Changing Things Up

I've changed my update day for this blog to Mondays. The reason is both simple and convoluted. I change my step count goal for the week on Mondays. I change it on Mondays cause that's the first day in my weekly planner. Since I change my step count on Mondays, I thought it would be easier to have my weekly weigh-in on the same day. So I changed my weigh in day.

Then I remembered I update my blog on Fridays. Rather than go through the hassle of trying to remember to change my step count on Fridays and do a weigh in, I decided it was easier to change the day I update my blog.

We'll see how that works.

Inspiration for this week:

It reads: Turn a setback into a comeback.

Go for a walk!

Where Do I Begin?

Part of this week I've been super active, part of it I've been super lazy.

Today Music Man had an MRI for his knee. That was a fun trip.

I managed to lose 2.5 lbs since my last weigh in, so that made me happy.

That said, so far this year I have walked over 300,000 steps. I'm sure a lot of people have walked way more steps than that.  But for me, that's huge. I'm quite proud of myself.

So I have been upping my step count on Mondays, cause that's when my planner starts a new week. I'm thinking maybe I should go back to upping it on Fridays cause that's my weigh-in day.

I know I had something to write about but for the life of me I can't remember.

Oh, don't put your Fitbit on a fan. Trust me, you'll get a crazy high step count and have a really difficult time fixing it. And you'll feel completely inadequate.

Inspiration for the week:

It reads: Complaining won't burn calories.

Go for a walk, enjoy the feel of your muscles working.

Out of Town

Music Man took me out of town for my birthday. We had a lovely time, even went and played mini golf on my birthday.

We also drove around a lot. Looked around the Ventura area, and found some really cool stuff.

We stayed in Camarillo which was really nice. It's slightly further inland than Ventura, though still near the beach and we had overcast conditions all three days we were there. It was heavenly to me.

I've been working to meet my step count everyday this week, only missing on Monday.

I decided that I had been trying to increase my count too quickly so this week I've set my goal as 3500 steps a day.

Monday I only had 2286 but I was busy studying for my test most of the day, so I think I did good on that one even though I missed my goal.

This week's inspiration:

It reads: The most critical decision is made when you feel like giving up.

I'm not giving up.

I Hurt My Toes

Oww! My poor little toes got horrible blisters the first day I wore my new shoes. So my step count has suffered.

I've also come to the conclusion, after having several people nag me about it. that my goals were a bit too lofty. So, I'm modifying my goals.

I'm going to try and get 3500 steps a day for next week. The following week, I'll up it to 4000. Building slowly will hopefully help me reach my goals but also keep me from injuring myself like I have a tendency to do.

On the plus side, Miss Goofy has been inspired and gone to the gym 3 of the last 4 nights this week. Go Miss Goofy!

Music Man keeps kicking my ass on step count even with a bad knee. I think I'll hide his Fitbit watch.

I did manage to lose 1.2 pounds since I last weighed in. Which is awesome, but I forgot to weigh in this morning, so I'll have to fix that another day.

I'll update my step count chart and then start it again in May.

Have a great week and here's your inspiration for the week:

It reads: Sore? Tired? Out of breath? Sweaty? Good...It's Working. I love that.

Step Count

For most of the past week, I've met my step count. The 12th I just hurt too bad to make my count.

I weighed in this morning, I'd lost .7 pounds. Not a great number but it's going the right direction so I won't complain.

This week, I'll be upping my step count to 7000 steps by the 21st.

This week's inspiration:

It reads: When you feel like quitting: think about why you started.

I'm using this as my background on my desktop. So far, it's kept me moving this week. We'll see how I feel about it at 7000 steps.

Have a great week!