up extra early this morning and have my activity meter on me and ready to go. I plan on running errands and taking my kids to the park and joining friends for drinks this evening. Me Vs. The Dog has turned itself into Me Vs. The Dog, My husband, his friend Chad and the Wii Mommies. How’d that happen?!
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You know, there is nothing wrong with being competitive. You’re striving to better your health, so really you’re only competing with yourself! (At least, that’s what I have to remind my super-competitive self!)
Hope you have a great day!
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You are doing great! Kee it going you will whip their butts in time! I know you will!
I had an off day yesterday…only 7500 steps. You have a lot of catching up to do!!!!
lol everyone is up for some good competition it looks like!
I’m pulling for you!!! You’ll get better and better, and you will kick all of their butts!!!
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Now this would be a reason to get my daughter a DS. lol
Have fun at BlogHer next week!
I was especially pleased to see my graph spikes that represented when I went to the men’s room while at the Charlotte Knights game. That’s a long walk…
you are doing great, your dog is doing great, and after this, you and your hubbie can walk the dog together while pulling kids in the wagon, or stroller.
hernias suck btw :p behave yourself
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that sounds like a fun competition that i could get into. i am really getting tired of not doing anything and i think i would like that. thanks for keeping us up to date on this little competition of yours.
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Too funny!
What a great thing to do to be competitive in right?
Glad your feeling much better, your still in our prayers!
Love and Prayers,
Tim
What a great challenge, and I’m positive the dog will be happy with the extra exercise!
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Hard to walk up here in Syracuse because of torrential downpours every frakking day
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I hate losing too! I’m so competitive, I walked away from a Phase 10 game. Like threw the cards down and walked away. It’s especially bad when I play my husband. man I hate losing!
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I have a feeling neither Ryan nor Chad would be at 3000 steps a day yet if he’d just had his “man parts” removed!
Holy crap, did I just say that? Must be time for bed…
(Sorry guys…)
julie @ mom by faith´s last blog ..trains + sugar = happy children
I think it’s awesome – competition! You don’t respond to competition, though… right? Right?
Right?
I wish I could get my hubby to exercise with me! The problem is that he doesn’t need to – he’s super skinny already! NO FAIR!
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So glad you feel well enough to be so competitive have fun and glad your feeling great.
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if i had a wii i would try to even up your side. lol.
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Sounds like you’re doing great! You’re inspiring me, anyway. My Google phone has a pedometer application — maybe I’ll think of the Wii Mommies when I hit the pavement tomorrow a.m. Cheers!
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Go Julie Go! I would love to see how little I step everyday.
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