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Well, guess I could have edited my earlier entry, but decided to write a new one. Because I've been INSPIRED! :)
I was reading Kingkeld's journal this morning, and saw that he had gotten in 30K steps yesterday. That's not 3000, or even 13000...that's 30,000 steps...in one DAY!
So when I took Val out for our walk today, those 30K steps were in the back of my mind. And when we got to the 1/2 Moon Wildlife Management park (9995 acres of fields, forests and wetlands) I was ready! It was raining lightly when we arrived, so I pulled on the waterproof wind breaker over my flannel shirt, and off we went. 1 mile into the walk, the heavens opened up on us. So we ducked under some dense live oaks to avoid the worst of the downpour, and waited it out. Only took a few minutes before it was back to a nice light shower again, and we were back on our way. A bit damper, but still in excellent spirits. :)
Since I wanted to get in a few more steps than usual, I decided to take a side trail, hoping to add about 2 miles to our usual walk. Unfortunately, about 3/4 of a mile into the trail, we came to a spot where management had recently cultivated the path itself to create a fire break...and an ankle turner! So rather than twisting an ankle or blowing out a knee, we retraced our steps to the main trail and continued on our way, with an extra 1 1/2 miles under our belt thanks to that side trail!.
The main trail (The Yellow Loop) is our normal path, and again, they've cultivated about 1/8 of a mile of it for fire break purposes...and that's about 2 miles into the 3 1/2 mile trail, so normally we turn around and start back at that point. And that's what we did today. All this time, Val was being an excellent dog, staying next to me or a step or three in front of me, watchful for my directions in case I took a side trail, the perfect off leash dog.
UNTIL she caught sight of something wild. What I don't know (last Saturday she caught a wild hog!), but I'm figuring a rabbit or something small...and she took off into the bush, with me screaming "VAL COME!" at the top of my lungs and running after her. When she went crashing into the palmettos, I couldn't follow, and was afraid of losing track of the trail, so I ran up and down the trail in both directions, whistling and calling to her. 30 minutes later, when I had just given up and was going to hike to the ranger station to report a missing dog, I decided to back track ONE more time...and here came Val, slowly, panting, tongue almost touching the ground...but she had returned. I SO wanted to scream and spank her, but #1. I don't discipline my animals by hitting them, and #2. if I did do that, if she ever gets loose again she won't come back as easily. So, I leashed her up and we continued on back to the truck. What an exciting, wet, and bloody hike it had turned into. OH, Val didn't have a drop of blood on her, but I had worn below the knee tights for our walk, and my legs had caught on every wild blackberry bush that was out there. Back at the truck it took me a good 5 minutes just to pull out all the tiny thorns still embedded in my skin!
So I was not the happiest of hikers when I finally got Val dried off and in the back of the truck and had climbed in myself...UNTIL I looked at my pedometer! 6.15 new miles on that baby! Almost 13K steps in just one 2 hour hike! OH yeah, GO BABY!
My day isn't over yet, though I'm hoping the most exciting part is behind me...I still have to go grocery shopping, which means more walking. Maybe...just MAYBE, I'll make it to 18K steps today, which would be wonderful! If I get close enough, I might even try for 20K today! (And would probably help my OH so sore thighs from doing my kettle bell/burpee circuit yesterday, too!)
So a quick "thank you" to Kingkeld for being today's inspiration for my journey! And another thank you to ALL of you, because you all inspire me with your own journeys, to keep working for what I desire to make of myself and my life. Today Kingkeld was my major inspiration...tomorrow it might be you. And for that I simply can't thank y'all enough! :)
Diet Calendar Entries for 09 January 2014:
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1357 kcal
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Fat: 29.46g | Prot: 85.52g | Carb: 187.97g.
Breakfast: Water, Jimmy Dean D-Lights Turkey Sausage, Egg White and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich, Lipton Black Tea Bags, Strawberries, Bananas, Reddi-wip Fat Free Dairy Whipped Topping. Lunch: Sargento Reduced Fat Pepper Jack Cheese Slices, Unsweetened Iced Tea, Thomas' Bagel Thins - Everything, Boar's Head Lower Sodium Turkey Breast. Dinner: Bolthouse Farms Classic Ranch Yogurt Dressing, Gala Apples, Lettuce Salad with Tomato, Pictsweet Deluxe Baby Brussels Sprouts, Publix Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Tangelo, Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Sticks, Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie. more...
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3641 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 1 hour, Shopping - 1 hour and 40 minutes, Driving - 40 minutes, Hiking - 2 hours and 5 minutes, Desk Work - 6 hours and 45 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Resting - 2 hours and 50 minutes. more...
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