Day 22 / 23 (AG): Weekend Vibes
Today is day 23 AG (after goal) and day 955 of Nutrisystem. I'm not what you would call a religious person but I ran across this quote and it fit my mood for the day. No doubt, no tears, no fear, no worry. This is the way I want to start every day and there is no reason I can't. A sense of peace has settled over my life and God willing, it will stay that way for a good long time. I can't help but believe there was some Divine Intervention over the past couple of years to help put my life on its current track. I say this because I don't think I could have gotten where I am today on my own. As a result, I spend a lot of time being grateful for the blessings that have been bestowed on me. I feel like it cleared the way for me to address the things in my life that I could control, like my weight and my physical/financial fitness.
With the weight loss part of this journey over I'm finding it easier to actually enjoy my weekends a bit more. Yesterday was a casino day with my mom and although we came home losers we had a nice meal at Upstate Tavern at Turning Stone Casino and we just enjoyed each others company. Today I slept in and enjoyed relaxing on the front porch but I also got some housework and laundry done. I also spent nearly 2 hours on the treadmill. I didn't need to grocery shop today so I had plenty of time to just enjoy the day.
On weekends I don't document what I eat and I'm actually considering not writing about it at all going forward. Changing my relationship with food has been a big part of this journey to wellness and anybody who reads these entries knows that what I eat all week is pretty much the same and pretty boring. That's not to say I'm bored with the Nutrisystem food - I am not - it's just getting boring to write about it day after day. Does anybody really care what I eat ? LOL ! I've also worked through the traumas of the past 20+ years and I'm over that as well. Yep, I had some bad times (who hasn't ?!) and I've examined all of that, processed it, boxed it up and stored it away. I'm done agonizing over what I did, what I should have done or what I could have done. None of that matters - it is the past and I can't change it. Why waste any more time on it ? What's important now is to spend the time I have left of this earth enjoying life and making good memories !
My workout day started in Alaska with iFit trainer Ben Seale. Then it was off to the studio with iFit trainer Hannah Eden. Each workout was nearly an hour long so I didn't schedule a 3rd. For the Alaska workout I pretty much did it "as programmed" because it had speed and incline that I could manage. I did speed it up at times but mostly stuck to the program. It had incline and intervals and it's important to change up the routine when it comes to fitness. For the studio workout I went with my own settings because the speed was too advanced for me. Yep - I cannot go 8 mph, even on my best day ! I'm still pretty impressed with 56 minutes of endurance. That's a long time to spend power walking on the treadmill. I logged 114 minutes, 6 miles and 737 calories. Fitbit says I did over 19,000 steps. These are pretty good stats for me on a Sunday !
From a weather perspective we could not have asked for a more beautiful weekend ! Sunny and breezy with no humidity. For me it was absolute perfection. I feel refreshed and energized and ready for the week ahead, which promises to be as busy as ever. On that note, it's about time for a shower and bed !
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