this photo has absolutely nothing to do with my post today- it's just funny
Last week, I started a new shift. 11am-9pm Sunday-Weds, with some Sundays off as a furlough day (thanks economy!). I have to say that so far, IT’S AWESOME!
There’s a huge difference between getting up at 4:45 am and 6am (or 6:30). So far, I’ve been getting up no later than 7am (sometimes the dog & cat jump up and snuggle and how could anyone resist that??) and CAN YOU BELIEVE IT- running. I’m training for a 20k trail run and have only missed 2 days so far this month!
If you are one of 400 million people who resolved to lose weight or exercise more this year – have you started? I want to encourage you to JUST DO IT. Don’t set ridiculous challenges if you’re just starting – keep it simple. Save the lofty goals for when the habit to do it has taken hold and you don’t feel right skipping a day. Get out and just WALK. 30 minutes every day. WHY am I saying this? Because just in these last few days, I feel great. I relish the sore legs. I have more energy. I feel like I’m onto something.
I’m doing an accelerated version of the Couch to 5k training plan. Yesterday was a 5 mile run/walk and my heart rate monitor said I burned 600 calories. Just that alone makes you realize you don’t really want that bag of cookies… maybe just one will do. Or none. It’s weird how your brain works like that.
Or… it may be that my OCD has “locked on” to exercising and not stamping, scrapping, or cleaning the house. That’s probably it. Works for me! :)
