June 24, 2009 Morning Walk

This was the view this morning when I started my walk. I went up to Palmer Park and walked the Mesa Trail. I started out on the west side of the trail. At the halfway point I decided to keep walking and go up to the overlook. It was amazing up there.


My pace seemed a little slower today but even adding in the overlook out and back, I only added about 10-15 minutes to my walk. I did stop at the overview and sit on a bench for a minute. You can see my shadow in this picture.


I got jumped on by a dog this morning. Luckily it was a friendly dog. He just wanted some tentions. I got up to the trail at about 6:35am and started walking right away. I finished the whole loop at about 7:35am. I forgot to bring my camel pack again. I'm going to have to remember to get it ready tonight so I can just grab it in the morning. Having water while I walk would be helpful.

My back started hurting a little bit near the end of my walk. I think it might be because I took my meds before walking this morning and the muscle relaxer loosened up the back muscles too much. I was able to complete the walk without too much trouble.

I'm having the hardest time figuring out what to eat each day. I had a couple of graham crackers this morning and some orange juice. That's certainly not a meal. I want meals to be easy but healthy. If I had eaten all that Chinese food last night I probably would have felt sick today. I'm glad I stopped before I felt full. But I don't want to be eating out. I need to take care of my own meals at home. For right now I just need to make meals simple. Having a protein shake in the morning would be simple. Having a sandwich with some veggies on it would be good for lunch. Then there is the dreaded dinner. I want to eat more veggies and less meat but still get enough protein. Maybe I could look through the diabetic cookbook and see if there are any easy recipes in there.

I'm walking a lot more than I have in a long time but because my eating still isn't under control, I'm not feeling the weight loss I'd like to feel. I very well could be losing weight but I wouldn't know right now because I'm not weighing myself. It's got to be the way the clothes fit that will tell me how I'm doing with weight loss. In the mean time I'll concentrate on walking and eating healthier knowing that the results will be there eventually.

I'm still debating whether to try Waldo Canyon or not. The very first part of the hike is really hard - the stairs. It's a great hiking trail but I'm not sure I'm ready to hike just yet. I can't wait to see how beautiful it is up there. Because of all the rain we've had, everything is lush, green and in bloom. I'm thinking that the creek might be running up there this season. I love crossing the creek. It's fun. I would definitely limit myself to once a week up at Waldo since the drive from the house is so long. Worth the drive over there though.

I'm not sure if I'm going to walk to the mailbox today or not. I'll have to see how I'm feeling. I am really tired right now. I did take a sort of nap in my chair and didn't go back to bed. Although I want to. ;)

My appointment with Marianne is for 3:30pm today. David is supposed to come home and get me and go with me. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to talk about. I guess I'll figure it out by the time I get there.

I've got some stuff to do around the house, so I'm going to go do that stuff. Or maybe I'll take a nap instead. ;)