Finally, a day to walk!!!!!

I put the news on first thing this morning and saw that the weather report called for clear skies and 50 degree temperature.  That means I can walk!  YAY!  I've missed being outside roaming the streets with my iPod.

I wanted to wait until the sun came up and the parents were done dropping off their kids at school before I ventured out.  I had it all planned in my head.  So, there it was, 6:30 AM, I was walking my dogs while on the phone with my boyfriend and over the phone I hear my squeaky front door opening.  It's Valentine's Day and my boyfriend took the day off to be with me.  SURPRISE!  He knew I had a phone interview with an unemployment rep to see if my claim had been approved and I was nervous about it, so he decided to be here to give me moral support (claim approved, by the way).

Don't get me wrong...it was a great surprise, but I REALLY wanted to get out and walk!  Instead, we went out to breakfast.  I had way too much food:  pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage (none of it the low fat kind!).  When we got back to my house, we vegged out for a bit, then started painting my back room.  Not a walk, but at least some form of exercise.

We had a great day, then he left at 4:00 to spend the rest of the day with his daughter.  As soon as he left, I changed into my walking gear, got my iPod equipped with the Nike + and off I went.

Since I hadn't walked in a couple of weeks because of all the snow on the ground, I figured that I would do a short walk for starters.  Well, the music started playing, I started walking and before I knew it, I was back home.  I walked 3.98 miles in just under 53 minutes (I may be short, but I walk really fast) and burned 269 calories.  It felt great!!!  

The weather report for the week calls for warmth through Friday, so I'm planning on being outside walking every day.  My goal is to do 3 to 4 miles a day.  In fact, I would love to do a walk in the morning and one at night each day, but I'll have to see how the week plays out.  

I had a bit of a setback last week, so I need to get back on track.  I ate way too much and didn't put in the exercise time, so I gained weight.  OK...it was only .4 lb., but it was a gain and I know me.  If I don't stop it now, it could get out of hand.  It's happened before.  I have some stress in my life right now and I'm a stress eater.  With the weather cooperating, I could finally get moving again.