I have high hopes for what my second-floor apartment will do for my cardiovascular system. I'm not so sanguine about my knees.

Very good! I have no stairs in my house and my neighborhood is super flat, so I have to go to some effort to climb. I've been going up and down the stairs once an hour at work for a while now and I think it was doing some good because I had a much easier time with the elevation changes while backpacking than I expected, and the hills we hiked up and down and the stairs in the house we were staying in this past weekend were fine and I THOUGHT would continue to help with the conditioning, but today it does not seem so.

Go, WS!

I am in terrible shape, and kind of wish I lived on the second floor, so at least I would get that. There are always all these great NYC stories about how many 90+ year olds live in 5th floor walk-ups, with the implication that it keeps them healthy. 5th floor is still too far.

I'm in horrible shape, but trying to change that. I've been working on some core exercises, running up and down my stairs, and taking short (about .75 mile) walks each day. Some days are a big struggle, but overall, I feel like I'm making progress. Cardio will be the next step. At some point.

I've gained weight over the summer thanks to depression leading me to (1) be too unmotivated to exercise and (2) eat my feelings. I'm pretty sure my jeans won't fit when it gets cooler (which might be soon [but then again, it's Cincinnati, so maybe not]), but I don't want to buy jeans in a larger size.

I mean, I also want to be healthier and more energetic and whatnot for sure, but the practical issue of my jeans not fitting is looming.

Connie, yes I am! E me, profile addy works.

WS, go you!

I am so out of shape. My townhouse is two stories but going up and down doesn't seem to help. I was going to the gym regularly for about a month, then I guess I got depressed or something and I stopped. I'm mad at myself for it but still not doing it.

I mean, I also want to be healthier and more energetic and whatnot for sure, but the practical issue of my jeans not fitting is looming.

That is my main incentive to stay the same weight. I don't even want to lose anything significant! Just keep fitting into my clothes.

I have such a wide range of sizes in my wardrobe, from way too small to way too big, so I generally have something that fits, but on any given day the thing I particularly want to wear probably won't quite button, or whatever. Frustrating.

Beau Bridges is in the latest Meghan Trainor video. Naturally. It's a drama.

My latest "when" for getting in better shape is when we move. I will either be working from home or not working, so I will have time. Is the theory.

My work (boy)friend just came to ask me if I want to have a fancy drink after work, and I do! But I will fall asleep before my dinner plans if I do that, so I said no. I think he must have broken up with his girlfriend, because we've been commuting together a lot again.