A mere month after my post on "Exercise, exercise, exercise" I can proudly state I finally started! I have walked at least 15 minutes 3 times in the past week! Woooo-Hoooo!

It doesn't seem like a worthy accomplishment when I read that sentence, as a matter of fact, it's somewhat pitiful. BUT I'm not going to go there! I will NOT insult any progress I make, no matter how little. I think this is a trap a lot of people fall into, certainly I do. If it's not 1 hour a day of pouring sweat, then it's not worth mentioning. And I bet the people who do that much exercise probably just beat themselves up over the 1 day they were too sick or tired to complete their workout.

Instead, I will focus on the fact that I am 100 times better off than all the weeks I did no intentional exercise or the weeks I did just 1 or 2 days. Yay me!

I took my daughter today in her Snugli®, which is a front-pack baby carrier. I wore her this way at the mall 2 days ago and my back is still sore. The amazing part of this is that she weighs about 12 pounds. I have lost 8 lbs in the last month. When she starts feeling heavy I think about how I didn't notice 12 extra pounds on me that much, but I am a whole baby lighter now. More importantly, I will feel SO much better when the next 12 lbs are gone.

What is my goal for next week? No, not 7 walks, or even 4 - I just want to make 3 again!