A very good day... what happens tomorrow?

Well that's take a break from the personal melodrama of yesterday to focus on what went right today. Sometimes I get a little tired of myself:)

After letting yesterday turn into a day where I did almost nothing physical, other than play with kids at my Mom's, I had planned on going to spinning class as today's primary activity. However, the nice weather changed my mind. I realized I was sitting inside working on my computer waiting for a mid-day class when what I should actually do is get myself outdoors on this beautiful day.

So, I took my family hiking in Hixon forest for about an hour, We went straight uphill and it was challenging. My son scares away any potential animal sightings, but I have fun visiting with him while we walk. This trip also double dipped as the dog walking event for today. My kids like to hike, it's a habit I hope they keep.

Later in the day, my wife's car needed to be picked up at the dealer downtown. In an effort to sneak in more calorie burning, I offered to go get it and walked the 20+ blocks to do so. This added another 30 minutes to my movement total for the day.

And finally, I ran 3.1 miles on the treadmill tonight at a slow but steady pace. When you add up the whole day, I'm sure I'm over 5 miles of good exercise. The only thing missing was strength training, which I need to do tomorrow. I did miss spinning class, which would have been an intense workout, but I'll take today and be happy with it.

On the food front, I did my food diary the last two days, but slipped today. Yesterday's sloth day included a bit too much pizza in the evening after a good day eating at my Mom's, but today has been much better.

In the interest of trying to do more than usual, I'm stepping away from ice cream as much as I can. I've also cut way back on caffeine, with an eventual goal of giving up soda altogether.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day... I'm hoping for good things, but realizing my diet and exercise are still not as consistent as they need to be. Regardless of result, I'm resolving not to get too high or low and just keep on keeping on.

Think light...