Treadmill Update!!

On my treadmill, my goal is to walk to Utah. 1500 miles! I’ve gone 5 miles so far–I know–not great–but I’m working on setting up a routine–I walk for 10 minutes on one speed, bump it up to the next one for 10 minutes, bump it up to the next one for 5 minutes of “heart” work and then I drop it down to the second setting for a 5 minute cool down. It’s a 30 minute power walk–and although I would love to be able to walk longer–at the moment–it’s all I can do! In that 30 minutes it burns over 200 calories, and I get 1.5 miles under my belt. After the routine, comes the habit. Setting the goal is one thing, but to actually work on it until the habit is formed–is quite another. Two mornings ago I walked my routine as soon as I got home from taking the kids to school. Then yesterday was the $700 day at PPP, and I sat in front of the computer until I had to go pick the kids up. We went straight out for errands, and I got home just before 9 pm. So I put the kids to bed, turned on my new movie–and I walked. It may not have been at the same time of the day–but I was happy to get it in! I’m never the ‘follow through’ gal–and I hate that!