Dear James, Daniel and Emily
In the grand scheme of things I could have run in the snow this morning. It wasn't that deep, just a couple of inches. And the sidewalks were probably better today than they will be tomorrow morning. But that is neither here nor there. Bottom line is I didn't feel like running in the snow, so I didn't.
What I did do was grab the broom and snow shovel and spent a good 30 minutes clearing the steps and driveway. So I still got my exercise. I could have done more but our wonderful neighbor beat me to it and had already cleared the sidewalks for the entire block. So I only had to clear our driveway and steps and mom's steps. Which was just enough to get a little blood pumping.
All of these delays in resuming my regular running schedule are a test, and good practice. I am being forced to rely on perfecting my eating habits as my sole method of weight reduction until I get back into a regular exercise habit. Which is good for the long run, even if a little frustrating now. But it is working as I can feel my pants getting looser, and I can wear my belt again without it bothering me.
So this mornings decision to make the best of a negative situation (deep snow preventing me from running) by getting my exercise by shoveling is an example of the overall plan of turning the negative (weather, sickness) into positives (reduced appetite, lost weight solely from eating less, finding exercise where I can.)
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