productive evening last night

[mrlich]

Had a good night last night. Stayed at the office to keep myself from getting distracted. Wrote a couple posts for Dragonbones/NaNoWriMo. Got a call to photographers out that I've been meaning to write for a while.

When I got home, I did the smart thing and put my sweats on right awa and headed down to the gym. I've had the idea in my head for a while now that 1 hour/day is the right amount of time to spend doing some sort of workout. As I was currently getting 0 aerobic exercise, that's been my starting point. I've been speed walking on the lowest setting for the elliptical, and last night I hit the 50 minute mark.

When I can consistently hit one hour (preferably on a harder setting and at least jogging) I'll be happy. I'm making it a point to not pay attention to my weight. I figure that I'll know when I'm healthier.

Comments

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

an hour a day is a lot! even 30 minutes is worthwhile, and totally do-able. good for you!

[mrlich.livejournal.com]

It does seem like it's a lot. Until you realize that I spend almost every waking hour of every day on my butt. I work in IT, and then I go home and sit at my desk to draw etc.

If you figure my waking hours are roughly 8am to midnight, that means that's 16 hours. One hour out of that time is 6% (6.25 if you want to be precise). 6% doesn't seem like a lot to be healthy.

We'll see. I'll allow for the idea that I might change my attitude over time, but for right now, I've fallen wayyy too far down the "I'll do it later." slope.

ETA: Thanks, by the way. It makes 'gritting my teeth and bearing it' much more doable when I know folks who I respect are paying attention. :)