the seventh week
yea. this really is becoming a habit and am loving getting out each morning and breathing the fresh air! week 7. just starting mostly jogging with some walking stints for 20 minutes. i was a little rusty on the running, but it was nice to get the heart pumping. :)
started a new job this past week and am loving it. got a new, fun roommate today! went to an interesting buddhist meeting today. thought provoking. life is good. :)
happy valentines!
i’ve been getting up every morning and walking for ten minutes. I missed one day this week. tuesday. but i did all the other days. :) tomorrow will be a new week and i will add on a little bit more.
01.11.10
hi. so it’s my birthday today. and also the week that i am supposed to start walking for 5 minutes every morning. now the walking for 5 minutes is pretty simple. not strenuous at all… it’s just the getting out of bed. i get anxiety about it. like real anxiety. i fall slightly back to sleep and then start having nightmares. weird. not sure how to get over this. perhaps by not hitting the snooze button.
but i finally peeled myself out of bed this morning and walked my 5 minutes. i didn’t take a picture because i decided to stop taking pictures, but after posting them, i decided that i sort of like them. will resume picture taking.
the whole point of this is so i will start to be an early riser. i have always wanted to be an early riser. so i am still doing it. school starts this week, which means on tues. and thur. i will be getting up at the butt crack of dawn and walking in the freezing cold, but i’m still going to do it.
hopefully this will lead to going to bed earlier, rising earlier and obtaining ideal weight.
thanks for listening.
1 change: exercise every morning
step by step plan beginning jan. 1
1 change: exercise every morning (even when i am so busy)
plan to implement from here:
“How to Form the Exercise Habit
Of course, there are many ways to form the exercise habit, but here’s a suggested plan using the 6 Changes Method:
Commit as publicly as possible to forming this habit in 2 months. Also commit publicly each week to that week’s change.
Week 1: Lace up your shoes and get out the door. That’s it. Go back inside and do whatever you want after that. Choose a trigger (after your morning coffee, right when you get home from work, etc.) and do it right after the trigger each day.
Week 2: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, and walk for 5 minutes. That’s all. Baby steps.
Week 3: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, walk for 10 minutes.
Week 4: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, walk for 15 minutes.
Week 5: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, walk for 15 minutes, with a couple of 30-second jogging intervals thrown in.
Week 6: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, walk for 20 minutes, with four 30-second jogging intervals thrown in.
Week 7: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, alternate jogging and walking for 20 minutes.
Week 8: Lace up your shoes, get out the door, and jog for 20 minutes, with a few walk breaks thrown in.
That’s it. Small baby steps, and after two months, you have a new habit that’s pretty firmly ingrained.”
here i go.
my little genius
i missed one day this week. yesterday. but TODAY was fabulous. i am growing quite attached to my walking/running time in the morning. my little genius {from whom all my fabulous ideas and wisdom flow} gave me some good baby step ideas this morning just as i woke up. then continued to help me develop these ideas on my walk.
thank you for that. my little genius. :)
now to put them to action.
thank you my little morning walk. 15 minutes all week long. whoo-hoo!
affirmation of the day:
“I see the beauty in my surroundings and I radiate joy and love.”
beginning
so many small beginnings. will begin promptly sunday morning with my 1st change. exercising everyday. to go along with this desire to exercise in the morning, i will be setting my alarm for 10pm every night to remind myself to go to bed. :)
happy new year.
