So I got on the scale this morning. I’ve known for months now that I haven’t been doing a good job of staying away from soft drinks and junk food, my caloric vices. I’d gotten on the scale a couple of weeks ago to find myself at 201 lbs, which was actually a few pounds less than I was expecting.

This morning I was back up to 207. That shit’s gotta stop. I’m NOT gaining all this weight back.

I drank a little more water yesterday than I have been, but it’s still not enough. I need to be more dilligent in my water intake.

As it was light outside yesterday when I got home from work, I took Teyla on a little walk. I asked Mark to come with me, but he just wasn’t feeling like it. He did say he would go on a walk with us today. This morning I surprised myself by taking Teyla out for a walk again. I think it would be good to get into a routine of taking Teyla on a short walk in the morning and evening. She’s a tiny dog, but if I let her set the pace, she has me walking very briskly.

This morning’s walk only lasted about 5-7 minutes, not really enough to make much of a difference. It gets kind of boring walking around the apartment complex, so I’ll need to figure out something. I think ideally I’d like the walks to last about 15-20 minutes.

Another positive thing I did was walk up the stairs yesterday at work instead of taking the elevator. I’m on the 5th floor, so it wasn’t an easy decision for me to make. I can take 3 flights of stairs no problem, but by the time I’d reached the 5th floor I could barely breathe. Honestly though, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

I think getting practical exercise like this is my only hope. I’m never going to be a gym-goer and exercise DVDs are nice in theory, but they’re boring after the 5th time, plus I have to move furniture all around and I still don’t have enough room. I need to find some things I’ll enjoy and will easily fit into my life.

Teyla is just now learning to walk on a leash (that’s a whole separate entry) but she’s already pretty good at it. Perhaps this weekend Mark and I can take her to a park and go on a mild hike. Lots of benefits there including exercise for us and Teyla plus photo opportunities.

You know, it’s been about 10 minutes since I got back from my walk and I feel a lot better right now than I usually do at this time in the morning. I hope that’s related.

Big long post to say that I’ve started trying to lose weight again. At the end of April last year I just set a goal for myself to eat better and drink more water and from that alone I went from 260 lbs to about 210 lbs in a few months. Then I just stopped trying. At least I’ve been able to maintain that weight loss.

Mark and I are going back to Texas next month and I’d love to get under 200 lbs (for the first time in YEARS!) It may be a bit ambitious, but my goal is to be 190 by the time we go back. If I keep up with this amount of exercise (about a 500% increase from what I’m used to), drink lots of water and stay away from the junk, I think I have a good chance.

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