My brain says "yes", but the knee says "No Way!"

Day 6-- I woke up early this morning and decided to go for my daily walk while DisFanatic was still asleep. It was a nice, warm, Autumn Sunday morning. I grabbed my iPod and was off. I was really enjoying my walk and decided to walk just a bit further than I normally do. Whilst on my walk I was thinking that I should really get into yoga because it could help improve my breathing skills, which could come in handy during a marathon. I made a mental note to get out the Wii Fit for the Nintendo, no harm in playing some games while trying to get fit. It also occurred to me that the Fit board had a small step to help my knee on climbing steps.

Later in the day I hopped on my Buddy 125 to get the exact mileage of my morning walk. I knew that the walk had taken me 33m 04s, so I wanted to know how far it was. According to my scooter I walked 1.5 miles for my morning walk. I was psyched, I am averaging 22m per mile. Only about 07m over the Disney minimum. Woo hoo!!! Almost at the minimum only two weeks after knee surgery. It looks like there will be no Physical Therapy for me in the near future. Fingers are crossed.

The sun was starting to set so I decided I was ready for another walk. I was only going to walk until it looked like it was getting too dark. I walked to my normal stop then back home for 1 mile round trip. I got the Wii Fit and realized that my brain tells my leg to take a step, but my leg does not agree. I want to take that step but just cannot do it. After a few orders from my brain my leg finally gives in. It actually does not hurt to do it, so I am not sure why subconsciously I don't want to take that step. Maybe I am afraid that my leg will give and I will fall, although this has never happened. I did some yoga breathing exercises and stretches, then I did some fun games. I can squat slightly with no pain. Now to keep up with the Wii Fit, my daily knee exercises and my walk. I am getting more and more excited about this marathon and cannot wait until the time comes when I can actually run or even walk briskly. Right now I am just at a relaxed pace and walk only as my knee allows. I am nearly 1/3 of the way to forming a great habit, I am excited.

I am loving this feeling I get when I go for a walk or I can do something new with my knee!!!