21 Days

It takes 21 days to form a habit. Today was my 2nd day going for a walk after work. My friend Katrina has been going running and she gave me some good advice. When you get home from work, change, and then go right on back the door. I know that my biggest problem is once I'm home, I'm done. So yesterday and today, I came home, changed, and went out the door. I've been listening to Backstreet Boy radio on Pandora (yes, channeling my inner teenager, lol) and walking. The good thing about Pandora is you create a station based on something you like and the station plays that music as well as music like it. So, I was listening to those songs of my teenage years by BSB, N*SYNC, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, All 4 One, etc etc.... Its working because I'll get to a song I like and go the extra distance so that I know I'll hear the end of the song. I walked 1.5 miles yesterday and 2.0 miles today. I'm starting out walking because I'm not ready to do full out running.

I've been using a runkeeper application on my cell phone that has a GPS built in that tracks my route. This lets me know the mileage as well as the elevation, pace per min/mile, etc.. Its actually a pretty useful application. There are some other cool things about it like the calories I burnt based on the aver. min/mile. It then emails your information and provides a link to its site so that you can see the intervals of your pacing and statistics.

I just have to keep reminding myself: it takes 21 days to form a habit.

I hope its not like most of my attempts at getting healthier and in shape. I have to take it one day at a time.

Lets just hope tomorrow when I come home from work I don't fall into the temptation of "Nap Time Thursday" right after work and that I continue like today and yesterday.

Here's to tomorrow's success...