I woke up early today, at about 6:30am. I got dressed and went out for my walk. I went to Palmer Park - Mesa Trail. There weren't a lot of people there when I arrived but by the time I was finished the parking area was full. I did a figure eight east to west today. It was beautiful up there because there was cloud cover.
My walk lasted about 40 minutes again. It seemed like I was walking really slow today but I still made my time. My lower back was hurting during the second half of the walk, but I was able to keep going. The sun came out just as I was reaching the parking area. It got hot quickly. I was glad that I didn't have to walk the whole loop in the sun this morning.
After my walk, David and I went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. The turkey sausage was really good. I drank some oj and some ice water. I was thirsty.
From the Cracker Barrel we went over to Garden of the Gods. I probably would have asked David to stop so we could walk a little if I had my walking shoes on. I wore my flip-flops which aren't comfortable for long distance walking. This is my favorite picture of the day (entering Garden of the Gods).
The clouds were just amazing today.
Yesterday wasn't a great day. It was my day off and I gave in and got a candy bar and potato sticks. Didn't need either, just wanted some junk food. Friday is always my hardest day. I'm so used to rewarding myself for getting through the week by getting myself some junk food on Fridays. Overall though I feel like I am doing a really good job. Last night (Friday night) I felt defeated because I ate the candy bar and wanted to throw in the towel and quick walking. Then I woke up this morning raring to go. I was glad that my attitude had changed. I think I would have made myself go even if I didn't want to, but I'm glad that I wanted to.
I took my meds around 11:30am and went in around noon and took an hour and a half nap. I thought I might feel stiff when I got up but I'm not feeling too bad. I like walking first thing in the morning. I feel like I've accomplished something for the day. That always makes the day positive.
I'm going to see if David wants to go walking with me tomorrow morning. I'm going even if he doesn't want to go. I want to walk early so the heat isn't an issue. Hopefully there will be cloud cover again in the morning.
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