#257: Getting off the couch

It's come to my attention that I spend a lot of time on the couch. Since I hired a trainer, I've started looking at how active I really am.  Know what I found out?  Not so much.  I realized that while I feel very busy (so busy I feel like should be losing weight just by existing), I'm not nearly as active as I thought I was.

For example, it turns out that when I get home each day around 7 I make dinner and become part of the couch for the next two or three hours. And if I loved it, this wouldn't be a problem.  I don't love it, though. I don't like that a time vortex turns on when I sit down and suddenly three hours and 4 Downton Abbey episodes have gone by.

Tonight I broke the cycle [at least for a day]! I met friends at Table Rock and we hiked up. I got to catch up with a friend I haven't really seen since the spring; I ran into a friend I haven't seen in a long time who was on his way up when we were on our way down, and it felt terrific to be out, maximizing the daylight and beautiful weather!

Carolyn Myss says "Change one coordinate on your spiritual compass and you change your entire life's direction." 

View from the top of Table Rock

#221: To stop fighting and go on a hike

It is HOT in Boise. I know it's not as hot as Texas, but really, it IS. Yes, it's only 15% humidity, but 95 degrees at 10 P.M. is hot no matter where you are.

I've been complaining about this for days, but tonight I decided to take action instead. I left my sweltering house at 9:30, just after sunset, and went on a hike near my house. I used my super awesome Black Diamond that I bought for the Ragnar Trail Relay in Snowmass I did in June. As I walked I realized that I have been fighting the weather [i.e. complaining about but not doing anything different] and I could, in fact, do something constructive instead like buy and A/C unit or go to the pool or go to the movies or just go outside rather than sit inside my house sweating and wishing I wasn't.

There was a warm breeze and it felt awesome to be out. It was beautiful outside and I'm so glad I got up and left the house. The cobwebs blew out of my head and I felt better and better even though I hadn't felt bad when I left. I seem to forget that exercise always, always helps, no matter what state of mind I'm in.

The view was beautiful from the top. I would have taken a picture, but I went on an hour-and-a-half electronics vacation. I scurried past a woman and her daughter that were listening to music out loud so I could listen to the wind. Here's some pictures of what it looks like at the top of Table Rock at night. I highly recommend it.