Day 18

Today had come and gone, and tomorrow awaits.  I've been asking myself what I'm going to do with tomorrow, if I do have the privilege of being here.  My answer? I don't know.  I know what I want to do, but getting it done is a lot more effort, I'm sure you all know.  I wish it were easier.  I wish it didn't take so much effort.  But the fact of the matter is: it does.  For me, being fit will take work, as it will for some readers.  I guess what I have to remember is not everything takes work for me, but I do have to work at this.
The past two days I have encountered some physical pain that only worsens with Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred.  I've temporarily replaced it with The Biggest Loser Power Walk.  It is a lower intensity Biggest Loser mile long walk.  I actually still have to modify some arm movements because of my shoulder, but the rest it pretty straightforward.  Each mile is only 16 minutes long, so there is no excuse for me not to fit it in.  I recognize that I need to do more if I want results.  So far, I don't really notice any physical results.  I try to avoid the scale because it can be discouraging when you feel like you are making good changes and you don't see an improvement in the numbers.  I won't measure until day 30 (12 days away!!!) so I don't know of changes there either.  I do realize that I feel better.  I have more endurance during the workouts and other things, like going up stairs.  But I know I can do more.  I think I am withdrawing in preparation for the change in my schedule, and life, when I go back to work.  I'll try to think of a routine and post it on here, that way I have some accountability.  I really will not have much to do with my time other than workout and plan/prep for work, so it shouldn't be too hard.
My diet choices were a little better today, although I'm eating a salad late.  I do plan on being more routine with my eating habits as well, so I'm hoping that will catapult my journey in the right direction.
Lastly, water has been a challenge, maybe because it hasn't been so hot that I need to drink a lot, I'm not really sure.  I did purchase a Brita filter water bottle so hopefully it is easier at work to get in my daily amounts of water.

I'm still pressing on.  Determined to take this 30 days at a time!