Retiring but not relaxing!

(OK so separate posts it is - that way hopefully nobody will get missed!)

Davem wrote: It would seem you are going the Rightway :yesnod: :yesnod:

Retirement is good :woohoo: it suits me anyway :woohoo:

I'm hoping it will suit me too! Can't think of any reason why it won't!

David Aiketgate wrote: I met Mrs Wrongway the other weekend with her chauffeur (Mr Wrongway)
Enjoyed a good crack about T300s, Ap brakes and MGs in general. :yesnod:


As far as I'm concerned retirement is sweet sweet! :woohoo:

It was good to meet you, David - with my chauffer! :lol: I'm sure I will feel the same way about retirement.

Hi mrs wrongway
I have been retied 3 yrs now and I joined a gym 3 yrs ago and I am a lot fitter now than I was 15-20 yrs ago and :welcome: to the T BAR

helsbyman wrote: Hi mrs wrongway
I have been retied 3 yrs now and I joined a gym 3 yrs ago and I am a lot fitter now than I was 15-20 yrs ago and :welcome: to the T BAR

That's great, helsbyman. I too am currently a lot fitter than I have been for a long time and feel much better for it. Walking was becoming a real effort when I was at my heaviest and I never want to get like that again. Just getting up from my desk and walking (or more like waddling!) across the room to the reception hatch was a major exercise for me then. I still have a long way to go but being able to walk a lot easier is helping.

Thanks for the welcome, though I have been on these forums for almost a year now, just not had a lot of time to post much. Hopefully that will now change.

Since this thread commenced I've started walking next doors new dog (it's only 16 weeks old, but it's about the size of a Labrador, as it's a bull mastiff bitch - the dog, not anyone else)

And.. I feel knackered. :lol:

No worries though. A few more weeks and it should be big enough for me to ride.

Pekinese?

Is that a really small person or a really big dog? :omg:

Goodness, big dog!

MrsWrongway wrote: A friend of mine contacted me a few days ago asking if I was interested in joining her for a 10-mile "Pink Ribbonwalk" at Leeds Castle in Kent on 7 June - a sponsored event in aid of Breast Cancer Care. Of course I said I would and am now about to start the 12 weeks of training to prepare myself for this venture! It is many years since I did any kind of serious walking and I am determined to succeed - and lose more weight at the same time! I have set up a JustGiving page for any donations and would be very grateful for any help in reaching my target of £100 - http://www.justgiving.com/Helen-Lister1953 .

Well, today I went for a walk around my estate as a start in my training for the Pink Ribbonwalk. I completed 1.45 miles in just under 33 minutes, but was not pushing myself too hard. I use a heart rate monitor with a GPS watch and try to keep my heart rate at a level that burns fat to help me lose weight. Details of my route can be seen here - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/463364595