Sunshine or Bust
Yesterday was pretty much a bust. I got rained out on both walks and when I got home Ben had washed and dried an entire mountain of clothes that needed folding. Excuse? Probably, but there is something about a rainy day that zaps me.
My food choices were great yesterday though and today the sun is shining and its another chance for a do-over! I've also added a bonus point to my 10 things to achieve each day (I had to crank it to 11...). Brutus loves training now that he can't walk. He loved it before but now he has all kinds of energy that is most constructively applied to training. I felt so helpless that day but training is something I can actively do and if I'm being honest its my own laziness that we don't do it more often.
While I don't think the extra point helps my fitness in any way, it does help me not be lazy which is also a goal that does matter to my fitness. Laziness is a big part of losing weight both as a hindrance and as an aid. I know that sounds weird but there are a lot of times I've wanted something sweet to snack on but I don't do it because I don't want to get off the couch. The key to losing weight is harnessing the power of being lazy so its a benefit. For example, I know I'm too lazy to make a salad or cut up veggies for snacks in the morning to have later in the day so I take time Sunday night to cut up all the veggies and I can still feel lazy but have the good food that is needed to help me be thinner.
I'm not feeling very profound today because yesterday felt like a break I didn't deserve. I also forgot to wear my FitBit today AND my phone with my book and podcasts on it that I like to listen to on my walks. I keep feeling like things keep coming up that are challenging me not to wreck today like I did yesterday. All I want to do is get outside and walk in the sunshine and start burning some calories for the day. The worst thing about yesterday is how I felt at the end of the day. I had this looming sense of something close to failure and I realized that while that is motivation for the next day it made me feel like I betrayed myself by being a wimp and not walking in the rain. That made me a little grumpy and I realized that if I don't want to feel grumpy I need to stick to the damn plan. It isn't that hard when you have a plan to follow you just need to follow it and get out of your own way...
<3Katie
174.8 lbs
Y2D14
My food choices were great yesterday though and today the sun is shining and its another chance for a do-over! I've also added a bonus point to my 10 things to achieve each day (I had to crank it to 11...). Brutus loves training now that he can't walk. He loved it before but now he has all kinds of energy that is most constructively applied to training. I felt so helpless that day but training is something I can actively do and if I'm being honest its my own laziness that we don't do it more often.
While I don't think the extra point helps my fitness in any way, it does help me not be lazy which is also a goal that does matter to my fitness. Laziness is a big part of losing weight both as a hindrance and as an aid. I know that sounds weird but there are a lot of times I've wanted something sweet to snack on but I don't do it because I don't want to get off the couch. The key to losing weight is harnessing the power of being lazy so its a benefit. For example, I know I'm too lazy to make a salad or cut up veggies for snacks in the morning to have later in the day so I take time Sunday night to cut up all the veggies and I can still feel lazy but have the good food that is needed to help me be thinner.
I'm not feeling very profound today because yesterday felt like a break I didn't deserve. I also forgot to wear my FitBit today AND my phone with my book and podcasts on it that I like to listen to on my walks. I keep feeling like things keep coming up that are challenging me not to wreck today like I did yesterday. All I want to do is get outside and walk in the sunshine and start burning some calories for the day. The worst thing about yesterday is how I felt at the end of the day. I had this looming sense of something close to failure and I realized that while that is motivation for the next day it made me feel like I betrayed myself by being a wimp and not walking in the rain. That made me a little grumpy and I realized that if I don't want to feel grumpy I need to stick to the damn plan. It isn't that hard when you have a plan to follow you just need to follow it and get out of your own way...
<3Katie
174.8 lbs
Y2D14
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