Stair Climbing

Didn't know how many stories my humble apartment block had until hubs and I climbed to the top floor the day before. 14. As I was wearing my running shoes, John, our son had suggested that I run up the stairs instead. He said I'd be burning more calories that way as opposed to running. Hubs wanted to go assess his 'competitors' concrete gardens (aiyah, he wins handsdown lah) and so he joined me. After climbing all the way up, I thought it'd be easier coming down but my legs were wobbly (also possibly due to the fact that I'm terrified of heights) so I actually had to descend slowly and carefully. Didn't want to tumble down ungracefully. My ankle hasn't even completely healed yet from the time I sprained it in Bangkok in Dec last year.

Took us 15 minutes to climb up and down. It sure was a good workout. My heart was pumping and I was dripping with perspiration. I figured I'd exercise for 30 minutes each time so we had another 15 minutes to go. Decided to go for a run.

Ya ya papaya, he. Hubs can still run with his fatty tummy. In fact, he doesn't look overweight from the back at all. Used to be an infantryman. Such a show off. He was jogging and singing those army songs as he ran. I couldn't of course. I was just trying my best to run from each streep lamp to the other. Jussst.....ooone.....moorre.....jussst.....oone....mooooore..... Ha ha. He pushed me on and I did my longest stretch of running this turn of the century. I felt slightly light headed at the end of it but really not too bad. The best thing? Weighed myself the next day and I hadn't put on any. It went down slightly. I know, I know. I'm obsessed with the weighing scale. I shouldn't be. But the reason I'm exercising is to lose weight what, right?
I'm just trying to observe if exercising is doing anything to my otherwise dead metabolism. It's working. The dieting isn't really dieting and even if I was really dieting, it doesn't work. So, yes. Exercise is the way to go for me. Sheesh. So sian.

We had to take a break last night because hubs suddenly felt feverish and I, well, I had to 'take care of my baby' (ok, not really, I was just lying beside him watching television lah) and my calves were aching from the previous night's stair climbing. Hubs is feeling better today and I hope we'll be able to fit in some exercise today.