Long morning walk with David

What an amazing day it's been. I got up at about 8:30am, took a shower and got dressed to go for a walk with David. We drove up to Palmer Park. I was going to take him on the short loop (10 minutes) but he wanted to do the full Mesa Trail loop. We stopped a lot to chat with people who had dogs and for David to stretch his back. We walked for about an hour. It was beautiful up there. It was a little warmer than I like but we were up there later in the morning. A lot of the cactus were in bloom. It was awesome.

Barrel cactus in bloom.

Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom.

It was really nice to be out there walking with David. I'm hoping I can get him up there at least once a week. After we left Palmer Park we went over to Garden of the Gods and drove through. It was beautiful over there too.

East entrance to Garden of the Gods.

It felt so good to know that we had actually been out and done something instead of just sitting around the house all weekend. I was surprised at how easy the walk at Palmer Park was for me. All the stopping kept my back from hurting too. On the way home from the Garden we stopped at Target so I could pick up some water and a few other things. We had lunch when we got home (hot dogs for me, brats for David). For dinner tonight I'm going to have a protein smoothie. I can't wait for that.

All in all, it was a wonderful day. I'm just so grateful that David was able to walk the big loop at Palmer Park. I really needed to get out there after taking the day off yesterday. It's supposed to be pretty warm the rest of the week, so I'll have to make sure I get up there by 7am to walk.

David did ask if I wanted to stop at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post for lunch but I said no. It would have been so easy to go out for lunch today. We did stop to get a drink. David got a Gatorade and I got a Green Tea with raspberry and honey. The green tea was delicious.


Now it's time to relax and watch the Red Sox game and then NASCAR.

One thing I wanted to remember to write about is wishing I could see progress faster than I am. I want to do this slowly so it sticks, but I want to feel the weight going away. My jeans and shorts are fitting a little bit looser so that's a good sign. I know I have to be patient though. I've only been walking for about 2 weeks so I can't expect a whole lot yet. I just have to keep at it.