Simplify

I recently read a book "100 Ways to Motivate Yourself" and one that stuck with me was "Simplify." For years (!) I feel like I have been focused on finding weight loss answers (thyroid? high protein? low carbs? cardio? weights? points? fat?) and they all help. But the basic science is calories in, calories out, right? I have been so puzzled by my lean nutrition and pretty active exercise schedule as to why I just stay the same.

Enter my new toy - my Bodybugg! I am really enjoying it! It straps on your arm, which measures your caloric burn. You then enter your food (syncs to phone) and you know if you are creating enough of a deficit to hit your goal or not! It is well suited for my anal personality!
So I am discovering that yeah, what I do is great, but pretty much keeps me stable b/c other than my workouts I am relatively sedentary the balance of the day which will be great when I'm at goal, but not enough to get there.

Like today, I ran 3.5m on the trails this morning (gorgeous WI morning!) ate two great meals and feeling so cool about myself. But when I updated everything, I realized that I still need to burn 750 cals to hit my goal for the day! Normally I think "I ran, I'm done." So now I am thinking of a few other things to sneak in between ball games and conference calls.

This sense of immediacy, or "one day at a time" is really keeping me focused. I think it will be especially helpful when I am on vacation for three weeks in July! I'm all about the fun new gadgets.

IAT-SHT

I am so excited for you that I can't even stand it! SHT has many more possibilities than IAT (the acronym). I don't know why I didn't think to post about our adverntures here - I will get some pics up. I want to do part of it with you! So as you plot your course, let me know. Can we venture in to Canada at the end?! I think I might end my trek at the highest point. There is so much to talk about. Wait until you start brainstorming the scrapbooking potential ... I have been taking pics of every possible type of sign; oddities along the trail; Doug's butt (b/c he is always 20 yds ahead of me, so you know it is in every pic); trying to get critters but not many so far - it is so much fun. Our blazes are YELLOW so I want a yellow album. And I have paper - archival of course, so it won't fade by the 5 yrs when I have this done!

After the 5.5 I hope to do tmrw, we will have finished 70 miles. Not bad since April! All of Waukesha county (our county - 44 m) so now the real planning starts.

I have to go back to work now - but I am so distracted! I want to talk abou this more! Want some more books? A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (funny - AT) or A Blistered Kind of Love (Pac Crest Trail) but I forget the authors (couple).

The adventure begins on the......SHT!

Perhaps the 1st picture looks a little weird -- had to shoot it through the windshield wipers -- it was pouring!  Today I drove to this lovely little house in Two Harbors to get all the info I needed to start my hiking adventure.  This trail is 277 miles long reaching from a little south of Duluth to just short of the Canadian border and primarily runs along Lake Superior.  Got the book, got the maps and assorted other goodies that I need to review.  Now to figure out my plan of attack!  Can't wait!

Hmmmmmm............

Anyone out there?