Ouch!!! The perils of exercise

Today, is day 148 in the 160 day challenge . I'm also in the middle of my 30 days of walking challenge. Loving it. Growing confident. Noticing changes in my shape, the way my clothes fit, and that lovely number on the scale (215.8 this morning - 10 pounds!!!)

Here's an important tidbit of info to know about me: I'm a clumsy critter. Today, I decided that I'd add an iPod and earbud (just 1!) to my morning walk. In exchange for that, I left my cell phone at home. Do you see it coming? I'm strutting along, head held high, focusing on the garage door about a 1/2 mile in front of me, stomping off the pounds to "save a horse ride a cowboy" when out of nowhere I'm on the road. Bleeding. I must have stepped on a rock? I twisted my right ankle and dug road debris into my left knee and leg, and both hands. And... no cell phone. Sitting in the middle of the road. I sat there for a few minutes, hoping someone in the neighborhood had seen my tumble & would rush to help. Nope. They've all gone to work. So I hobbled back home, whimpering. David (the dynamic) quickly got ice packs, a cold washcloth, and tylenol. Julia & Shiver snuggled against me in the chair for moral support.

Moral of the story? Lessons learned today? 1) Always take your cell phone. 2) Put your eyes on the road - not on the rack of slinky black dresses you'll be shopping for soon 3) Don't let this stop you from going back out there tomorrow.