Cynthia Edee

You don't magically turn in to the person you want to be overnight.

It takes days, years, even decades to accomplish that.

For me it starts with the little things that I do every day.

I want to remain lean and a size 6.  My diet isn't the best.  I give in to cravings, I don't deprive myself of donuts (my main weakness), I love sodas.  But I try to counteract that with drinking at least 8 cups of water and walking a minimum of 2 miles a day.  Why?  Because it keeps me active.  It keeps my mind in a good place.  Bonus-I'm also getting a tan. 

Recent pic of Astro the Doberman and me after a run.

My daily walking routine started because of Astro the Doberman, I'm guessing mid/late 2019.  It started off as walking just 10 minutes, then little by little, like most things do, it increased.  In the wonderful cool weather Astro and I were walking 6 miles a day.  Now that the nasty triple degree days have set up shop here in South Texas, we walk 1mi in the morning and 1mi in the evening.  Sometimes I'll drop him back off at home so he can cool down and do another 1/2-1mi by myself. 

At first the walking was inconsistent, then on its own it became a daily thing.  Now it's a part of my routine that I feel "off" if I don't do it.  Astro is the perfect walking parter because he doesn't care if we walk, jog, or run, he just enjoys being outside.  And because of all of this time together he and I have created this bond that he doesn't have with my husband.  I say it's because we're walking buddies.

For the past year I go on 20-30 minute walks on my lunch (if I brought my food).  This started with me wanting to get out of the building for a minute and ,just like the walking of Astro, it became part of my day.  It also helped when I ate too much (whoops). 

Point of this entry is that I saw the person that I wanted to be.  I wanted to remain a certain size and a certain body type but not have to give up my sweet treats.  And I can say that I'm happy with my body.  And not just its appearance but also its health.  I recently did my yearly biometric screening and I scored better this year in 99% of the categories than I did last year.  Like significantly better.  Last year I was trending on being pre-diabetic.  This year I scored in the healthiest range for my weight, height and age.  Score!  I really do attribute it to all the walking that I do.

So if you want to see your body a certain way, start making it happen.  You don't have to be extreme (unless your dr tells you to be), but start with something small.  Start with walking 10 minutes.