Thought of the Day: Friends "June 13th: The ornament of a house is the Friends who freuent it." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today, June 13th, I walked about 3.3 miles for my workout. My first mile was really difficult actually. My feet just hurt really bad, and I don't know if it is because my shoes are too small or because they have to carry all my weight. By the end of the first mile, I totally felt like I should have gave up. It was probably over 90 degrees out and miserable. I guess that's what I get for fast walking at 1pm, when it is the hottest! Anyways, my second mile felt really good. I walked past the sprinklers that were going off at the middle school, and it literally refreshed me. I'm actually really proud of myself for continuing to walk. By the end of the second mile, I decided to head home because I could no longer feel my feet. I drank a bottle of water and sat in front of the air conditioner with my shoes off for nearly 5 minutes. For some crazy reason, I was still on an adrenalin high. I put my shoes back on, turned my iPod back to shuffle, and headed out for another mile. I'm not exactly sure what pushed me to go the extra mile (literally!) but I'm very thankful for whatever it was. It made me feel good to know that I actually excelled my workout routine. It felt good coming home to my legs tingling and my lungs nearly collapsing. It's not that walking is such a big workout, it's just that it is so incredible hot out and my asthma was truly kicking my butt. I'm aiming to run at least one mile tomorrow!
Today, June 13th, I walked about 3.3 miles for my workout. My first mile was really difficult actually. My feet just hurt really bad, and I don't know if it is because my shoes are too small or because they have to carry all my weight. By the end of the first mile, I totally felt like I should have gave up. It was probably over 90 degrees out and miserable. I guess that's what I get for fast walking at 1pm, when it is the hottest! Anyways, my second mile felt really good. I walked past the sprinklers that were going off at the middle school, and it literally refreshed me. I'm actually really proud of myself for continuing to walk. By the end of the second mile, I decided to head home because I could no longer feel my feet. I drank a bottle of water and sat in front of the air conditioner with my shoes off for nearly 5 minutes. For some crazy reason, I was still on an adrenalin high. I put my shoes back on, turned my iPod back to shuffle, and headed out for another mile. I'm not exactly sure what pushed me to go the extra mile (literally!) but I'm very thankful for whatever it was. It made me feel good to know that I actually excelled my workout routine. It felt good coming home to my legs tingling and my lungs nearly collapsing. It's not that walking is such a big workout, it's just that it is so incredible hot out and my asthma was truly kicking my butt. I'm aiming to run at least one mile tomorrow!
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| This photo just screams my name! |
As far as the "diet" is going, I'm definitely on the right track! I put the little quotes around diet because I always keep in mind what my Food & Nutrition I teacher told me this year. She told me that everyone is on a diet, because a diet is defined as what a person regularly eats. I'm just changing my diet, I'm not going on a new one. Does that make sense? Yeah I know: probably not. I believe I stayed within my 1,500 calorie diet, or I went over just a little. I'm not religiously keeping track of my intakes, but I do check the labels and serving sizes before I go crazy. All I have to say is that it's amazing how good food tastes when you are actually hungry for it!
My workout probably wasn't as vibrant as it should have been. I'm not going to say that all I did was walk over three miles, because that alone is a huge accomplishment, but I should have at least done some more. All I have to keep in mind is there is always tomorrow! I know it sounds surreal, but I'm actually excited to go walking/jogging tomorrow. I was afraid of that... haha.
Tomorrow I'm going to play around with the food at my house a little more. I'm going to try some new recipes I found on Pinterest, and just have a little learning experience. Ronnie's away at my uncles tonight, so I'll have the house to myself for most of the day. I have a counseling appointment tomorrow with Susan in Greeley, but other than that, I'm golden! Let me know if you know any cool and healthy recipes I should try!  |
| I just have to keep this in mind. Even though I'm doing this day-by-day post for a year, I'm still going to continue my journey to weight loss for the rest of my life. |
Because it is already 11:30ish, I feel like I could get some rest. I want to really work my butt off tomorrow, and I'll need all the rest I can get. One of my favorite feelings in the world is when my body is sore from a hard workout. In middle school, when I used to play volleyball, I loved the first couple days of conditioning because my body felt so sore, yet so refreshed. I love that feeling for some reason because I know I've physically accomplished something. Hope you all have a great evening, and again, thank you so much for reading Day 2 of my Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition!
