Now, I am not delusional, I know that I am very motivated today and being its the first day I am also still 'full' of greasy and cheesy foods, and as this goes on I will probably refer back to this blog post and shake my head for even writing that first paragraph, but today, right now, it was not that hard.
Thats what I have told myself I have to do, just take one day at a time, look for all the positives of that day and do a little happy dance where those are concerned. So, my daily goals are easy to achieve and thats how I am going to stay motivated, focused and on my 'happy dance' feet!
About 4 months ago I decided that I wanted a treadmill, I mean I HAD to have one, it was going to be the answer to my problems. In my thought process just the mere fact of it sitting in the house was going to make me yearn to hop on and walk right into the slimmer sizes of my youth. I was going to use it everyday, thats what I told my husband as well as myself. I would take time to hop onto the thing every chance I got... Sure... Well, thats not the way it worked out. I got on it two maybe three times before it really just became another piece of furniture that was in our way.
So today, the treadmill beckoned and I climbed on. Yes, happy dance time. I was walking away and really patting myself on the back, as the timer hit 10 minutes, I was a third of the way to my end point. I felt good, had the music playing and I thought to myself, this is so easy and wondering why I hadn't been doing this all the time, and then the timer hit 11 minutes, and slowly my legs said what the hell are you doing? And, I told myself push, those legs will follow, and I did I pushed and I worked through the muscle burn, and the timer hit 12 minutes. So, to make a longer story a little shorter, I walked for 18 minutes and am still proud of myself. I will do it again tomorrow and push for 30 again... Hopefully I will make it all the way but if not, at least to 19 minutes!
See thats the difference this time, baby steps, my mind doesn't think I have to be a size smaller tomorrow because I spent 18 lousy minutes on the treadmill... I am looking at this as a life long change and not as an immediate gratification process.
Now, I will say that I did get more exercise, and this may be too much information but I am amazed by it, so I think I will share. I have drank a cumulative total of 101.4 ounces of water today, and I have been to the bathroom so many times, that honestly you almost have to count the walk there as extra exercise! Really, it has become a joke between myself and my husband and I know that this means I was way under my daily needs in water prior to today. By way under my needs, I probably should specify that the last time I drank water was probably the last time I jumped in a pool and forgot to close my mouth. I am a Diet Coke addict, and have been for years, probably consuming at the very least an entire 2 liter a day, and I have not had the first one today... If this keeps up you may want to consider selling any Coca-Cola stock you have, I am sure they will miss me!
So, in conclusion for today I have to say, its been a good day. I have done a few happy dances for mini goals I have completed(dancing only after my legs calmed down from the now infamous treadmill scene) and I am still very positive and excited about my new beginnings.
Please feel free to follow along, I am sure its going to be a fun and strange adventure.
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