I will do it

I had a pretty good week last week with trying to stay focused and being healthy... then came the weekend -oops- But I am making progress. I tested my hip a bit by doing two walks in the one day, one slower/normal pace and the other faster and longer and it is holding up alright! I'm actually able to build up a sweat now w/out my hip suffering for it. I have really tried to focus on keeping the right muscles engaged while walking which has obviously helped. I also haven't been to a pilates class or seen the physio at all this year so what I am doing is working. I am still using my physio ball every couple of days to massage my lower back and hip, but the tension just doesn't seem to be building up much YAY!! Basically what this means is that I can now just go for it!!! When I decide to do something, I do it and over the past 12-18 months, not being able to do a heap of fast paced walking to stay fit and now to lose weight has been extremely frustrating, but now I can! :D Of course I am going to still have to be careful and not over do it, but I can at least do more than I've recently been able to which is fantastic! Now once all this smoky haze and heat dissapears I will start riding my bike... at first it will be riding to the shops and also on the trainer to just get some kind of base fitness.

I also came to a realisation the other day in regards to my cycling.... I am now wanting to be on the bike again :D Also, they say that you make the most improvements in your first 12-18 months of cycling and then it level's out... well I figure I'm back to the start so I need to make sure that the next 12-24 months really count!

Not much else is news, I got to work this morning at 6:45am for a 7am meeting. We arranged it on Friday, yet the other person hasn't turned up - not very impressed by that as it meant I didn't get to do my walk this morning for nothing :( I did however bring my sneakers to work so I can go for a walk at lunch time instead. Oh and it was still dark at 6:45am when I got to work!!