...one more thing

.....Sunshine Mama - you mentioned your push-up challenge......funny thing - in my whole life, I have never been able to do even one. I'm partially paralyzed on the right side (arm and shoulder) and have never been able to do one. Recently; however, thanks to Jillian's 30 Day Shred, I've figured it out with the help of my two daughters and my sweetheart, I have figured out proper form and can now do two sets of 7 on a good day. Sunshine....how did you set your challenge up?

Wednesday and going strong!

Choices and accountability......Guess I missed a B word in there, so how about:

Accountability - making a plan, sharing it with friends/family, and staying true to your word

Baby Steps - take things one baby step at a time

Choices - if your original plan does not pan out, make alternate choices or change something out


Yesterday - 20 flights of stairs! 12 up and 8 down (I took the elevator once because I was carrying "stuff"). 11.5 minutes on the elliptical is all I could manage, but it's up from 8 minutes last week (that would be the babysteps part).

Today - ankle still a pain......and now I have a deadline which means I can't get to the pool at lunchtime for aquafit (I packed my bag and brought it to work though!)....so today I will again take the stairs - aiming for 15 up today. And will hit the elliptical and do some ab/core work when I get home.

Accountability and planning: I have promised myself not to make excuses and just stop this time around. I've been tracking my food for 3 straight days and eating sensibly is working! I have also promised myself to earn 2-8 Weight Watchers Activity Points each and every day.

I feel good in my head about this!

Tuesday - and still focused!

Okay, so last night I had to get up in the middle of the night.....and noticed that my left ankle is bugging me....this is only day 2 of the Shred....freakin' arthritis is a bear sometimes. Anyhoo, I've decided that I'll baby it today wrt to jumping through the Shred and take it back up tomorrow. So far today I've gone up 3 flights of stairs, down five flights, up five flights, so I'll get some of my workout that way.....and hit the elliptical after work.

Basically......stopping is NOT an option this time.

I'm tracking, I'm exercising and I'm drinking my water.

Tomorrow.......Shred in the morning and then aquafit at lunchtime.

Another great start to the day!

I did it! got up at 6am and did the Shred.....morning chores......and shower.....and still got to work on time. Freakin' snow is falling again today, so driving was not fun....and it won't be any better by the end of the day either, that I know for sure.

Just when you think that spring is finally here - um, nope.