Made it!
Who would have thought that a successful round trip to the grocery store would rate its very own blog entry. But, in my housebound, bored to tears state, even the postman’s visit deserves its own entry!
(betcha can’t wait to find out how nuts I get during week two on the couch!! 
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In any event, the entire trip – a total of four blocks plus time at the grocery – took me just under 50 minutes. That included a number of pit stops along the way (literally – not only was I getting tuckered out, but my armpits were getting sore )
I should have thought things through a little bit more clearly – $25 worth of supplies weighs a fair bit. By the time I got back, I felt like I had just run 5k – not a huge workout, but I was definitely breathing!
Since I’m not able to ride my bike for a while, I think I might add a regular “crutch run” to my regimen. Getting the blood pumping can’t be a bad thing – especially seeing as how I’m basically not moving at all for the rest of the day. Does any one else have any exercise tips for the immobile? The doc says that upper body exercises are cool – anything that you’d add that would fit in?
Soccer maybe?
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Eric Rice, December 20, 2004
Did you buy any cheese sandwiches? ;-)
Tom, December 20, 2004
I'm more offering advice for the man with crutches who lives in an icy world like Toronto. Be careful how much you do on the sticks in a slippery environment. I did the same in a wet location and added two weeks to my leg cast.
I recommend 12 ounce curls as an upper body workout. Not so much for the cardio thang but more for dealing with the terrible bed-bound time. But be careful as excess curls can lead to attempts at beating on A. -- We all know she could take you in a New York minute but no one wants to hear about the drama in case you get stupid.:) Get well soon!
Ross, December 20, 2004
Nope - My momma taught me that I should never buy things I want just before Christmas and to stick to the things that I actually need.
To that end, I bought 4 lamb sausages (spicy), a turnip, five red potatoes, 4 chicken legs, one boneless breast, a bunch of parseley, 5lb bag of cooking onions, a small piece of ginger, a small cabbage, some mushrooms, half a kilo of stewing beef and a lettuce.
But to be honest - the ham, the cheese and the fresh bread were very tempting. Only five more days to go!
(have a great trip to Hawaii!!)
Ross, December 20, 2004
Yeah - I almost lost it on one spot. There's really not a lot of ice out there, but I did manage to find a small patch and skidded out - no crash though, I kept it all under control!
Good idea about the weights - Amanda has been beating me in the arm wrestling pretty handily as of late, time for me to take it to the next level. Oooohhh yeah!
Kiki, December 20, 2004
so i guess this means you won't be joining us for our 'farewell to josh' lunch on thursday?? *sniff*
enjoy the holidays!!!! even if they will be on crutches...
jamma, December 20, 2004
i do believe your wife is pretty good at coming up with exercises for the lame... but then i guess you'd have to listen to her! ;)