I’m going to have to watch myself! Yesterday, after I dropped Laney off at school, I almost talked myself out of going for a walk.
As I drove up to the stop sign where I could turn toward home or turn toward to the place where I like to take my walks, I almost instinctively turned toward home. I had a quick thought that “it’s too cold for a walk”. I caught the thought and made myself turn the other way toward the park.
It’s kind of comical, actually. It wasn’t even that cold! It was 54°F outside. I know! I was cozy in my sweatshirt. I wanted to stay in the warm cozy car. But, this is actually nice weather for walking. It’s going to get colder as the months go on, so I need to enjoy outdoor walks for as long as I can.
I knew that I was going to be working remote from home yesterday, so there wasn’t too much of a rush. I had enough time to get a 20-minute outdoor walk in, and I did it! I’m so glad that I did, too. I forgot how little of steps I get in when I’m working at a desk all day.
I also got some new motivation to go for walks lately, too. Did you know that your calf is like your second heart? It pumps blood upward, helping take some work off of your heart. Well when you put it that way, I’m thinking “let’s get some steps in and help a heart out”!
I can safely say that I’m killing it with my activity lately. I’ve been going to the gym, which is something I haven’t done in years, and I have been walking routinely, 3x each week! I am so proud of myself for getting into this new active rhythm.
Something I want to work on moving forward is my nutrition. That has surely slipped. You haven’t seen a full day of eats from me because I’ve been pretty reactive with my eating. There hasn’t been much planning ahead and I haven’t been tracking what I’ve been eating, either. It will come, though!
I didn’t track nutrition yesterday but I did take some pictures of what I ate while I was thinking of it! So, here’s a peak.
You can take a second look at that pizza sandwich that I made for lunch. It’s my new favorite! It’s basically a sandwich with cheese and pepperoni as the “bread”. I stuffed it with lettuce, tomato and mayo. So good!
For dinner, I made pork chops and mashed potatoes. I actually had two more pork chops because I have been so hungry for protein. It must be from strength training.
This home-cooked meal was a win because I prepped ahead enough to make this work on a workday, and basketball game night! I may be getting the hang of this new season, after all!
After dinner, we went to Piper’s basketball game. I had a fun-size sour patch kids while at the game, and a slice of leftover peanut butter pie that evening when I got home.
I’m hoping to be even more intentional with my eating and tracking habits, soon!
