I'm trying to get back into the healthy habits. I'm having mixed success. Charger and I got a nice 4.5 mile walk around Snowball and Forsynthia Gates last Friday. I enjoy walking the gates, they mix in a nice amount of hills, I get to look around at the area houses and landscaping to get ideas for things we can do to and around our house when we have money (hahaha). With that being said, its starting to get boring since I do it often enough.
On Saturday, I woke up early before it started to get hot and Charger and I got a NICE and HILLY 5+mile walk at Tyler State Park. I do miss living right by Tyler, because the trails provide for a nice workout. I do have some trouble with my asthma on some of the hills, but I just push through it - and, oddly, I actually enjoy the feeling in my lungs once Ive caught my breath - it feels like a good workout for my lungs. Just like I love the way my legs hurt after climbing all those hills.
Sunday though I decided that I needed to sleep in, so I only took Charger for a mile, and my walks became just as lazy until last night when I walked Snowball Gate - about 2.25 miles. Hoping to walk Snowball and Forsynthia today (in between the work day and the work evening or something) and then maybe Tyler some more this weekend.
Anyways - Im hoping to get back in the groove of healthy habits! Why is it so easy for unhealthy habits to stick then healthy habits
Showing posts with label habits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label habits. Show all posts
Friday, August 5, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Habits
Random fact (or maybe not so random) - It takes 21 days for people to form habits. I know this because I subscribe to cooking light - and they have this whole thing this year - 12 Healthy Habits - a new one each month so that you have the month to form the habit before adding the next one.
Well I have been trying to lose weight and consistently exercise and I had great luck in the beginning of the year, but then I went on a 1 week business trip to San Diego in late February - which I thought I was healthy - but when I stepped on the scale back home found out I wasn't. Ever since then, I haven't been able to form a habit.
That is until the last few weeks. A couple weeks ago, I picked up my walking and was consistently exercising. When I exercise I naturally eat healthier (for me they just kinda go together). I was two weeks in and doing really well - lost about 5 lbs and I was having fun walking with Charger.
Then came the damned heat wave!! Last week it was way too hot for me to get outside, and therefore my exercising lapsed. And when my exercise lapsed, so did my diet. I put all the weight I lost over the last 2 months back on. I really need to get my butt in gear with both exercise and eating right. Maybe Ill follow weight watchers - I lost 50lbs on it back in 2002-2003, so I know it works well for me (and I haven't put a single lb of that back on)
Anyways, here is to starting back up with my habit forming and living a healthier life. let me know if you want to be my buddy - and maybe we can help each other out.
Well I have been trying to lose weight and consistently exercise and I had great luck in the beginning of the year, but then I went on a 1 week business trip to San Diego in late February - which I thought I was healthy - but when I stepped on the scale back home found out I wasn't. Ever since then, I haven't been able to form a habit.
That is until the last few weeks. A couple weeks ago, I picked up my walking and was consistently exercising. When I exercise I naturally eat healthier (for me they just kinda go together). I was two weeks in and doing really well - lost about 5 lbs and I was having fun walking with Charger.
Then came the damned heat wave!! Last week it was way too hot for me to get outside, and therefore my exercising lapsed. And when my exercise lapsed, so did my diet. I put all the weight I lost over the last 2 months back on. I really need to get my butt in gear with both exercise and eating right. Maybe Ill follow weight watchers - I lost 50lbs on it back in 2002-2003, so I know it works well for me (and I haven't put a single lb of that back on)
Anyways, here is to starting back up with my habit forming and living a healthier life. let me know if you want to be my buddy - and maybe we can help each other out.
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