I put up the pic of me snowshoeing to remind myself that winter exercise is fun. So far this year has been about 70% not fun and that is mostly because of my choice to view/allow it that way. (grammar??). Also some things went badly and I am now dealing with the consequences, again, I made choices…and here I am. Deciding to make new choices.
Round and round and round in the circle game
December 21st, 2011
Well if I keep going this way I will weigh 200 lbs by my 50th birthday. So much for “50 and fabulous.” I can’t let that happen.
I need a plan for the day before the laziness fog consumes me….ok, I am going to put up all the artwork that is right now leaning against walls in various rooms. For 11 months. That will be 1) fun and 2) productive and even more importantly, 3) visible change. But first more coffee.
Update, amended plan: I unpacked a box of china cups that, according to the newspapers padding them, I packed up in 1999.
I seem to have decided that the days (4/7) I am working out of town will be the healthy days. Well. it’s a start. I am getting more sleep and eating (mostly) properly. Now I am planning on how to work exercise into the mix.
Still feeling pretty good overall. I don’t have a scale while I am on the road so that little obsession is making me crazy, and I am not going to bring one along with me! I am eating healthy and sleeping better, which is all good. I had a great lazy weekend with Sailorboy where we just kicked back and relaxed in front of the fire for two straight days. It felt really good.
I feel that last week I made some shifts toward a healthier lifestyle. I walked A LOT during the week despite the business travel. While travelling I avoided restaurants and cooked my own meals in the rented house. Also, I am taking more control of my sleep schedule. There are still major steps required there, but it is heartening to be able to congratulate myself for each positive change. Event the little ones are important.
Positivity: in no particular order….new job is turning out to be interesting and so far the boss likes me. Colleagues are smart and very busy. It is an internet start up with big ambitions and I will learn a lot, I think. I have found a place to rent and a roommate so working in another city while living here might actually be financially viable. The new place comes with a great backstory linked to a major celebrity which makes it fun. Sailorboy seems to have gotten over his unhappiness with the arrangement and is offering ideas to make it work for both of us. Finished my 4th course with a B.
Not so positivity: budget is going to be tight for the next few months. Winter is coming which will make me much less eager to drive 7 hours every 4 days. And yep, still fat.
OK: I am resetting the marathon a week ticker and starting again Monday. A very good friend is in an Ironman this weekend and I can’t even get it together to powerwalk for an hour a day?
