Just 4 Today....
I hope you haven’t worried about my lack of posting. It was a weather thing — the creative part of my brain seems to shut down when the temperature approaches 90° — and when it’s above 95°? It’s Katie-to-the-Couch! So, I’ve been spending A LOT of time on the couch. And not much time walking. The situation has been causing me a lot of grief — I WANT to vow and walk 5 miles each day but, how to do it? It’s too hot to get in the car most days — much less try to walk any distance.
Obviously some tough choices are in order if I don’t want to end up spiraling out of control! Soooo:
Just 4 Today I will eat 1/2 portions, walk as much as reasonable (possibly taking many short walks just around the block) drink 2 liters of water, take my fiber supplement and NOT eat between meals and NOT take seconds.
As an exercise instructor and personal trainer, I’ve got a couple of ideas, Katie (which may not work for you, of course!). Is there any mall close by where you could walk inside? If not, you can just walk inside–march in place! You don’t NEED a treadmill. It’s useful to have a pedometer, but if not, time yourself! More boring than outside, but there’s air conditioning!
Home recovering from pneumonia– !!! No appetite for days, not good for recovery. Getting better, though.
But the serious problem is that I got transferred . Now, instead of having the option of walking 3 miles to work, I MUST drive 25 miles each way. Traffic is horrible much of the time.
On the plus side, I almost never go out to lunch so I’m saving money.
On the minus side, I’m outside almost never, and getting NO exercise. Also, the job is completely different from what I was doing. At least it was for 5 months. Now it’s changing again, and I’m not even sure what it is I’m supposed to be doing.
This is not good for weight stability, as you can imagine, so I have gained some.
The pneumonia has been helpful (no cloud without its silver lining) in that I get to start over again, so to speak.
So, will be around again from time to time….
Conda! I can’t believe I didn’t reply to your comment — I’ve been thinking about it ever since you wrote it though. I’m going to do the mall walking thing on hot days — there’s just no other choice for me.
If I don’t do that walking almost everything else drifts away — I use walking to focus my commitment.
(also posting here helps focus…..)
{{catdog}} I’m so glad to see you — I’ve missed you VERY much.
I’m so sorry about your pneumonia and I hope you feel better soon. I know that it can drag on for a long time. I hope you aren’t too miserable.
At your new building can you walk around inside? Some buildings have halls that can be walked — or grounds that are sort of park-like….
I hope we can get our focus back together – you’ve always been an inspiration to me and I really need your help now!