To Bore Or Not To Bore!

So, I have been one busy momma. But I have been getting my walks done. However, I realized that all I ever do is walk. How boring!!! Why would anyone want to read about that? Unless... maybe I should start walking in different places, or start walking with others and share about that. Snooze!! I could just make up stuff but then that wouldn't be nice. So... what do I do?

I am boring myself writing every time about walking. Maybe I am just a boring person. Hmm.

That could be true. Oh the dilemma! I could nix the whole 90 day boring talk about walking and start sharing about my non-profit. I will sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning. And I will post my decision. After my walk of course. :B

I'm Late!

I had school tonight so I am late with my post!

So today was walking again. And it was not a great walk, but it will do. I'm noticing that I don't breath so heavy when walking up stairs anymore. That is a good thing. For breakfast I had toast, for lunch I had a chicken salad with rice and beans. It was soooo good! And for dinner, two small pieces of pizza. I'm talking small people. My only weakness was that I had a candy bar today that I have not had in years, and I drank half of a pepsi. So, not great but not horrible. The sugar made me tired.

Lesson for today: (yesterday technically) Salad is super yummy with rice and beans!

And we are back!!

Okay, so I got my walk on today at a local church while waiting for someone. It was interesting, as there was a lot to look at, and it felt good to get back into the groove after being so sick and without energy. And I found an awesome new salad today that probably isn't really great for me, but better than a cheese burger. It is spicy, has chicken, and is found at a local sandwich shop. (Don't feel the need to advertise for businesses on here)

My breakfast was a simple breakfast bar, and my dinner was grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. Yummy! Overall, a pretty good day I think.

lesson for today: Exercise makes you feel good, especially after being sick for so long.

Lets Keep Going!

Okay, so you might be wondering where the heck I have been. That is IF you were actually reading this blog. Which most likely you were not. No big. Anyway, I have been very sick and was unable to exercise for the last few days. But, I am now doing so much better that I am ready to get back out there and get my walk on! And that is what I will do. So tune back in tomorrow for the continuation of my 90 day journey of exercise and good eats!

What Happened to day 5 of 90?

Okay, confession time. You will notice I am missing day 5. That is because I was very sick yesterday and never got enough energy to do a work out. At least that is what I told myself. My nose was stuffed and I was out of energy. Sometimes you just have to take a day off and rest up right? So, that is kind of what I did if you don't count the fact that I still attended a three hour meeting and went to school for four hours. I was pretty much just there physically, not exactly there mentally if you know what I mean. So in reality, I could have taken a walk if I had wanted to, but I chose not to.

So, I will have to make sure I take the time to get my walk or some other kind of exercise in today. Oh, and yesterday's food consisted of soup, and chicken and cheese wrapped in a tortilla. Snacks included a piece of cheese and a hand full of chips.

Stay tuned for another post later today.

Day 4 of 90

Never knew a head cold could come on so fast, but last night I ended up feeling kind of bad and WHAM! This morning at 4 am I woke up unable to breath out of the right side of my nose, and my head was in pain. And once I was up, I was up.

Now, I could have taken a moment to do some kind of walk or exercise since I was up already, but I didn't feel too much like doing anything other than blowing the crap out of my head. So, I tired to do that with little to no success. And eventually I fell back asleep sitting up in a chair. A very comfortable way to sleep I assure you. Might have something to do with the success of chiropractors.

Now, I could go on with all of the wonderful things I did today, however, due to the fog of my head cold I am unable to tell you because I can't quite remember what I did. I think I just floated around the house doing pretty much nothing of importance. (Good thing I got so much work done yesterday.) I do know that later in the day I went for a walk with the family, including the dog. A very LONG walk. And I bought some decongestant.

For dinner I had a veggie burrito, a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch, and I don't recall eating anything for breakfast. Yes, I went backwards tonight. I figured it was the best way to go since I feel all out of whack! Deal with it.

Lesson learned today: Getting some exercise is totally doable if you make the effort. And it might just make you feel a little better faster. (still to be determined)

Don't Really Have Time...

So today I once again put off my exercise until, well, ten minutes ago. I was just way too busy! Ha! Like I haven't used that one before. But I really believed it today. I got up later than I planned, I started the day with email which is a HUGE mistake because I always end up getting sucked in like it's a black hole and I end up lost in email world until I suddenly look up and realize it's noon and not only have I missed breakfast, I am about to miss lunch as well! Of course, today I was able to make my way to reality around 11pm and still have some breakfast. But again, I was just so busy, and so I put off exercise until later.

What? What was for breakfast? Oh, well, I had three small sausage, a scrambled egg and a piece of toast. Not bad, but not great. Better than chocolate chip pancakes or waffles right? Maybe. It sure did not make me sleepy. And when I did have lunch I had a cheese stick and corn chips with sour cream. Yep, I said it. I'm not doing this so I can lie to my non existent readers about what I do. I am being honest. That was my lunch and I admit it. Total crap right? Yep. It happened right after the phone call I received from my mother. Stress for sure.

So, back to the exercise. I took a long but brisk walk with my hubby to take back movies. He wanted to drive, and so did I, but when I mentioned we should walk, he said okay. Not what I expected, but I'm glad he agreed because it allowed me the ability to write about actually making sure I got the exercise rather then making up a stupid excuse as to why I didn't do it when in reality it would have been due to procrastination and laziness. Sometimes the truth hurts.

Lesson learned today: Working out at the start of a day keeps you from procrastinating until you have no choice other than to do it when you are tired and unmotivated.

Day 2 of 90

Okay, so again I am posting about the type of exercise I get each day for the next ninety days and sharing how it makes me feel, what I eat, etc. Today is day two:

Today I did not get up until 9pm which was nice because I love to sleep. I mean I LOVE to sleep! There just isn't anything better than a comfortable bed, a fluffy pillow, and a great big blanket.

Anyway, I slept in, and it was awesome. And for breakfast I had some scrambled eggs and a chocolate chip waffle. It was so yummy! But later I felt tired which is probably due to all the sugar. Not the greatest breakfast but yummy non the less. And I did not go out for my walk before hand like I planned. Instead I left for a drive and found some awesome mountains to take pictures of. It was a beautiful day and I just felt the need to take a few photos:

And after I got back home I realized I was super hungry for lunch, so I had some chicken tacos. I figured they were better for me with chicken in them then with ground beef. And they were really good. And, later in the day I realized I had not done my exercise yet, so I took a trip to the closest park and walked the track around the little lake they have there.

Surprisingly the park was packed, probably due to the holiday. Kids ands and parents and dogs were everywhere. But the only thing about my walk that actually sucked was that it smelled like Bar-B-Que all over the place and it made me very hungry! However, I was able to put that out of my head and just focus on getting the best out of my walk.

It was a great day and I made it through day two.

Today's lesson: Don't walk through the park on a holiday or it will make you hungry!

Making Changes

Well, I am pretty sure no one reads this blog which leads me to believe it is the perfect place to share about something I am trying to do...drop weight and exercise more. My weight has been an issue for me my whole life, and so nothing has changed there. However, I have never really tried the healthy way to go about changing it. Until now.

So, I plan on doing some sort of exercise every day for at least 30 minutes, and to talk about that and the things I eat, how it affects me, my mood, etc. And I plan on doing this over the next 90 days. There has to be a deadline for this to work. And it cannot be too far in the future or it will be too overwhelming.

And today starts day one. I began my day with a journal session. I have been keeping a journal since I was 12 and so I try to start my day by getting out of my head what ever I have in it when I wake up. Today it was mostly about feeling blessed and remembering that we need to live each moment as if it were the last because we never know if the next minute will come for sure. Anyway, after my journal session was over, I got up, got ready to go, and went for a walk with the dog. She was very excited because she hasn't gotten out in a while and once the door was open, she was dragging me behind. Until she came to that first bush. She just had to stop there, and I was not paying attention so I tried to keep walking. Silly me!

We walked all the way down to a busy street, only, the street was pretty much empty when we got there. That seemed strange because this particular street is never empty. But then I remembered it was Sunday, and it was early, so people were probably just getting started for the day. The weather was beautiful, and the walk was great. I heard all kinds of birds chirping and it just seemed like such a great day, you know? I found myself wondering why I didn't walk more often. So, I decided I will.

So, on to the food portion of my post. I had oatmeal for breakfast which was actually pretty good. And for a snack later I had some string cheese. That was good too and seemed to hit the spot. Later I went to lunch with a friend and had an awesome salad with shredded chicken, rice, black beans, etc. The salad hit the spot too as did the girl talk. Overall, a wonderful day with exercise and good eats. Hopefully I can follow up with a great Monday of the same kind of thing. We shall see. I still have dinner to go and have no idea what we will have, but I'm not worried. I can whip up something good no problem.

Lesson for today: Keep the dog away from the bushes if I want to walk without stopping next time.