Shoveling Is Great Exercise

Ever get in one of these cycles?

Stressed out = not having time to exercise = increased stress = not having time (and on and on!)

I did not go for a run after my last post on Wednesday. It was well-below zero. And despite intentions, I didn't go to the gym on Thursday or Friday. However, I had a little intersession from above that's helped with the stress level: snow. I woke up to about five inches of the light fluffy stuff covering the yard and sidewalks, and that meant I had to shovel. I could have started the snow blower, but I knew I needed to get my blood moving again, and with fluffy snow it's such a pain to snow blow (it inevitably flies into your face). So I shoveled for about an hour, and my head feels like it's on semi-straight again. My "to-do" list no longer seems impossible (or even long).

My goal tonight is to go for a stumble around Lake Harriet after I spend a few hours working on my book. Then I'm going to get a workout routine figured out.

I think I need to lose about 20-25lbs. My bathroom scale has me at 190lbs, and I'm probably in my best shape between 165-170lbs. I've put on about 5lbs a year since I graduated from college (I was too skinny back then, coming out of school at about 145-150lbs).

That's all. I'm just posting to keep myself honest, right now. Eventually I'll probably come up with a sidebar with some goals, similar to the sidebar I had when this was a personal finance blog.