Exercise

So part of the diet plan is supposed to include exercise, at least 30 minutes a day. I won't lie, I have been slacking. It's hard to do something when you know it's going to hurt like heck during and after. I desperately need a new pair of tennis shoes (this weekend I hope) because the ones I have now cause me great agony. My left heel is especially sore, though I don't know why (beyond the obvious reasons). And I hate walking in the evenings when my shows are on and I have to worry about getting dinner cooked.

So at the store the other day, I had a great epiphany that maybe I could take my lunch to work and walk either before or after I ate, depending on how I felt. So I got myself a cute little lunch bag and have done so for the past two days. I only live about 8 blocks from home so I usually go home for lunch. However, there is a lot of lost time in the going back and forth it seems. So yesterday I ate my lunch and then took a walk as far as I felt capable afterwards. I only made it around two full blocks and 11 minutes worth. My feet and legs were killing me and cramping up. I didn't know if I would be able to do it again today. But I brought my stuff to work (lunch, socks, crappy tennis shoes, deodorant, and body spray) just in case. My whole morning crapped out on me so I took a walk at about 11:15am. The same distance took me 12 minutes today but I was walking a little slower and more carefully due to my feet hurting so badly. But I made it and feel considerably better for having done it. I plan on continuing.

Bad points: my feet are killing me - especially my left heel!

Good points: I feel good otherwise and it seems to have helped the constipation issues occurring due to the diet changes. Good outweighs the bad here I think.