Today I started my “Post Lay Off Routine”. After Scott left for work, I read for a while, then hopped on the treadmill. Wow. Not too long ago, I was walking 3+ miles a day, at a 10% incline at 3 to 3.5 miles an hour, and the only thing that kept me from walking more was I got bored after an hour on the treadmill! Today, I walked a half mile, at speeds ranging from 2 – 3 mph. I knew I was a couch potato… but criminy. This was totally inexcuseable!

Then, it was back to reading for a half hour. I want this to be a bit longer… but hey, it’s the first day. And I keep getting sidetracked by the knowledge I won’t be able to follow the routine tomorrow or the day after. Kind of hard for me to motivate under those circumstances.

And then of course, there was also the issue of being asked by Gary if I could make myself scarce for a couple of hours.

So I drove over to BestBuy to get a DVI cable for the church multi-media computer, then back to the mall to have lunch, and wandered around for a while to kill time.

Went home, but Gary’s visitor was still here, so I kept driving, filled the tank, washed some of the salt off the car, then home again.

Now I’m here, waiting for Scott’s return. We have a class tonight at church (with dinner) and then, the day’s over.

And all I accomplished was… a half mile walk, a couple of short chapters and the purchase of a stupid cable. Not at all what I envision myself doing!

My days are going to have to become more fulfilling!