Backyard Babe

Friday Motivation:

This is the year I will be

Stronger

Braver

Kinder &

Unstoppable

This year I will be fierce!










As I get older, weight loss as a goal just doesn't work.

My body says "nope" even when I say "ohhh yesss"

Image result for 8 lbsAnd it's a struggle.  Every.  Single.  Day.

I decided two weeks ago to change my goal

to focus on being healthy and strong.

And to my surprise, I've lost 8 pounds!

It's still not easy.  It never will be.

But I am strong, tough and resilient

and I can do this!

Hello, weekend.  What are YOUR plans?

Hello, September!

Hello, September

I've been waiting for you!

By the 15th, we are past the

"monsoon season" so the

humidity will go back to it's

usual 10-15%.

And the temps will grow cooler!

Today .... a high of 108, it's finally

cooled to 107 and I can walk barefoot

on the pavement ... but only for a

few moments!

Today was a wonderful Friday.

Done at work by 10am, I headed to

Planet Fitness.  I jumped on the treadmill

and set it for 55 minutes, 3.0 mph, and

covered the display.  I didn't get the urge to

peek for quite a while, and had discovered that

32 minutes had passed, and I was well on my way

to making my 3 mile mark.  I had reached that

"exercise high" and felt I could keep going and going

so I bumped it up to 60 minutes, finished at 65, and 3.25 miles.

Whew!  It felt so good!

Back in the day when I had a personal trainer he taught me

to always finish strong.  To the beat of a Beach Boys tune,

I finished the last 3+ minutes in a slow jog.   Six hours later

I still feel pretty good .... but I'm sure I'll feel the pains tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!