I love Mondays. Especially Mondays when the heat reaches over 90 degrees and the humidity level is high. Who says Minnesota isn't in the tropics? With all these lakes, it's bounds to be humid. A great day to stay inside and read my Kindle.
One thing I did do today was tackle my treadmill. You see, I've set timers on my wonderful Motorola Droid Maxx, and once a timer is set, it's set in stone. I can't deviate from a timer. (Well, I could, but it would set off some button in my OCD and things would just go haywire from that moment on.) I've split my walking into two workouts of 1/2 mile two times a day, which all the books and experts say is ok to do. For someone who's been an expert couch potato for years due to pain and whatnot, I'll take it.
I've just finished my second session. How do I get through it? I set my bluetooth, turn my headset on to a Christian radio station, grab my Crystal Light, and walk to the music. The electronic doo-dads on the treadmill tell me how far I've walked and how fast and so on, so I really don't have to think much. The pain isn't too bad, as long as I walk correctly and focus on something else.
Something miraculous happens when I'm done...I'm extremely happy, despite the fact that I'm breathing like a beached whale and I'm downing my drink like I haven't drank anything in a week. I'm doing something good for myself and I haven't done that in a long, long time. I'm not thinking in terms of weight loss or how good I'm going to look in a bikini (at my age, I wouldn't buy a bikini to save my life, anyway); but I do want to feel good. My goal is to feel good.
How was your Monday?
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