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Motivational Tip — Keeping Up the Pace


b Door County 010 Motivational Tip    Keeping Up the PaceA great thing happened last week–we were on a much-needed vacation. Door County, Wisconsin was our destination. It’s a quiet, idyllic place that until this year, had poor cell coverage. That’s something of a blessing if you truly want to get away.

During our vacation, we walked and biked a great deal. The park we camped at had plenty of trails. We took the time to do a lot of geocaching and hiking. Some of the hikes were challenging. I don’t mind saying that I traveled outside of my comfort zone more than once. My husband is an excellent coach.

How much walking? Just about every single day during our 10-day stay, we logged 10,000+ steps. Many days were over 13,000 steps. There was even an exhausting 18,000-step day. We both felt great. I may even have lost a pound or two. With such momentum behind us, our goal now is to keep it up. Our bodies are accustomed to the pace. It’s only a matter of taking those steps.

That’s the great thing about a vacation. You forget the doubts holding you back. Perhaps you take some chances like I did, doing a bit of rock climbing. If you can build the foundation, run with it. Keep up the pace.

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Vacation Blues


First there was vacation. This was my first opportunity to see my sisters in six months, some over a year. Of course, being as it was vacation and all, I fell off the food wagon, but I did stay active, logging upwards of 15,000+ steps a day with bike riding not included. I did well there and the damage was minimal.

Then there were the house guests. I guess I’m a little weird in that I have my set schedule and I want to stick too it. Hard to do with guests with their own agendas and kids to boot. Oh, well.

I’m hoping that after the holiday I can bet back on track. I so don’t want to lose the nice muscle definition I’ve gained. I do know that I have work to do, lots of cardio to record. No excuses. I have a club membership if the weather gets too hot. There are free weights and an exercise ball at home.

Those of you who are boaters may relate. Once that boat gets on the water, all you want to do is go out, enjoy the water. There’s swimming now that it’s warmer, but there are also margaritas and dining out. Challenges, to be sure! Here’s where I have to rein things in and use that strong will power of mine. Wish me luck.

A Free Week in Door County


We were on vacation last week in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin. There are many things to do here, including eating. With several “Wine Spectator” recommended restaurants, how you could you go wrong? I have to admit to fretting at first. I panicked because I couldn’t find whole wheat tortillas at the small town grocery store. I was off my schedule of eating three meals and three snacks a day. The others I was with just didn’t eat that often.

I gave myself permission to let go. Couldn’t remember the last time I’ve had fried food, let alone fried southwestern eggrolls. Yum. I let myself eat a hamburger–and enjoy it. Now before I give the impression it was all eating, I was exercising a lot. My usual 12,000 steps a day turned into 15,000+ with biking and swimming in between. I was active from morning to night. It was great! I felt like I earned the cheating.

So, now I’m back. I’m ready to exercise, eat right. I’m back on the health wagon. I weighed myself today, fearing the worse. Guess what? I gained nothing. I’m still where I was before the cheat week. What’s more, I truly believe this will be the jump start I needed. Yea! for vacations!

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