~ I FINALLY got on the treadmill!!! ~

My upstairs neighbour said I could use the treadmill she has in the laundry room we share...I kept intending to use it...but somehow was intimidated by it...it seemed to mock me every time I did laundry..."Ha ha, I KNOW you're scared of me! And you're avoiding me! Ha ha!"

So I got Hannah to do the laundry...

...but today, something changed. I faced my fears, found my runners, & JUST DID IT! & my body actually LOVED IT!!! I could only do 5 minutes at a time, then take a break & catch my breath & stretch...then 5 more...then 11 minutes in a row! All together I did 21 minutes today!!! I even broke a sweat! (C'mon, there was an incline!!!) It felt wonderful!

Then a sweet friend at RawFu posted a challenge to workout a minimum of 20 minutes, starting tomorrow {August 25th} for 7 days! SO...YES! I signed up!!! Perfect timing, & just what I needed to keep me going, & make it part of my daily routine! (Cuz only nuns have habits!)

The truth is, I can feel that I NEED to start moving more...I used to get up every half hour while I was on the computer & go do some dishes, stretching, tidying up...but suddenly, awhile back, that just wasn't often enough anymore...so I do it every 15 minutes now...

...& I keep having dreams of swimming, hiking, riding a bike! WALKING!!! & as the weight is coming off, I want to keep toning up (which seems to be happening naturally...so different with raw food than losing weight other ways!), I have been stretching daily, & using light handweights every other day for 10 or 15 minutes, but I needed more!

After walking to my dentist's & back a few days ago, & then shopping the next day & being on my feet waaaay longer than the last time I went, I realized the weight I've shed has really made a difference now...even though no-one can tell yet!

After the last 4 days of the scale not moving, I was 3 pounds down this morning...& am now 49 down from my highest weight!!! ( I was 12 lbs down from that when I came back to raw this time, on June 19th, transitioning for awhile, & now here I am, 100% raw for at least a month & a half!)

So it's time to pick up the pace! I'm sore from my treadmill adventure, but ready for more!!!

Hope you're doing wonderful, growing, changing, learning every day!

(& Hi, Leah! Your bag will be in the mail Wednesday, when I get to the post office! Sorry for the delay!!!)

& I ain't on the treadmill thinkin' of cake, either! (Unless it's raw!)