The Priority of Exercise

I can't believe it has almost been a week since I posted here. Not that I don't have things to share with you, it's more that things like my upcoming fantasy novel going through editing, writing the sequel to Beyond the Fifth Gate and keeping up with my freelance work is time intensive. This is one of the reasons it's easy for me to gain weight and keep it on. The writing life can be very sedentary if you let it. I'm over that. Between last month and this month I've actually made time to exercise...l have it on my schedule. If it isn't a priority, it won't happen.

I've been walking almost daily for about an hour. It's a great time of reflection but also a time of temptation. Temptation you ask. Yes, because I live in a very tiny subdivision with only two streets. I walk the whole thing and it is one mile...not enough. So I actually walk past by house on each lap coming and going. When I started this I was always tempted to cut things short and get back to work. That's why I've given myself the one hour time slot. Not one mile, two...or three. I'm not done until I put an hour in. That has more or less reduced the temptation. :)

So far this challenge, I've been able to stick to my goals. Last weigh in, I've lost 6 pounds since the first of the year. Slowly but surely, I'm inching toward my ideal weight!