About 6 weeks ago or so, I pulled a pair of shorts out of the closet and put them on. I could button and zip them BUT, OMG, they cut into my sides so bad. I could hardly move. Every move made me think that they were going to explode open.
I wore them for about an hour and finally threw in the towel. Off they came and into a more comfortable (bigger) pair. I was not happy. They were a really nice pair of cargo shorts that I had only bought a year before. So into the dirty clothes basket they went to be washed and put away (far, far away).
So fast forward to today. Getting dressed and I came across the pair of "shrunken" shorts and thought "you know, I want to see how bad these shorts actually are, I don't quite remember".
AAAGHHH! Put on the shorts and they fit just fine! How did that happen? Yes, they were washed and were not in a pre-worn state. Wow, so this is a minor body quick-change? This is a quick win? This is awesome.
Being able to wear those shorts confirmed (in my mind) that attempting to get in shape was actually working and pushed me to do more I have not weighed my self since that first Saturday of biking, and I don't intend to for at least a month, but this is a bonus.
It's the little things that reinforce and keep me moving! Do the little things help you along your way?
Did my normal, tend to the important things at work and then off to walk. I'm liking this walking, balance ball, and biking routine. And, I do believe it is working.
Walked 1.49 miles in 27:46 minutes. I'm trying to do different routes when I walk at work and there are plenty of different roads and parking lots I can walk in my office complex. Can't let it get monotonous.
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After work, got back on the bike and off I went to down (or up) the W&OD trail. I biked 5.44 miles in 45:58 minutes. I'm not intentionally trying to go faster, but it is happening.
I feel great! (Please don't get tired of me saying that, it keeps me moving) :-)
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