Diet: Food choices are so hard for me. I love food! I am not a huge sweets person, but give me an extra helping of the main course and I am thrilled. My plan is to do better at having snacks in between meals so that I am not so hungry at meal times. I tend to try to make drastic changes and then end up overwhelmed and back into my comfort zone. I am trying something different. I am going to make consistent but small productive changes to my diet each week.
Exercise: We have recently moved close to a big park that has a little pond. Last Monday, David and Emily went and played at the park and I walked three laps around the pond (each lap is .4 miles). It was actually a nice walk and I felt really good about it. So I walked 4 more days since! I ended up walking a total of 17 laps which according to the app MapMyFitness was 7.26 miles! For most people, this is not an accomplishment - but for me.... This is an amazing start! (If anyone else uses MapMyFitness - my user ID is HeatherNash10 - let's be friends).
I have really enjoyed getting out and walking. I don't get a lot of time alone - but when I do, it is usually because I have somewhere to go or something to do. For me, walking this past week has been really peaceful and therapeutic. I have really been enjoying the cooler weather and even watched a few beautiful Arizona sunsets. I am already looking forward to going again.
December 2013 Goals:
■ Don't quit!
■ Walk 25 miles
■ Don't go crazy on holiday treat
■ Lose 10 lbs
■ Enjoy Christmas!
We just had pictures taken this past weekend - when I get one I will post my official "before" picture (gulp).
Much Love,
Heather
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