Today is day 5.
Last Wednesday, I headed to the gym because, quite frankly, I felt like absolute crap. I've gained back most of the weight that I lost several years ago and I finally admitted (to myself), that it is affecting my well-being. Ouch!
I had 1 simple goal..... walk 2 miles. No time limit, no heart rate goal, no calories burned goal... just walk 2 miles. Almost 45 minutes later, I had completed my goal. Oh, and I wasn't allowed to shame myself for my time either.
Thursday, I headed back to the gym to do the same exact thing... Only this time, I ended up walking a little bit further and a little bit faster. I was pretty proud of myself!
Friday, my youngest son had a competition out of town, which put us in a hotel for the night. Even though all I really wanted to do was chill in the hot tub, I headed for the gym instead. It's not very often that I ever use a different machine than my gym, so I was shocked when I set the speed at 4.0 and could barely keep up. I knocked it down to 3.5 and still found myself huffing and puffing. Needless to say, it ended up being a brutal workout, but it was probably good to push myself a little.
I got those 2 miles completed last night, and even though I REALLY didn't want to go tonight, I went anyways. Tonight, I told myself... it's just an episode of Forensic Files. (Yeah, I've got a fascination for shows about real crime. My husband thinks I'm sick. Lol!)
At the end of my 2 miles, I even did some crunches tonight.
Tomorrow is a big day that includes some pretty cool tasks that I can't talk about yet. In time, though....
