Hmmm... maybe I *can* do this afterall!!!!
I went to the pool/gym to do my walking today, like a good girl. This week, I did 3 miles on Tuesday, plus a little over a mile in the city, then 3.5 miles on Thursday, with a little over a mile in the city too. Today I was supposed to do 4.
The problem is, I've been having a major mental block on getting past 3 miles on the treadmill. I don't know why, but it's extremely hard for me to keep myself focused enough to go past 3. It's definitely mental.
So, knowing that I was going out tonight (and possibly dancing), plus I was intending to swim for a bit afterwards, I decided to let myself only do 3 miles and not over do it.
I got on the treadmill and actually managed to read some of my book for the first 1/2 mile. I've never been able to read before, so that was neat, but I definitely couldn't do it for long. Then I watched a bit of tv, and finally around the 1 mile mark, I put on my iPod. I had stopped to stretch around 3/4 mile.
I got through the next mile easily, and was starting to lose my energy in the beginning of the third. Then somewhere during that mile, my mind switched over. I can't explain it, but I was suddenly determined, and smiling, and just full of energy.
I didn't even notice when I'd hit 3 miles... I cruised right past it. My legs felt great, I felt great, the music was good, and I was just doing great in general. I figured I'd get to 4 and stop. But when I hit 4, I still felt wonderful and my legs were still feeling fine and my feet weren't even phased. So I cruised right past 4 too!!!
I finally stopped at 5 miles. FIVE! I know it's not that much, but it really is for me. 5 is a quarter of what I'll need to walk each day in August, and I felt great doing it. I started thinking that maybe I really could do this. I've been determined to try my best, but today was the first day that I realized that 60 miles really isn't completely out of my reach. It's not going to be easy, but it's not impossible.
Today is a good day :) And what's better is that I still have TWO more days off from work. Thank god for holidays :)
The problem is, I've been having a major mental block on getting past 3 miles on the treadmill. I don't know why, but it's extremely hard for me to keep myself focused enough to go past 3. It's definitely mental.
So, knowing that I was going out tonight (and possibly dancing), plus I was intending to swim for a bit afterwards, I decided to let myself only do 3 miles and not over do it.
I got on the treadmill and actually managed to read some of my book for the first 1/2 mile. I've never been able to read before, so that was neat, but I definitely couldn't do it for long. Then I watched a bit of tv, and finally around the 1 mile mark, I put on my iPod. I had stopped to stretch around 3/4 mile.
I got through the next mile easily, and was starting to lose my energy in the beginning of the third. Then somewhere during that mile, my mind switched over. I can't explain it, but I was suddenly determined, and smiling, and just full of energy.
I didn't even notice when I'd hit 3 miles... I cruised right past it. My legs felt great, I felt great, the music was good, and I was just doing great in general. I figured I'd get to 4 and stop. But when I hit 4, I still felt wonderful and my legs were still feeling fine and my feet weren't even phased. So I cruised right past 4 too!!!
I finally stopped at 5 miles. FIVE! I know it's not that much, but it really is for me. 5 is a quarter of what I'll need to walk each day in August, and I felt great doing it. I started thinking that maybe I really could do this. I've been determined to try my best, but today was the first day that I realized that 60 miles really isn't completely out of my reach. It's not going to be easy, but it's not impossible.
Today is a good day :) And what's better is that I still have TWO more days off from work. Thank god for holidays :)