Hey, Beth!
Yes, it is wonderful, even if it is a pain in the neck when I am typing. I hope things are going well for you, too. I have to catch up on journals -- didn't get to them yesterday.
Well, I walked 3 miles on the TM last night in 56 mins -- definitely not getting faster yet -- getting to a 15 min pace seems so far off. I have incredibly short legs and I have to wonder whether I may actually have to jog in order to do a 15 minute mile.
I am not going to worry about it yet -- I have soooo far to go before I am at that issue. I am watching my "Walking My Way to Disney" chart filling up and am so proud that I have been able to sustain the enthusiasm and discipline this long.
18 days is such an achievement for me.
I am disappointed to know that it will be hard to squeeze in any time to exercise this weekend. Tonight we are driving about an hour away to pick up our Godchildren who will spend the night with us and then up at 6:30 tomorrow a.m. to take our daughter to rehearsal before a competition, at her competition all day, home by midnight tomorrow night, and Sunday is the Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics!
Guess this is the last year I can bow out of actually going in the water because of my heart condition, since I no longer HAVE a heart condition!
I am thinking that I will try to at least do a mile on the TM if I can get away for 20 minutes, even if it means getting up earlier than everyone else to try to squeeze it in. The thought of making no little "x" s on my chart for three days is unbearable. Then again, I COULD walk the entire time my family is watching the SuperBowl! Okay, so that is a plan. Sticking to WW points will be a challenge this weekend, too, since we will be home so little.
So, here is the plan
1. Eat dinner tonight before meeting our friends at Friendly's and then only get coffee and something very light there, like a salad. If we are meeting them for dessert, I will stick to coffee (and bring my own flavored creamer!)
2. Pack food for tomorrow in my tote bag, so that I have good food and snacks to eat at an event where they will probably have subs, hot dogs, etc.
3. I WON"T EAT at the after plunge party on Sunday -- the food there is outrageously dangerous for me -- pizza, chili, cheese & crackers, and chocolate chip cookies. I'd rather stop at a restaurant and get a huge salad and have to pay for it.
4. TREADMILL instead of sitting in front of the tv while we watch the Eagles TROUNCE the Pats.
5. WALK/TREADMILL/WATP a total of at least 5 miles this weekend.
So, that's the plan. Let's see how I do. Wish me luck! Tough, tough weekend!