Soul Searching

I will not go into all the reasons, but I've been doing some soul searching lately.  I am searching for that which we all want - answers.  The problem, much like in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, is that I don't quite know the questions I should be asking myself.  And before you hint at it, 42 is not involved in this equations, except perhaps at the periphery. 

I renamed this blog The Path Forward and in doing so I've set goals for myself on things like fitness and healthy eating.  I blog periodically about running, or skating, or new years resolutions.  Still...I ask myself, what have I done in the last year?

• Mass - I've managed to reduce my mass a bit - I have gone from that scary number I had never seen before, back to about where I was in 2006 when I started trying to lose weight.  So...all told, I've really managed to gain weight and go back to baseline.
• Fitness - I've accomplished a 5 mile run and another rollerblade marathon - those are the goods.  In the not so good catagory - I didn't get 12 times in at the Y for at least 4 or 5 months last year.  Just 12 times...Oh, I can tell myself I have extenuating circumstances - I belong to two gyms, and I play outdoor sports.  But still, golf and softball take time, and are good activities, but they don't help me lose weight or achieve better fitness.  Climbing helps, but the 1-2 days a week i do that aren't going to cut it...  To sum up - I moderately improved my sedentary lifestyle.

 Hence - the soul searching.  What am I really trying to accomplish here, and what are my barriers?  Why am I not making progress.  My soul searching is revealing some answers I'm not too happy about, though I'm not ready to share....except - do I need or want this blog anymore. That is one answer I'm working out.

Running and walking along

My workplace is offering some incentives for us to become healthier.  I am partaking in a few.  One is 'have dental exam, enter to win gift card'.  Easy enough, and check mark.  Another is a team challenge.  I am part of an 11 person team that will be walking, working out, and slimming our way down.  You can pick 1,2, or 3 of the challenges, and I chose walk msot steps and work out most minutes.  This starts in March, but there is no reason not to get started early.  So...away I go to the gym. 

I have begun working on my running again.  If Miss Karin and Mr. Nate are game, Trev and I will join them for a 5 mile run this spring near their Hometown.  If I'm going to run 5 miles this spring, I had better kick it into gear.  So, to the gym I go tonight, with my little music player, to do week three of Podrunner Intervals and see just how out of running shape I am.  I did the workout last night too, but night two is always the challenge. 

After the Y I will go home and make a healthy dinner, and then see if I have the motivation to do one of the 8,000 projects that sits there staring at me each night.  Maybe I can set a timer and work on something for just 30 minutes?

Week 2...

New Year's resolutions are so easy when you are not doing them.  I've never really been a fan.  I make them, but I don't go all out to complete them... I mean, they are usually things one should be doing anyway, so why should I have to resolve to do them and start on a specific day?  (Especially eating more ice cream, worked on that one this weekend!)

Still, the premise of a fresh start when you've 'oopsed' on a goal is a good one. With that in mind, I made my resolutions to cook more at home, go to the Y mroe, eat more icecream (favorite resolution) etc.  I've been really enjoying to cooking, and have another set of recipes ready to go in my head, just have to get the groceries.  I am headed to the Y tonight, much easier when it's not sub-zero out.  And yes, I have had ice cream, eating a giant bowl of home-made mint chip this weekend to finish off the batch.  I think I'll try to make pomegranate sorbet next....

New Blog to satify a Resolution

Remember resolution: cook one new recipe a week?  I am well on my way to completing it, in that I've prepped for this week's recipe, and made one on new year's day!  (I know, too early to tell, right?)  But, to help me stick with it, and because some friends are helping too, there is a blog:

Go to 2010.52.3 to learn more and see the recipes that have been cooked!