Last Days of August

Tomorrow is the last day of August....

It's dreary out (thank you Hurricane Isaac) and I'm mentally preparing myself for the months ahead.  I MUST put my constant thoughts and motivation into action.  If you know me, you know I'm a health junkie.  I would guess that anyone would describe me as a gym-addict and healthy eater.  But I'll admit, it's incredibly easy to fall off the bandwagon, and that I've done a good job of.

But at the beginning of almost every week, or month, I say to myself "and now I begin!  less meat, less alcohol, more routine exercise!" and then dinner comes around...we're invited out for the meal....and it's a total loss.  The swim is defeated easily by the hamburger and french fries order.  But I'm out to eat....I don't make that food at home!  Sooooooooo

August 30 begins my challenge.  Obviously this mental preparation is doing me no good.  I'm going to attempt this route...out where anyone can read it.  So if you are reading and you have words of motivation or advice, throw it my way.

I've had my steel cut oats and banana--and am sipping on my water.  Out of the ordinary, David has been making coffee every day this week as his parents are visiting.  I don't add sugar, but it's still a treat.

Shortly, I'll fold laundry and get ready to head to the gym.  Broken pinky toe piggy-backed to my other toes, I'll jump in the pool and attempt 50 laps today.  I've been slowly building it up...first was 30, then 35, and on Tuesday I swam 40.  50 laps will be 2500 yds...which is.....1.42 miles.  Maybe I'll push myself to 53 laps to do 1.5 miles. 

Fingers crossed, my challenge has been my diet.  I need less sugar, more veggies and fruit.  Today's as good a start as any.  Here I go!