{Get Physical: Week Three}

Another week. I'm so ready to meet and exceed my goal for June to get moving at least

five days a week for at least 30 minutes a time.



Day one -- Sunday, June 13th:

Went for a four and a half mile walk that took me an hour and 21 minutes to complete.

I didn't take the dogs today. So, I went the other way on the canal where there was great

energy -- people were out, new things to see. It was nice and calm -- fabulous think time.

Day two -- Monday, June 14th:

A quick 40 minute, two and a half mile walk today. Enough to get the blood flowing, the

oxygen pumping and my mind in a good place. I love starting the day off by taking the

dogs out. It's great bonding time, and the exercise keeps them happy. I feel like I'm being

a good puppy mom when I take them out in the morning. :)

Day three -- Wednesday, June 16th:

An evening bike ride was the order of the day. I went four and a half miles (the same

route I took Saturday morning for my walk) in 30 minutes. It was awesome -- a cool

evening, smooth and uninterrupted sidewalk along a lighted canal. Unfortunately, I

ingested a bug while in motion. Gag reflex was induced. Blurg.

Day four -- Friday, June 18th:

One hour, four mile walk with my happy dogs. Lovely morning! And done before 7AM.

Then, did 15 minutes of yard work -- just a quickie lawn mow.

Day five -- Saturday, June 19th:
I didn't wanna today. Not at all. I stayed up super late working on a little project, which

I almost never do. So, I slept in 'til 8AM to get extra sleep. I was still tired and just wanted

to chill in my PJs with some coffee. I totally would have done that before making this goal.

But I knew the temperatures were only moving up, and if I was going to get out there, I

better act. So, I pushed myself out the door, moaning every step of the way, and I did it! A

four and a half mile bike ride in 30 minutes. It took a lot for me to do it today, but I was

really thankful to my goal for pushing me to make it happen. The coffee I made at 8AM was

still sitting in the pot calling me, but I decided to keep moving a little more. So, I trimmed

two of our grass bushes. That gave me another40 minutes. Now, I feel like I ended the week

on a good note. :)

This week, I did five days and a total of 296 minutes. That's 24 minutes over last week and

146 more than required to meet my goal. (Doesn't 146 minutes sound so much better than

"about two hours and a half hours"?) Starting Tuesday, I noticed I didn't crave sweets

basically at all. Could it be that this is working?

p.s. New hair color this week!

Bon week-end!