I think (man I hope I'm not jinxing this!) that I have nailed my walking routine. Not like I have figured out my route or when to go or anything like that. What I mean is that I think it's close to being a habit.

For example, several days last week my alarm was not set right--I'm pretty sure it was human error (*blush*)--but my internal clock (or my angels) still woke me up at 5:30 a.m. and I was able to go for a walk. Although I was running a few minutes later than usual, I didn't take the bait to just say "screw it" and roll over for an extra 20 minutes of precious sleep.

Yesterday, I could have very easily avoided the walk and was actually quite close to do so, but having skipped Friday (I went to all school mass with No. 1) and Saturday (No. 2's birthday party) it was actually pretty easy to convince myself to get out the door and go.

It's become enough of a habit now that I feel comfortable to start working on my next obstacle: eating. I got on the scale this morning hoping that the 4 lb. gain I noticed the other day was just a fluke. It wasn't. I am really pissed at this gain because I feel like my eating habits--while still pretty undesirable--haven't changed all that much since I stopped taking Byetta. And to top it off, I've been more consistent lately with my walking than I ever was while on Byetta.

I've learned a few things about myself the last few months and I know that I can't throw too much at myself. So instead of making an entire goal for the month, I'm going to take it almost daily. For example, my goal for the next several days is to try to cut back on the mindless eating. Once I feel confident that I've got somewhat of a handle on mindless eating, I'll move on to my next goal.

That's it. (Super) Small steps.