The 3rd week has ended, 9 more to go. This was the hardest
week yet.
It wasn't hard because my motivation or my will power were lacking, it was hard
because its thanksgiving break! The desire was there however logistics were
against me. I was not able to schedule "me" time since I was (am) stretched
3 separate ways all at once, 24/7. How
could this be avoided? Planning. It’s often always about planning. And I did
plan to accept the difficulties I may encounter when all 3 of my young
My time at the gym was greatly reduced. Fortunately
since I anticipated a shortage of (gym) time I was able to compensate adding physical exercise
into the routine with my kids. Mainly walking rather than driving, hiking for
fun, and playing ball with them. These are ordinary things that we do often I
just changed them a little by either walking, or parking far away. The biggest
change I’ve made note of this week is simply by my being more present in
physical play with my kids. Rather than just going thru the motions I was
taking it all in, realizing the honor, the privilege of being physically
capable to do the things I enjoy. I have always played with my children and
enjoyed outdoor sports, this week I was provided a fresh perspective on the
benefits of an athletic body and it afforded me a new appreciation for the body
that has held me in for over 40 years, and for the transformation that’s underdevelopment.
This was also a difficult week to track my food intake
even with the Spark People app. There were a couple days where I got so far
behind the tracking that I just left it undone.
There is no harm there-my eating has pretty much stabilized so the
amounts I am eating are typical of a serving size and the choice of foods that I
eat determine how much intake I have. Yesterday I indulged with a double
double and I looked forward to and I enjoyed every bit of that 670 calorie
item.
The couch to 5k training program will have you ready to run a 5k in 9 weeks. My goal is
the Carmel Valley 5k, which takes place 12 weeks from the date I began. I admit the reason I decided to set
this goal was because I had more than 9 weeks to prepare for it. With prudent
planning on my part, it afforded me 3 weeks of ‘free choice’ time. Some might
call it time to “cheat”. But by definition to ‘cheat’ is to make a
dishonest or unfair action in order to gain advantage. There is no way to gain
advantage if you are dishonest or being unfair to yourself. It's not a cheat,
it's a choice.
And I can not wait to taste all the choices of a Thanksgiving Feast!! Thanks Angela!
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