It wasn’t fun, but it’s done.

    Steps: 20,192 / 20,000

    Weight: 159ish /135lbs

    Hydration: 3 / 2 gallons

    Writing: 250/250 words

    Veggies: 1.5/ 2 cups

    How I’m Feeling: Tight, a little sore, and content.

    Today is the second day in a row that I accomplished my goal of 20,000 steps–and it was not easy.

    I didn’t have an opportunity to go for a 7,000 step walk this morning, like I did yesterday, but I got the kids up and took them on a 2,000 step walk before eating breakfast. I walked to our bookstore, I took one walkabout during the day, and then in the evening we took a long walk to the local park, followed by a tedious trek up and down my road over and over and over again until the fitness app on my phone registered 20,000 steps.

    The good news is that we have beautiful evening skies in Bartow. Forgive the poor photo quality– I was walking.

    I am in the middle of learning a few things:

    1. The true test of self-discipline is how easily you are willing to excuse yourself from meeting the goal.
    2. Walking is only good, always.

    I’ll expand on those points a bit.

    As far as self-discipline… Today I had every excuse to give up on my goal. We ran into a scheduling conflict that made meeting my goal of 20,000 steps VERY difficult. I was hurting from walking so much yesterday and today, and from the extra burn of pushing a stroller for 4,000 of those steps. I was tired and hungry and wanted to be done.

    At the time, I was 16,000 steps in. I don’t know what convinced me it would be worth pushing that extra 4,000, but instead of giving up when everything in my life posed a challenge, I found a way. This is not normal behavior for me. I am a giver upper through and through. I love to give up. Quitting is ideal energy for me. Try softer and all that. But I guess when I thought about how hard I had pushed that stroller up those inclines and how determined I had been to meet my goal, I just couldn’t fathom stopping 4,000 miles short. So I pushed through.

    I am so tired, I am a wee bit emotionally volatile, but I am proud of myself for not making excuses. I feel like I am incoherent, so I will leave on that note.

    Here’s to another day walking.

    Sarina

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