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Operation Treadmill - Day Five - Morning
20 mins - not as much stamina (or speed?) - only held 3.2 mph on average. Would close my eyes and use the button on the arm to increase to 3.5 just in case it was a mental issue of seeing the number but didn't that wasn't it so I just decided my body was trying to tell me something, held a comfortable pace, gripped the arms, closed my eyes and SMILED. The smile on my face spread through my body and by the time I completed my silent mental list of gratitude I realized I'd done 18 mins so I just slowed the speed for my cooldown.
This morning it occurred to me (see how poorly I plan ahead?) that '21 days to form a habit' includes WEEKENDS! For NOW I WILL do it SAT / SUN and will even do it on Christmas! When I get my habit firmly set I'll reevaluate if I'm going to walk weekends. It's just 20 mins...right?
Diet Calendar Entries for 21 December 2012:
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1299 kcal
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Fat: 48.23g | Prot: 77.05g | Carb: 145.84g.
Breakfast: Dannon Light & Fit Greek, Creamer, Coffee, Coconut Oil, Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Flax Seed. Lunch: Breadstick Pizza Hut, Fat Free Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, Mixed Salad, Chicken Alfredo Pizza Hut. Dinner: Spicey Mustard, Ktaft Single Fat Free Cheese , Chicken California Blend Soup, Wheat Bread, Butterball Turkey Bacon. Snacks/Other: String Cheese Weight Watchers, Basic Four. more...
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Good for you, smiling and exercising, at the same time - amazing! LOL. I too need to exercise, don't have any equipment but lots of excuses. Thanks for stopping by my journal - my name is Isabel but SM works fine too. Have a fab day.
21 Dec 12 by member: sarahsmum
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You are one strong lady!!! What a wonderful idea of running through a mental list. I will definitely have to try that.
21 Dec 12 by member: jaime30024
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Your doing great with that treadmill...20 minutes is good...it always helps to smile..no matter what your doing..so enjoy girl...:O)
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Exercise makes me smile...at least when I'm finished with it! Way to stick to your goal!
21 Dec 12 by member: Djburney
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The smiling is a great idea! Sometimes if I'm out jogging and its getting extra difficult and I'm grimacing and flopping about all over the place I force myself to straighten up and put on a kind of heroic olympian expression, and run like I'm feeling really graceful, powerful and confident! I read somewhere that this is a recognised psychological phenonmenon, that the physical action of smiling (or, conversely, frowning) really does make the person start to experience more of the associated emotion. I must take it a step further and actually think happy/grateful thoughts like you did too!
Haha I agree with Djburney though, my biggest smile of all is always just after finishing, pure euphoria!
21 Dec 12 by member: phibs
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