Going to the gym is part of my life...

(NOT!) However, this is what I tell myself while I've been there all week. I need it (fitness) to be a way of life. Today, I worked out for 54 minutes at the gym. Also, I did the 3 minute walk that Go Workout Mom posted on her site. Lately, I do this three minute walk almost every day. I figured out if I do it every day for a month that would be 90 minutes of extra walking which could be 3 workouts. Take a look at my fitness meter. Finally, the darn thing is moving. Cammy from the Tippy Toe Diet challenged people to set a fitness goal for the month and watch the workout minutes build up. Luckily, I set a small goal for this month since I waited to the middle of the month to begin. Never the less, I admit that I love dropping my son off at the gym day care while I go workout and watch Dr. Phil for an hour. Anyway, I tell myself everyday while I am sweating that this is my new life. The truth is I don't entirely believe it, but I think the more I do it, the more I say it, and the results that come from it will make it a habit for life.

Exercise Today.

3:00 PM: I am fumbling through my week with no flex points. (Because I chowed early on) Tonight I'll exercise. I am making a commitment early in the day so that I'll follow through tonight.

8:25 PM: I'm heading down stairs to take the laundry off the treadmill so I can use it. (Just kidding--no laundry, but it has been a long time since I used it)

10:20 PM: 70 MINUTES on the treadmill!!!!!! I forgot how motivating the treadmill is. I planned on 30 minutes, but just kept telling myself to go a few more minutes.

Mall Walking

I realized today that mall walking can be quite the interesting adventure. First, there are all these elderly people who are in better shape than me. They were faster and much more serious than me about my mall walk. It may be the answer to the question I have been asking myself lately. How can fitness and diet be a lifestyle? These older people definitely know the meaning of this being part of their lifestyle. They are skinny, not at all fat like me, and they are there every morning. The question is how do I obtain this dedication. I think they know how important fitness is to a healthy life, body, mind and heart. I guess I have to really know and be impressed by this idea.

Also, mall walking can be very intimate among strangers. I am walking along with my son in the stroller, and I keep passing people. Who should I say hello to? Who shouldn't I say hello to? Some people are friendly, some are annoyed about the younger, slower, stroller mom. Should I move to the right when someone passes me or should I speed up so that they don't have to pass me. All questions that fill the silence of the mall walk.