In case you haven’t noticed, I love quotes. I save them on my phone, on Pinterest, and in a folder with all my pictures on my computer. To get pumped up for my new start, I searched quotes about new beginnings and self-improvement. The one that smacked me right in the face was this one:
I am 51 years old. I have battled my weight for so long that I barely remember a time that I wasn’t unhappy with my weight. Every time I say I will start tomorrow, next week, on Monday, and then don’t do it, I am just depriving myself of time with a healthy, fit body, and making it harder and harder to get there at all. Time isn’t going to slow down for me to get my act together. I don’t want to waste any more time.
After I published yesterday’s blog post, I put on the sneakers that I keep at my desk and went for a walk. I tried to remember the last time I took a walk at work, and I couldn’t. How sad.
Walking alone is so boring, so I found a Shaun T podcast on YouTube to listen to while I walked. The man loves drama and the sound of his own voice, but I don’t care. I adore Shaun T:
I only intended to walk for about 15 minutes, but I ended up walking for 30 minutes because I wanted to hear the entire podcast. He said a few things that struck a nerve. I might expand on that in a future blog post, once I’m done pondering all of it.
So today is day #2, and so far I have logged all my food, actually ate some fruit, and drank tea and water instead of soda. My body will go into shock shortly, I am sure of it.
Last night, I tried a Pilates class online. I have done Pilates abs before but not a full Pilates class. I’m not quite sold on it yet. I didn’t hate it, and I will try another workout to give it a fair try. Right now, I am so out of shape that I will hate pretty much any workout, so I am trying to keep an open mind!
Sweat & Sparkle 