What a beautiful sight! This Dragonfly was on the river bridge. Sun shining through his wings. I couldn't resist taking a pic of it. Not a bad photo for being taken with a cell phone!

Took another walk tonight down the river pathway. It is so beautiful there. I haven't walked down it for so many years. In fact I used to walk down it with my friends when there wasn't a path. Just next to the river, making our own trail.

I think I will start walking this pathway and go in different directions to shake things up a bit. I ran a little tonight, but it sure is hard to keep focused on running. I try to focus on an object to make it to ... but, stop right before I get there. I think alot of it is mental! I need to really focus and try harder and harder each time I run. But, I need to strengthen my knees too, so they don't have problems. Guess I better just keep working up to it little by little. Woohoo! I am going to keep going. One day I will be one of the people on the trail running and making it look so easy! But until then...

No, I haven't given up on getting physically fit! I went for a jaunt down the River Trail on Saturday evening with my grandaughter and nephew. It was a stroll on the way down the trail while we stopped to swing and throw rocks into the river. But...on the way back it was a good hard walk! I might have even ran a couple of times! This is going to take quite some time to work up to running. Hope I can do it!

Whew! I made it. One mile tonight. It is so hard. I only ran a couple of times, and even then it wasn't too far. But hey...I am making progress. I am at least exercising more than I did last week. And isn't that what this is all about? Progress. Ya have to walk before you run! Right? Day by day I will work on this project of mine. I will be successful! I will...Iwill...I will

Rome wasn't built in a day. I will not become healthy in a day. I have been the last ten years creating bad habits that will take some time to break. One day at a time I will break those habits, and form new better, healthier habits.

Tonight I did a 1.2 mile walk. I almost had myself talked out of it. You know... "It is too late." "It is dark outside, I will go in the morning." (Which by the way never happens). "My leg hurts." "My knee hurts." You know what I mean? I am sure everyone starts out the same way. But, I know that a month or two down the road when my body is a little stronger, those aches and pains will not be as bad as they are tonight! So...With that in mind, I will keep on keeping on! Tomorrow is a new day!

After watching Julie blog her way through Julia's cookbook (in 365 days, no less!), I decided I wanted to do something like that. But what could I do? Weight loss! That's what I can do, I can blog my way to weight loss. But more than lose weight, I need to become healthy. I need to get on the road to weight loss and health. I need to get on the ♫♪♫ HIGHWAY TO HEALTH ♪♫♪ I'M ON THE ♪♫♪ HIGHWAY TO HEALTH ♫♪♫...

So, thanks to my niece Kyrstie, I now have a blog. My own diary to keep for progress and encouragement on my road to health... My ♫♪♫ HIGHWAY TO HEALTH ♫♪♫. I have had the blog started for quite a while, but haven't written on it until today. Today is my day to start! I am determined to exercise my way to weightloss.

Tonight! My first night! I put my new running shoes on my feet, and my ipod in my ears, and headed up the road. I walked and ran (mostly walked) a mile and a half. I did it! But now I have to do this on a daily basis. Or at least four to five times a week. There is no going back. I have to be true to myself and stick to my guns. I will ... I will ... I will ...

Tomorrow is a new day. New opportunities for exercise and better choices. I will make tomorrow a great day!