Walking

Here it is, Thursday again.  It's been a yucky week for me.  For some reason on Tuesday, I started getting the blahs.  Or maybe that's not what it was.  I just felt so emotional, the kind where you feel close to tears at even the silliest things.  I like to read on my lunch hour, because it breaks up the day -- and what else am I going to do with an hour, eat the whole time?? I think not!

And even though I didn't feel like it AT ALL, I forced myself to go to the gym.  I started on the elliptical, but only made 2/3 mile before I started feeling sick to my stomach.  At the end of my workday, I had to wash out some things that had a chemical spill.  Maybe the fumes got to me more than I anticipated and I was having a reaction to it.   Either way, I did what I could, then zoomed home -- just in case I was going to be ill.

Called my aunt and we talked a bit about how each of us thought Mom is doing.  I voiced several concerns, and she told me what I didn't want to hear:  That it would be up to me to bring the topic up with my sis and try to get some resolutions.   I'll toss it around in my mind for a bit, then see about making a call.  It's never easy confronting a sibling with a concern you have .....




Even with the shortened workout, I still managed 10,876 steps today!  I'm down 2 lbs since I started.  Which is a good "pat on the back" for me, since I'm not working really hard at watching my caloric intake.  But a gal's gotta start somewhere.





When logging in to my SparkPeople page, I found an article about "Walking Meditation" with the subheading "Zen and the Art of Multitasking".  In the article, it gives detailed instructions on how to begin a walking meditation, what to focus on.  And you know something? I think I can do this.  When I'm feeling stressed out, one of the things I do is walk.  Sometimes when it becomes really stressful, I'll head out to "my mountain", Superstition Mountains, and walk out there, away from city noise and drink in all the quiet I can.  It really helps!  But this walking meditation, combined with doing it out on the mountain would be awesome!

Here's a shot I took on my last walk out there on Saturday.

So get out there and walk.... it's good for you and good fun too!