Old Patterns Still Prominent ~ I don't like journaling but I'll pursue

My old habits are of course still very much apart of my life and one habit I have always had is the one where I try to journal events in my life, like this journey I'm on, and I always fall short. I'm not consistent about it and usually I just give up. I really do not like to journal. Never have. Probably never will.

However, my journey is about changing my lifestyle including habits like this one that may try to impede this journey's success.

So, onward............... lol ;-)

I've already beat this silly journaling snag by entering my new post here today. Yay! One success!

Now to get on the treadmill and do my 30 min's for today and continue my Journey....

It's 7am and I have cleaned up the kitchen, taken out the garbage & recyclables,  got the cat's day organized (all 3 of them fed, water changed, had their milk, and let them outside for a roam around). Now to start my day. >^..^<

Well, really my day starts after I finish up my 2 coffees while I work on my online business, then get dressed and feed the cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, hummingbirds, and orioles and others that happen along to the feeders I have just outside my kitchen window.
I don't have to water my patio plants today as we had a very heavy downpour last night and everything is well watered. I had to get up to watch that storm last night as it was a whizz-bang, close by lightening storm. It was quite the show.

DAY 1

Today is the day to start my journey.

Let's see if this works.

My Experiment :
 30 minutes of exercise at least 3 x's a week.  Will it make a difference in my life?

I will give this experiment a try and see what 30 days will do for me.

Current stats:

* 184 pounds
* high blood pressure
* ringing in my ears
* feeling frumpy

Goals:

~ lose weight
~ lower blood pressure
~ stop the ringing in my ears
~ feel healthier

Morning Check in ~
*I had my 2 coffees as usual. Milk & 1 level tsp. sugar.

*I did my 30 minutes on the treadmill. YAY! :-)
I feel now like I can do anything!!! I really feel great that I accomplished the 30 mins.
I almost didn't do it. But I went to Dr. Oz's website as I find it so inspiring.
I looked at some of the pages on his website that interested me, and followed some links to other websites.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/summer-beauty-buck
http://www.doctoroz.com/challenges/ultimate-summer-slim-down
http://www.doctoroz.com/bios/mehmet-oz-md
http://twitter.com/DROZ
I followed DR. OZ on Twitter.
He tweeted about Declutter Tips.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-de-clutter-checklist
Dr Oz is associated with RealAge's website as noted by his Retweets on various topics.

I found some really good videos on RealAge's website
http://www.realage.com/videos/?bclid=5030526001

I'd like to watch these videos while I work out on the treadmill to make the time pass easier and quicker.

Today I found a 30 minute video on youtube that helped the 30 mins whizz by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njNwQPrpacs
Not that I am a Michael Jackson fan, but it was kind of interesting and got the time to fly by.

I grabbed a shower after my work out and hopped in the truck and went to town.

Came home and cleaned the kitchen and watered all the potted plants on the patio. It's a scorching hot day outside today, but I feel really good now that I've done my 30 mins for today. :-)



Afternoon Check in ~

*turkey sandwich 2 thin slices with mayo, butter, 2 sl brown bread
homemade iced tea, lemon, & honey

cleaned bedroom
livingroom
vaccumed upstairs

*late afternoon
~ rickers red beer

Evening Check in ~

* I'll try to document as best I can the steps I take towards changing my life patterns around so that I can lose weight and get healthier.