It's Friday, and I'm tired today. Lots of reasons, but most of them are good. My post last Friday was about "owning it", and I happy to say this past week, I DID own it! Out of the seven mornings on the treadmill, I only missed one. And with good reason. We were so incredibly busy this past Saturday, that I couldn't drag my butt out of bed the following morning, especially since I had to work that day as well. The rest of the week though, I jumped into that sassy outfit above and off to my garage I went. I won't say it's easy. I'm a Gemini, throw in the blonde and left handed thing, and I've got it all going on for me. I wake up early and I sit in bed and stare. The good Gemini tells me, "come on, get going, it will be worth it"! The bad Gemini says, "oh, its cold, the garage will be colder, there is always tomorrow". Somehow I managed to get through my week, only missing that one day. I always do over two miles, but my challenge is to eventually be able to do a 12 minute mile! I did, however, end my week by finally getting in two miles right under 31 minutes. Not record speed, but it is a start and means for me to get to my goal. I'm not giving up, and hope to be able to write one day that I can now do a 12 minute mile!
The other day there was an article in the newspaper about Shay Sorrell, from the Biggest Loser. She lives out here in Newport Beach. The first time she was on the show, she weighted like 476 pounds, being the biggest contestant ever. She got down to 304, and she is competing again. Shay was mentioning in the article how little changes you make can really add up. For example, park far away from wherever you are going and walk. Take the stairs whenever you can, just stuff like that. The article also said that women who walk two hours a week can cut their risk of a stroke 30%. And women that walk fast or run can cut that risk to 37%! I did over twelve miles last week. I've got my vitamin packs, I'm eating better and as I mentioned last week, I'm owning this, even if it may kill me in the beginning! Have a great week-end and get moving!!
It's Friday, and I'm tired today. Lots of reasons, but most of them are good. My post last Friday was about "owning it", and I happy to say this past week, I DID own it! Out of the seven mornings on the treadmill, I only missed one. And with good reason. We were so incredibly busy this past Saturday, that I couldn't drag my butt out of bed the following morning, especially since I had to work that day as well. The rest of the week though, I jumped into that sassy outfit above and off to my garage I went. I won't say it's easy. I'm a Gemini, throw in the blonde and left handed thing, and I've got it all going on for me. I wake up early and I sit in bed and stare. The good Gemini tells me, "come on, get going, it will be worth it"! The bad Gemini says, "oh, its cold, the garage will be colder, there is always tomorrow". Somehow I managed to get through my week, only missing that one day. I always do over two miles, but my challenge is to eventually be able to do a 12 minute mile! I did, however, end my week by finally getting in two miles right under 31 minutes. Not record speed, but it is a start and means for me to get to my goal. I'm not giving up, and hope to be able to write one day that I can now do a 12 minute mile!
The other day there was an article in the newspaper about Shay Sorrell, from the Biggest Loser. She lives out here in Newport Beach. The first time she was on the show, she weighted like 476 pounds, being the biggest contestant ever. She got down to 304, and she is competing again. Shay was mentioning in the article how little changes you make can really add up. For example, park far away from wherever you are going and walk. Take the stairs whenever you can, just stuff like that. The article also said that women who walk two hours a week can cut their risk of a stroke 30%. And women that walk fast or run can cut that risk to 37%! I did over twelve miles last week. I've got my vitamin packs, I'm eating better and as I mentioned last week, I'm owning this, even if it may kill me in the beginning! Have a great week-end and get moving!!
