Small Steps Health: Week 4--Treadmill Fail

The goal for Week 4 was 15 minutes on the treadmill 5 times during the week. I was trying to build consistency in my exercise habits.

I failed. Miserably. I didn't get on the blasted treadmill even once. Not once. Ugh.

OK, so WHY did I fail. Was the goal too lofty? Was I too busy? Too lazy?

My knee was bothering my for two of the days, but that was no excuse to not do ANY walking. The kids had some appointments during the week and our new bed was delivered. But that was no excuse not to do ANY walking. Maybe I just wasn't committed to the goal. Maybe I just really loathe the treadmill.

Or maybe I just hit my usual 4th week wall--the point at which anything I am psyched about in the beginning starts to lose its happy glow and becomes difficult.  It's not fun anymore. I'm still doing OK on the limited caffeine and limited sugar front, though, so that's a plus.

Honestly, I'm not sure what went wrong, so I'm going to call Mulligan and do this goal over since I think developing a habit of exercise is a key component to losing the weight and easing in to a healthier lifestyle. Week 5's goal will be, again, to hit the blasted treadmill 5 times during the week for at least 15 minutes.

I think it's important to have a game plan this go-round, so I'm enlisted my nag-nificent children to help pester me into making goal. I'm also going to plan to do this around the dame time each day. My daughter has basketball camp this week at 9:00, so I'll plan on dropping her off then coming home to the tread-hell and to write before picking her up at 11:30.

Ready, set, go!