Step Away From the Cake

I'm feeling the need to do something athletic again. I have gone over a year with no real driving athletic goals. That is the longest I have gone in a long, long time without doing something athletic. I think it might be time to consider doing something again. But what? Well, I just registered for the Laveen Turkey Trot a 5k around the park we walk in on the weekends. Hmmmm....... I have been thinking about the gym lately too. I think it's time to get back to it. I don't want to go crazy, though I do have a desire to do Crossfit once in a while, I need to do something. I liked when I was doing races. I wonder if I can run anymore. Maybe I could run/walk. Time to give it a go I think. I've sat around for long enough, it's time to get moving again. I'm not going to run every day or go great distances, though I would like to do a marathon again, but I can run a little and maybe do some small races locally. I really enjoyed when I did that. Okay, time to get...

it could be a trap.  I'll get to that in a second, but first, let's get caught up. Since my last post, things have been going fairly well. I have been exceeding 10,000 steps most days. I'm keeping up to date on my school work. I've been meditating every day for the past 15 days - yay me!!!!  And sleep had been good. Now food is another issue, but I've also been working on not beating myself up for decisions made. I choose to eat everything I put in my mouth and while I should be making better choices, I'm also okay with getting other things in line first and then working on food. If I have everything else in place, then I can focus on food and not be distracted by other things. So I'm doing well and happy with where I am. One thing that has happened though is I've fallen into the video game trap. I found a simulation game that I really, really like. I've been playing it a lot and spending money on it. UGH!!!  This bothers me. A. Lot. I got so...