300 Minute Goal Met

BBB W5: 345/300

YIPPPPEEEEEEEE!!!!!

I did it. I've exceeded my goal for the week. It's been 4 weeks in the making. I may even make it to 400 minutes this week! That would be so cool.

I love meeting my goals.

I love my morning walks.

This morning I was walking along when I noticed that it was overcast. The rain held up until I reached a spot with an overhang. Then it started sprinkling. I stood and watched. I asked what I should do and my brain out of fear (which sounded like reason) said, "Head home."

I've been doing some inside work to do the thing that feels good. I couldn't figure out exactly what would feel good so I went for the thing that would bring relief. I said I was going to head home and in that moment the clouds opened up and a deluge came down.

I said to myself, "Guess I'll wait."

When it finished up, I walked to the corner I wanted to walk to today and headed back home. The clouds and rain were ahead of me. If I'd headed home, I'd have been soaked and there was no cover in that direction except for trees.

Moral of the story: Ask for what you want, not how you think it should happen. What I really wanted was to stay dry. That could happen in a myriad of ways. I always tell my business owners and clients this and I get frustrated when they tell us how to do something.

Adding interest to the story, I woke up promptly this morning which put me ahead of schedule which afforded me the extra moments of watching the rain.

Life is so beautiful:-)

Not Paying Attention

B2B W8: 105/250, ******, 5 stairs

Well, I think I've left the building. This morning I forgot to pack my stash for the day (fruit, carrots, breakfast bar, cheese sticks). It just didn't even occur to me. Sigh!

That's all I have to report. I hate it when things get like this. I especially hate that I'm 100% responsible. I feel like I'm going to have to work myself back up in momentum. How could I do well for 7 straight weeks then falter like this. They say a habit is formed in 21-30 days. I'm after day 49 and my pack-snacks-for-work habit has failed.

It's going to be interesting today:-(

Ho Hum

B2B W5: 155/250, --**, 6 stairs/-4 left

Not much to say today. Last night I left work after 6:30pm. By the time I got home I was ravenous and annoyed. Thankfully I seasoned salmon the night before to throw on the George Foreman. I had some left over black eyed peas and rice. That was my meal. I had sugar free cookies for dessert. Stayed within points, but I'll be racking up the stairs for the rest of the week.

What's A Gal To Do?

B2B W3: 150/250, ****, 1/6 stairs

Wow! This stairs for starch program is working out really well. Last night I wanted 3 cookies, but I didn't have any stairs, so I just had almonds instead. I used the stairs on Monday evening for ice cream.

Yesterday, we had a snow day. The gym was closed. The great news was that I got a chance to watch the inauguration. I was so excited. I volunteered with the campaign and it was my life for 6 months. I didn't think I had any more excitement in me, but it was great to see the President say the difficult things and still work to knit the country and the world together. Amazing really!

This morning I trudged through some ice to get to the gym only to discover it was closed. I ended up dusting off my Walk Away the Pounds DVD. You know, it's interesting that I can do 45 minutes on the elliptical, but 15 minutes into the 3 mile DVD I was panting and complaining about my butt and groin muscles. It was a good reminder to mix it up and get different muscles engaged.