Days 463 - 464

On Sunday, we ate what I like to call "my last meal" at a great little Mexican place in San Antonio before heading back to Houston. I had every intention of walking when I got home, but a lack of sleep and the left overs from last week's massive headache (which combined with the swollen glands and sore throat left me home sick on Friday) kept me in once I finally got home. I did however, do a few arm exercises with my 3lb weights and 10 cowbell squat things while watching TV. So, it wasn't a total loss.

Monday at work I decided to start a new workout regiment to help me move more during the day. I read an article recently that said that people who have a very seditary job are at a higher risk for heart disease than those who are active throughout the day despite what they eat and the exercise they may do at home. This combined with my disgust at some of the pictures from our trip to Enchanted Rock (which clearly showed a not so cute tummy pooch)and the results of my weigh in at the doctor's on Friday (which shows that I have gained almost 5lbs since March) has inspired my new goals. Last week I had a meeting on the third floor of my building and realized sadly that I could not climb the stairs without getting winded. You would think that a person who lives on the 3rd floor could easily do stairs, but these are KILLER! 4 flights of steep, thigh and butt burning stairs. So - my goal is to climb the stairs three times, twice a day. I am hoping that in a realitively short time, I will get to the point at which I can climb this amount without breathing hard. :) I plan to do this EVERYDAY! I also went to the other building during my lunch hour and walked the 7 laps around the third floor (not including the stairs to get up there) required to make a mile. I did the mile in 20 minutes. This I aim to do 2-3 times a week. To keep me on track I created a chart that is housed on the inside of my desk cabinet. Yay me!

To further my healthy choices of the day - I said "NO" to all of the snacks that had been set out for our event and went with a grilled chicken and veggie dish instead of splitting pizza with my parents for dinner. Every ounce of food I ingest is a choice. The question is - is this food worth the embarrassing tummy pooch?! Most of the time the answer is "NO". :) Sadly, though - something did not sit well with me and was sick most of the evening. On the upside though, of the calories I ate today, very few were absorbed.