Sunday nights, one of the most dreaded nights of the week. OK, probably actually the worst night of the week. I know a lot of it is my anxiety heightening everything, but...UGH...I just don't want to go back to work. :/
Oh well, at least I have a job. And it's in my career field. And...I have other things to look forward to after work. :)
In college, Sunday nights weren't really that bad. AOII and APhiO meetings were ALWAYS on Sundays, so it was a time I looked forward to - sharing everything I loved with all of my closest friends. <3
Anyway, today was an interesting and VERY good day. Last year, I lost a total of 40 pounds, as I previously wrote about in another post. I did this without a whole lot of exercise. Realizing that I could lose 40 pounds without a lot of exercise, I was really curious to see what I could do with healthy eating AND exercise. I know it's not the most perfect thing to do, but I really enjoy starting new routines on Sundays. Therefore, I started this morning with a 30 minute walk on the treadmill in our fitness center. I thought quite a bit about what form of exercise to do, but walking seemed like the only thing at this time that would be least overwhelming enough that I would actually keep up with it. I wanted to find different programs with different inclines and speeds, but I'm going to save that for later months. For right now, I am just going to try to walk 30 minutes a day as often as I can. I think I'm kind of hoping for 6 days a week, although I don't have a set rest day. At this time, I'm also hoping to do this right after school. I enjoyed the walking today, but that was after waking up without an alarm clock and not having anything else to do immediately. I hope that I can continue this past the first few days in which I might just be exhausted after work. I eventually want to work in weight machines. Not to be superwoman, but just for some basic muscle and toning. I used to be so much stronger! 
Also in a previous post, I had posted about wanting to give something up. Thanks so much to those of you who gave me ideas. I've decided that I'm going to try to drink 8 glasses of water a day. The number might go down, because my friend Meli told me that 3 - 5 glasses a day is enough. I'm definitely seeing how that could be possible. Already on day 1, I wonder why I didn't want to do this sooner! I drank 1 glass before/during/after walking, and then 2 more throughout the day. I'm finishing up glass 4 as I type. Even during the first couple of glasses, I felt so full! Three of the four glasses were straight water, and 1 of them was flavored with Crystal Light Appletini flavor. Yum! :) I am aiming for 2 glasses a day this week, 3 glasses a day next week, and 4 glasses a day after that.
Next time I decide to give up/add something as a "rule" to my lifestyle, I think I'm going to go with making sure I eat a fruit or veggie every day, then maybe switch it to with every dinner or something similar. I pretty much always eat fruit, so that might not be too bad. But that's for a couple of months from now! :)
Have a good week, everyone!
Much Love!
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