WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE...

Just so the other racers know, see above!  LOL

So for the past two days, I've been doing my walk in the pool.  Not only is it cooler but the resistance is so much more that I actually feel like I'm doing something to help my training get kicked started again.

Pool walking is not only a good resistance way of training, but there's so much less stress on all of your joints.  Believe me, these older joints need all of the help they can get. 

With only 5-1/2 months left to train I'm doing what I can to reach my goal of the finish line, without being driven there, on my own two feet.  The hotter summer months  can cause issues for me and the colder winter months can cause issues for son, but if we want it bad enough (and we do) we'll figure a way through it.  Hence, pool walking!  :-)

25 Saturdays from now we should be well into the race, going strong and feeling confident!  Wish us luck!

To the next 24 Saturdays and beyond...

LIFE FULL OF EXCUSES!

So I've messed up my diet, didn't exercise and according to the above I should just say "so what", but that's not how I feel!  Of course I need to get back on track!  And of course I need to fuel my body with better foods!  But believe me when I say that this is harder then it should be.  :-(

Getting back into a routine, like walking everyday, long walks on the weekends, is not an easy thing to do!  Believe me when I say, I WANT TO!

I want to get a treadmill so that I really have no reason/excuse not to walk.  

Don't have to leave home, bathroom accessible at all times, water for hydration at my fingertips.  No dogs chasing me, biting at my heels.

What more could a girl ask for?!

Early morning events since our return home have prevented me (EXCUSES) from getting out early enough to beat the heat.  Even though I don't want to go out later in the morning, I need to do something to kick start myself again.  Maybe some pool walking this afternoon, hopefully overcast skies will make that easier.

I'm going to do it!  I promised myself!

To today, tomorrow and every day after...

OH NO!!!!

Oh no, what's happening to me?  Why am I not doing what I need to do to be ready for January?  Has my motivation waned?  Have I given up, thinking I'll never be able to do this anyway?  Do I feel lost in my quest for a healthier life?

In answer to my last question first, I know that since being in PA with family for the past 3-1/2 weeks I've eaten all the things that I used to eat on a regular basis, no calorie counting here!  Wow, what a mistake that is, stomach pains most of the time, overly full most of the time, fried and unhealthy foods most of the time.  What am I thinking?!  I still have a week and a half here and I need to make better choices so that I can go home not feeling like this.  There have been a couple references to me being fat during my stay and boy did that hurt.  No one wants to hear that they're FAT!  I think I really need to pray for help now more then ever. Any prayers you can send for me would be appreciated.

As far as the other questions go, I have just stopped walking every morning.  I know I could but I don't.  I always find things that I want or need to do that interfere with these plans, some not important at all, others are necessities.  I have to find out why this is happening, why I'm losing the momentum that had gotten me to where I was before this trip. Maybe vacations are my downfall. Maybe I'm thinking I can make it up when I get back home. Maybe, maybe, maybe...

Now that I'm finally posting again, I discovered last night that my fitbit isn't even working. I've tried different things to get it to work, but haven't had any success so far.  I'll try again today and see if I can get it to work. I know, just another excuse. :-(

Oh well, to tomorrow and beyond (hopefully!  prayers greatly accepted)...