This year I have a new position at school which allows me much more time in the evenings and weekends than I am used to! Yeah!!! Unfortunately, I have not been using it to clean the house or redecorate. Instead, I have fallen back to my old habits of sitting on my butt.
The past two and a half years have been super stressful for me. I was teaching full time, working part time, on every committee imaginable at school, and taking 9 graduate credits toward a new degree. So...when I was finally able to relax at about 11:00 p.m. at night, I did so by reading a book and sitting in a recliner. This usually lasted all of 10 minutes and then I fell asleep.
Fast forward to this year when I have that new job, no part time job, no committees after school, and no grad classes. This equals a lot more free time. Sitting on my butt in the recliner from 5-11 is NOT how I need to spend that time.
So...I started adding exercise this week. I started visiting my old pal Trudy Treadmill again and we are starting to bond. We are taking it slow, but every little bit improves our relationship.
I got on the scale this week and was up .1. Not anything to beat myself up about for sure, but I had been hoping for a little more thanks to the exercise component. Data doesn't lie though. Even though I added the exercise, I did have 2 days when I REALLY fell off the food wagon. Exercise can only do so much for all those extra calories.
I am looking forward to next week's loss. I will continue my relationship with Trudy and follow up with WW online. Slow and steady, slow and steady...
