February 21, 2009
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GETTING DOWN TO IT
Today will be a lazy day at home. I cleaned house yesterday and tomorrow will be busy with church and family events.
Friday for the first time in months and months, I dusted off my treadmill and walked on it for 30 minutes. I don't live near a Curves anymore... the nearest one is 35 miles away... I miss that... but it will be gardening weather soon... and my tiller should arrive any day now... until then its just me and my treadmill.
I also paid attention to what I was putting in my mouth. Keeping a food diary/calorie count this week has been very eye opening ~ It made me come face to face with the fact that I have been medicating myself with sweets and comfort foods. No wonder I have packed on the pounds since the move! So I purposely made smarter choices.... smaller portions, more fruit and water.
My goal is to stop the mindless eating and get moving again on a regular basis. The question is, can I stay motivated and stick with it for more than a few weeks? Starting is always easy for me. But when the new wears off ... that will be the challenge. It is probably going to take me a year to get to where I want to be.
Comments (4)
Hi Suzy,
I'm so glad that you get a day of relaxing. Our ladies church group is planning on joining Curves if we get enough interest. They said with just 6 ladies that they would waive the $75 membership fee and we could just pay the monthly and that they would find a time just for our group. That sounded awesome to me so I hope that it works out. I enjoy the treadmill walk a half hour a day on it so I could keep it up in the mornings and do Curves in the evenings. Have a great weekend!
Love ya, Darlena
You pray for me and I'll pray for you!
God can help us...I need to do all the things you wrote about.
I want to be healthy and strong for the Lord and my family
@broncomom - We'll do that! We can both use all the prayer support we can get.
Why don't you plan a trip? Where would you like to visit? Calculate the mileage then track your miles everyday until you "reach" your destination. After you've walked to your site, reward yourself with a "treat". Say something like a new pair of walking shoes, or new workout clothes, something to keep you motivated. You might need a "rest stop" along the way if the trip is too long. By that you might need a smaller "treat". Say like you want to go to San Antonio and it is 500 miles, give or take. At 200 miles you might need an incentive package. We do this in the spring through our extension agency. It is called Walk Across Texas. You might check into this program. It doesn't cost anything in our county. It is a team of 8 and you keep track of your miles as a team. Makes the trip go by faster.
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