Mrs. G's Journey to Better Health

The year is almost over. It's a matter of hours before I will be writing 2013 on my checks. Many are busy preparing for a New Year's Eve gathering of one kind or another. Some do the habitual ritual of making New Year's Resolutions that only last a month, or two at best. Me? I'm don't know if it is a New Year's Resolution that I am really making or if it's more of Year End Evaluation I am conducting on myself. Last year I wanted to focus on my weight loss, make it priority. Unfortunately I did not loose much weight at all. In fact, my weight went up and down and up and down. In the long run, I think I lost about 6lbs. In one year, 6lbs is not much at all. I did make my weight loss a higher priority than in previous years. I did not stick to my plans but they were never too far from my thoughts. ... That is all fine and dandy, make no dent in my weight. I am okay with it. The reason I am okay with it is because I have made progress overall. Maybe not in t

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Too many things to juggle at once. One thing at  time works better. So, my goal for 12/19/12 is to drink eight 8oz glasses of water. Short, simple, I can do this. Who will join me? I will post my progress throughout the day on Twitter http://twitter.com/MrsGJourney #WaterGoal121912

Here in my neck of the woods it was a semi-wet day. The morning hours were cool. Around noon there was a constant mist, it turned to a light drizzle. On and off for a few hours the streets managed to get wet. Despite the drizzle, I was not discouraged from walking. Nope, I was not discouraged. How could I possibly get discouraged when was walking all around Disney's California Adventure and Disneyland. I managed to log 19,000 steps on my fitbit. According to LoseIt, I consumed 1,788 calories and went over my daily caloric budget by 178 calories. It feels like I have not walked that much in ages and right now I am very tired. My feet are hurting. One of my shoes feels a little tight, may need to be broken in a bit.

Beginning with Thanksgiving Day, I have been slacking off on my weight loss journey. I have been allowing myself to enjoy a treat here and there, making unhealthy choices, ... and now I am over indulging on sugar, fat, and laziness. The weather has not helped either. We have had cold days, days with buckets of rain, days so cold and rainy that this morning we viewed our local mountains dusted with snow. This has contributed to my not going for my usual walks. Being busy with kid stuff is no excuse, but I have caved into it and skipped opportunity to go for a short walk. The excuses are piling up and now I can feel it without even looking at the scale. I have gained weight. I know I have, how much, don't know. Originally the plan was to restart/resume my weight loss journey on December 26th, the day after Christmas. Today was a rough day. A short easy hike felt rough. My heart rate got high enough I could feel my heart beating through me. Carrying the extra weight is making my j