2.25 Years, Moving Forward

[adinva]

I'm doing Weight Watchers with a vengeance and devoting a lot of time and attention to it. There's an activity monitor I wear all the time and try to get to my 100% activity goal every day. That requires something comparable to a run in the morning and a walk at lunch and in the evening. Or a 2 mile hike and a mile swim. It's a lot. I'm doing the C25K app and am in week 5 of 9 weeks and my knees don't like it at first, but I'm doing it anyway. I try to get in a long hike of 3+ hours with elevation changes on the weekends since the AT is nearby with some good views. So far I've lost 16 pounds and trying to stay motivated. I've discovered over the years that WW works for me only if I devote a significant amount of time and mental space to planning and executing the program; it is NOT easy. I still have a long way to go, but since I really got serious 4 weeks ago I've seen consistent results. In addition to hiking/walking, C25K, and occasional pilates/zumba/step, I'm incorporating a hula hoop next to my TV - it's a fun way to get a little extra core work in.

Re scouts, my co-den leader from Cub Scouts is a really enthusiastic Eagle Scout and now that they're all older he's an active leader in the Boy Scout troop. He reached out after noticing my s13 was way behind and not showing up much, and they spent an afternoon together knocking stuff out and making a plan. S13 wants to get to Seabase in Florida, but first he's got to get from scout to star rank and spend a week at Lenhoksin in VA. I'm glad someone's encouraging him because I see all that and feel discouraged myself. We're not a very typeA family.

kate's_place as soon as I locate that store I'll let you know. I'm gonna get free shipping on mine from Amazon.

Thanks for stopping by, I forgot how nice the sense of community here is. I'm sending good thoughts your way.