Ooh my legs (ugh)

So, I got through another day, but not without having a craving for chocolate (I see now why my friend, Nikki, starts her diets on Mondays and finishes on Tuesdays :-) I did not have any chocoate, but I am glad that there wasn't any around - not sure I would have had the willpower to resist. I was also reminded today about how much one has to pee when one drinks so much. :-) It's hard to do that when teaching kindergarten because we get no breaks (recess). Today, I had to use the children's bathroom we have in our classroom (twice!). Menu today: breakfast - pancakes with fruit and milk, snack - orange, lunch - egg salad sandwich, snack - apple, supper - rotini with spaghetti sauce and salad. I really enjoy eating healthy - I just wish chocolate was on that list! After school, I went to Jennifer's and we went grocery shopping together. I forgot my list at home (duh), but I managed to buy enough (I think) to make meals for myself this week. After that, we went for a walk. I really didn't want to go out (I love walking, but I hate the cold and it was really cold tonight), but I finally decided that I needed to bite the bullet and go for the walk. It turned out that, as long as I was walking, I didn't feel the cold (although I did zip up my two jackets to the top, put on my hat and donned mittens). Jennifer found a 21 day walking schedule and she wanted to start it today. So, we started out and I thought it would be an easy walk. After all, we only had to walk for 25 minutes - 4 minutes at a moderate rate, then 30 seconds power walking, repeated four times and then a 5 minute cool down (slow walk). When we got back to Jennifer's place, we had to walk down the stairs to her apartment and I could feel the 'pain' in my legs. I also felt it when I walked down the driveway to the mailbox when I got home. Wow, I didn't think I would feel anything at all since I love to walk and can walk for miles. I guess the little power spurts really worked my legs. So, although they might 'hurt', I feel glad that I got my walk in. Lunch and snacks are also made for tomorrow and breakfast is sorted out, too. I am even ready for bed before 10pm. So, a good day in all and now that it's done and I have 'been good', I feel good and motivated to get through another day. I think that's the key - one day at a time. :-)