Thoughts and Words
I've been wanting to write for some time now. Lots of things going on - have gone on.
Walked Broad Street - from the Naval Yard to Broad & Cheltenham. It was a 12.6 mile walk that took my 5.25 hours. I tried this walk in the summer and didn't get past Broad & Susquehanna. Our first rest stop was Broad & Washington, we had stopped about 5 times by the time we got to Washington Ave, and we just blew by Broad & Susquehanna. There was a little rain, and the hill get more intense once you hit Broad & Hunting Park, but it felt so good to finish.
Had a talk with my Fitness Coach (insurance benefit) for the first time on the 4th. We made a few goals for myself - I'm to get in at least 30 minutes of exercise 4 times a week. I'm to at least, if nothing else, change into my workout clothes once I get home. I'm to work on my plate composition. I've done well with 2 out of the 3. Sonja and I have just about gotten rid of starchy sides - we sub mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes (and they taste quite good - I crave them alone sometimes). We've been making lots of creative salads. It's not that I'm trying to do it intentionally, it's just been happening. Spaghetti squash, spinach & mushroom lasagna for a 2nd time. I'm just as surprised that Sonja enjoys it as much as I do. I get my work out clothes on as much as possible, but that 30 minutes a day. Man, why is that so hard?! I get in my 15-20 minutes of walking at work everyday - I take the stairs everywhere, but have me workout at home and I'm beat. Still working on it.
I joined a challenge on Twitter - October Go the Distance. I've pledged 75 miles on my elliptical. I figured it would be a way for me to push myself and get me on the elliptical more. So far - nothing logged. I've been crazy tired over the past few days and just pass out once I get home. I need to start taking my vitamins again.
One reason I think I'm so tired is that today would have been my 9th wedding anniversary. A grief counselor told me that your body prepares for events even before you consciously do. Maybe that's why I've been so tired. I'm not sure how to feel about it. I don't really visit Sid at the cemetery - it's not him in that niche. He was gone a long time before he passed away. Going back and remembering all of that just start the water works and I don't want to do that...even if it is therapeutic. How can it be therapeutic to cry alone? No one to hug you, no one to hear you out? So, when I'm alone I try to avoid it and when I'm with people I try to have fun. I've cried so much already.
So - I've been thinking about a way to help with my weight loss journey. I'm going to blog about it. I thought I could do that here in LJ, but this is more of my personal space - my rants and rave, cheer and laugh space about my day to day. My fitness blog will be more specific. I've been toying around with the idea for some time now, but for some reason I made my decision yesterday. I've called it "From Overweight to Normal Weight". I need to think of a tagline and the URL is www.owtonw.wordpress.com. There is nothing there now. Just a placeholder. But I hope to be able to update it on a weekly basis at least with weight and measurement (and maybe photo updates). We'll see where I'm going with all of this.
Walked Broad Street - from the Naval Yard to Broad & Cheltenham. It was a 12.6 mile walk that took my 5.25 hours. I tried this walk in the summer and didn't get past Broad & Susquehanna. Our first rest stop was Broad & Washington, we had stopped about 5 times by the time we got to Washington Ave, and we just blew by Broad & Susquehanna. There was a little rain, and the hill get more intense once you hit Broad & Hunting Park, but it felt so good to finish.
Had a talk with my Fitness Coach (insurance benefit) for the first time on the 4th. We made a few goals for myself - I'm to get in at least 30 minutes of exercise 4 times a week. I'm to at least, if nothing else, change into my workout clothes once I get home. I'm to work on my plate composition. I've done well with 2 out of the 3. Sonja and I have just about gotten rid of starchy sides - we sub mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes (and they taste quite good - I crave them alone sometimes). We've been making lots of creative salads. It's not that I'm trying to do it intentionally, it's just been happening. Spaghetti squash, spinach & mushroom lasagna for a 2nd time. I'm just as surprised that Sonja enjoys it as much as I do. I get my work out clothes on as much as possible, but that 30 minutes a day. Man, why is that so hard?! I get in my 15-20 minutes of walking at work everyday - I take the stairs everywhere, but have me workout at home and I'm beat. Still working on it.
I joined a challenge on Twitter - October Go the Distance. I've pledged 75 miles on my elliptical. I figured it would be a way for me to push myself and get me on the elliptical more. So far - nothing logged. I've been crazy tired over the past few days and just pass out once I get home. I need to start taking my vitamins again.
One reason I think I'm so tired is that today would have been my 9th wedding anniversary. A grief counselor told me that your body prepares for events even before you consciously do. Maybe that's why I've been so tired. I'm not sure how to feel about it. I don't really visit Sid at the cemetery - it's not him in that niche. He was gone a long time before he passed away. Going back and remembering all of that just start the water works and I don't want to do that...even if it is therapeutic. How can it be therapeutic to cry alone? No one to hug you, no one to hear you out? So, when I'm alone I try to avoid it and when I'm with people I try to have fun. I've cried so much already.
So - I've been thinking about a way to help with my weight loss journey. I'm going to blog about it. I thought I could do that here in LJ, but this is more of my personal space - my rants and rave, cheer and laugh space about my day to day. My fitness blog will be more specific. I've been toying around with the idea for some time now, but for some reason I made my decision yesterday. I've called it "From Overweight to Normal Weight". I need to think of a tagline and the URL is www.owtonw.wordpress.com. There is nothing there now. Just a placeholder. But I hope to be able to update it on a weekly basis at least with weight and measurement (and maybe photo updates). We'll see where I'm going with all of this.