Day 9 - The Beginning Does Not Dictate the End

 Today may have been one of my most successful days.  That's because I got up with an extreme feeling of "don't want to."  It might have partly been because I didn't sleep that well; it just took a long time to fall asleep.  Not so much about the food, but exercise.  But it did not dictate how my day went!

It was cool enough, 70% outside, but I just did not want to go for a walk.  But I did manage to make myself just start walking around to put some steps on my FitBit.  I'm fortunate in that my house has a fairly large loop through the living and kitchen.  We have an open floor plan.  It's about 25-30 paces in a circle.  So I began walking circles, and also jogged for 4 minutes straight.  Yesterday, I had jogged 3 minutes, so I try from time to time to build up my jogging time.  I had almost 4000 steps before I knew it!  It's amazing what you can end up doing when you take your first step.  

I also went straight to doing the dishes and tidying up and had up to 10,000 steps before dinner.  I was on the phone with Diane a good part of the afternoon, so I just walked circles while we talked or did chores.  After dinner, I tried out a 12-minute beginner standing ab workout.  So I have had a lot of activity today!  The workout was just about the right intensity.  I could feel it in my abs when I was finished, but I wasn't dying in the middle of it. 

I ate a lot of the same foods today, but I used up some points on pot roast and mashed potatoes (with cream) for dinner.  Yum!  

I have had times when I got up in one of those moods, and ended up just sitting on the couch watching TV and eating all day.  This day went very differently.  Just focusing on one step and one minute at a time truly helps.  I just have to make a choice.

I've talked a lot about low moods on this blog, but actually, my moods have been fairly good here lately.  I'm steady at reading inspiration books and articles that help me change a lot of my thinking patterns, and it is helping immensely.  I'm also trying to not pressure myself about trying to be someone that I'm not.  I'm finding enjoyment in my quiet days.:)