I jogged!

Albeit only for short spurts during my walk, but I jogged!  And some people saw me!  And I didn't die!  And I didn't slap my face over and over (uh, not even once) or bounce to kingdom come!

Go Suz!  Go Suz!

LOL!  Okay, so I've been such a weenie about jogging.  Like every time lately I would go out for my walk and tell myself, "jog a little," and self says back, "NO!!  People might see!  I'm going to bounce everywhere!  It'll be hard on my joints!"  And I'd say, "just give it a try, just a little, you can always stop if it hurts!  Come on - there's no one around right now"  And self would say back, "I don't know, I'm too scared!" and then, "Oh look... there's a car, too late now.  Darn."

So today, my more daring self hammered the weenie self, and I found I don't feel like a total freak if I jog a little between stretches of walking.  Can ya staand it?? as my sister so eloquently puts it.

I did it!!

And let me tell you right now, if I can do it, you can too!  Okay I know, I know, if you're in a wheelchair right now and can't literally walk, you can't, or if you have a cast on, or any number of extenuating circumstances.  But people, I have rheumatoid arthritis - and I did it!  When I started my journey back in the spring, I could hardly walk around the block, and now look at me! 

That was a major thing for me to overcome.  Major.

My ankle did start hurting a little and I had to be careful, and with RA, I could potentially pay for this with some stray joint pain by tonight, but I am very happy I tried anyway, and if all goes well, I'll do it again!  Yay! 

You are awesom!!

Great job on joggin!! that is so awesome....interval training...more calories burned...yeah!!!

All right, all right!!!

I, too, have been reluctant to job, because of the arthritis in my knees...  Now I don't have an excuse.  If someone with RA can do it, then I certainly can (and SHOULD).  I am very proud that you muzzled your "weenie self" (love the term, by the way) and let "daring self" do the talking.  Perhaps we all should do the same!

Keep up the great work!

way to go!

yeah! you are amazing! My 1st day of jogging will be this sunday & now I know I can't wimp out. It'll only be a couple of minutes in the midst of my walking, so  I can do this.

Thanks for the inspiration! go you!

yay you!

That is so cool that you jogged! I tell ya, if your body (and weenie self) can tolerate it, my heart rate monitor reports that doing some jogging several times while walking really notches up that calorie burning!

Best of luck with the job change -- I'll be thinking positive thoughts.

Yay camping! Where are you going to?

woohooo

way to go!! I was just looking at your picture...big difference. congrats!! keep it up...even if you jog just a little. Have a great week!!

YEA.....FOR SUZ

I am so totally proud of you!!!!  I know what it took for you to be able to do that.  Girl, you rock, you are an inspiration to everyone with RA or OA.

May God bless you with abundant strength and stamina.  Chargail

Way to GO!!!

Yay! I am proud of you!       Shawn

Additional praise here

And you deserve it! Lots for the jogging itself, but a little more for overcoming the inner wimp that gets too scared to try. (We all have one!)

Way to Go

Way to go!!!  Jogging can be fun and relaxing.  Since I started training for my marathon I have realized that.  I do a run/walk system so I am not dead by the end.  So I will run for 5 mins and walk for 2 or 3.  And I have found that I am not as tired as I would be if I ran 2 to 3 miles without walking in between. 

Way to go again!!  I am heading to the gym right now

we started a support group

Called  Sisters in Christ. Stop on by if you can. I hope all is going well for you.       Shawn

Thanks....

.... For joining our support group!   shawn