Why is it always tougher to work out and eat right on the weekends? Is it the lack of a schedule? Is it laziness? Or is it something to do with "having the day off" that we think applies to our weight loss goals as well? I was good all week, so now I can eat whatever I want...I worked hard, so I'll skip my workout for 2 days, etc.
These are the thoughts that have a little voice deep in the recesses of my mind screaming "Nooooo! Bad idea! Danger, danger, danger!!!"
I was talking with my friend today, and we both agreed that the weekends are perhaps the most crucial days in maintaining a routine! If you slack off on the weekends, then maybe it's a little easier to skip Monday, then you figure Well, I skipped Monday, so skipping Tuesday is ok too, and before you know it, you're a week or two off schedule, and basically having to start all over - no thank you!
So, after my successful first week of daily exercise, drinking more water than I thought was possible for an individual, and trying to make good food choices, I decided that I was absolutely not going to slack this weekend!
While the food thing was a little more challenging, especially since Ben and I haven't been on a major grocery shopping trip for a while (yes, grocery shopping is on the "To Do" list), I knew that I could control the exercise.
We have a wonderful park about 10 minutes from our house, so we took the dog along, and went for a nice 1.5 mile walk yesterday, and a 2 mile walk today! We kept a brisk pace, and by the end of both walks, all 3 of us were panting like champs.
Overall, I'll call this weekend a success. At least my continued effort in the exercise department has kept me on track and I am ready to hit the treadmill again this week!
Go us!!!!!
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