Rob and I made another trip to the zoo this month, my parents went away, a couple birthdays and a trip to the Orchard are just a few things that have happened this month. Also, I have gotten hard core serious about my work outs and my weight loss journey. So I have dealt with a couple injuries on top if everything else.
I made a semi major purchase recently regarding my health. I bought a Fitbit. It is the most amazing little gadget! It tracks my calories burnt, how many steps I take a day, how many miles I walk and how many active minutes I have a day. So if I look at it mid-day, I know if I need to pick it up a notch or if I am on the right track. I normally wouldn't have spent that kind of money on some silly gadget but I decided to get serious and get healthy once and for all and I am so glad I spent the money!! I have had it for a little over a week now and I am finding myself parking further from an entrance or walking in place, going to the park to walk and just about anything to get my "steps" up! Finally!! Finally I am ready to make a life change for good.
Last week was a little rough with my workouts because I went to the park on Tuesday with my dad and we did an 18 minute mile but I pushed a little too hard and tweaked my calf muscle a bit so I didn't walk my 2 miles on Wednesday. Thursday came and I had had a really rough day so I pushed extra hard on my workout and I felt fabulous!!! So I was doing my squats, and I was at 42 out of 50 squats and I felt my back get a little tight but I really really really wanted to finish that set and well at 47, I got stuck... in the squatting position, my back locked and that was the end of my workout. In fact, that was the end of ANY physical activity for 5 days!!! I couldn't stand up straight, I couldn't walk, and I couldn't bend. Nothing! Today was the first day I was able to get my 2 mile walk in and it was absolutely wonderful!! I loved getting back to it and I am really struggling with the fact that I want to do more! I want to walk again or something but I know I need to take it slow. The last thing I want to do is throw my back out again and be back where I was last Thursday. So for today, 2 miles is going to have to be enough... patience isn't my strong point.
On Saturday, I was feeling really low and disappointed because I felt like I was working so hard and then I got hurt and I hit a wall. I stopped counting my points and I stopped working out (obviously) and I was just low. So I decided to make a comparison picture. I have a picture from July that I took while I was in Texas and I am really ashamed of this picture. I look ginormous and totally unhealthy... I can’t believe the difference in the two pictures. Sometimes it takes a side by side comparison to see that I am just in a minor setback. I have not hit a brick wall. I will continue to push through.
So this past weekend, we went to the Orchard. My sisters, my mom, me-me, RJ and the kids went to our local orchard which was a petting 'zoo', bounce houses, climbing tires, wooden play sets and pony rides. The kids absolutely loved it and it was Abby's first time being out of the house (other than Dr's appointments). It was a beautiful day and only started to get chilly towards the end of the day.
Well, I better go make dinner or I'm gonna be hungry tonight AND I will have one unhappy Dad :-)
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