Tuesday and Wednesday turned out to be downer days. Though I had built Tuesday in as a breather day on purpose, I was feeling pretty blue and unmotivated, so I dressed in my work out clothes just in case that exact right moment of perfect conditions hit. The one where weather, kid's schedules, my energy, and any other applicable factors come together in a burst of perfection, seemingly calling us to join the world of the active!
Sadly (though not unexpectedly) the moment never came. I went to bed with the weakest of resolves to get up Wednesday morning.
I did not get up Wednesday morning. I still thought a time might come when I could get it in - after all, it's only 15 minutes! I made one feeble attempt to get my mom/fellow trainee to walk the mall with me, but honestly I did not try very hard. It seems that exercise - very much like the elusive enjoyable cup of coffee - must be taken care of first thing in the morning if it is to be a part of my day. Or at the very least, planned for with all the exhausting preparation that goes in to doing anything while juggling a toddler, a baby, a dog, a puppy, and a six year old. Again, I went to bed with a feeble resolution to start my day with a cold, fifteen minute walk with Achilles around the neighborhood. I didn't even shower before bed, giving myself extra incentive (since I was planning to exercise in the morning I would need to shower in the morning anyway...why go through it twice?)
I'm not sure how, but in my dreams I managed to convince myself that it was too dark and cold and lonely and scary to walk the neighborhood by myself in the morning. So I skipped it. I did get up and shower (you're welcome!) and since Grayson and Madi woke up early I had Ray put the stroller in the car and after we dropped Jenna off at work, we went to the mall and walked for approximately 15 minutes - success!! I say approximately because I left my phone at home and so was not able to time it exactly. We made one full rotation of the bottom level of Town Center Mall, and based on what I remember seeing on the clock when we left the car and what it was when we got back in, we had very close to a fifteen minute walk. Perfect!
This is not really about training for a 5k. This is about lifestyle changes. My new year's resolution (spoiler alert!) is all about make permanent changes to the way we eat and live so that our lifestyle looks and feels different by the end of 2013. That means incorporating physical activity into our daily lives, and this is the start of that. I still need to walk one more time in the next two days to meet my goal. In the words of Grayson's current favorite book, "I think I can...I think I can...I think I can..."!
You can!
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