Shoes that Rock

I forgot to mention in my last post that I finally got new shoes and they rock! I put my old ones on and they were really weird feeling so I decided to break out the new ones that have been sitting in my closet for a month unworn. I am always a little nervous buying new shoes. I worry, what if they aren't right? I have no idea why I have this anxiety. There is no traumatic bad shoe fit experience in my past. Just a bit of weirdness on my part I guess. Maybe it is the tightwad in me knowing that I would just die if I spent the amount I did on shoes and they didn't fit right. So I always buy the shoes and then let them sit in my closet for weeks, occasionally wearing them in the house to make sure they feel okay. It is such a relief when I finally wear the shoes on a walk and they pass the test. Now that I have officially christened the shoes, maybe I will be more motivated to wear them ... on walks. Yeah, right ...I'll let you know how that goes. At least I'll be looking good in when I get out there cause those shoes are pretty sharp.

Happy Days

This morning my friend A and I finally went walking. A sprained her ankle over Thanksgiving and is finally cleared to begin walking. It was great and definitely progress. Sad self-discovery is that I have no motivation to walk on my own. I just bore myself to tears. I hate to admit I am dependent on others, but, there you have it. I am.

Meanwhile, I still haven't lost the Christmas weight. I am having a lot of ups and downs and can't seem to get my mojo back. I keep getting that sulky, I want it, why can't I have it feeling. A bad day and exposure to the wrong food and my willpower melts.

It is obvious that I need the daily exercise to lose weight and eat at the points I have been eating. Grrrr...it's not like I'm eating a lot either or even the fattening foods I want to eat. I think this is so unfair but I guess it is my burden.

That said, I am feeling positive (probably due to my "walker's high"). I think I might even do some housework and burn more calories.