what does hunter boots, a fitbit and a goal have in common??

If you are wondering what Hunter Boots, a Fitbit and a Goal have in common... please read on....

I have had my Zip Fitbit since January 19th, 2014 and I have averaged 6,803 steps a day. When purchasing the device, I was aiming for 10,000 steps a day but it has been so darn cold and that is my excuse! 

On yesterday's post, I mentioned that Bidou suggested to achieve a goal before buying the boots. I received some interesting goals, thanks folks! but decided to incorporate my Fitbit into this goal and to reward myself if I maintained a 10,000 step count a day for the next 21 days. I have heard that it takes 21 days to form a new habit, therefore, this is definitely a win-win situation!! Yesssss!!!

Starting tomorrow (March 1st, 2014), I need to average 10,000 steps in the next 21 days.... with this being said, if I achieved my set goal I will reward myself by buying a pair of Hunter boots.  

I will need all of the encouragement, so please add my profile if you use the FitBit application.

So now I think you get the picture of the Hunter boots, the Fitbit and the goal???

Feeling Fat

I didn't want to admit it... but here it goes.... I GOT FAT DURING THE SUMMER! okay... I said it! I guess those nightly summer ice cream sundaes do eventually catch up with you!

At first I thought I was just bloated but I can no longer hide the obvious... I've gained weight. 

Lately, dress pants\skirts that I haven't worn since last Spring are literally busting at the seams. And by the time I am leaving work at 4:30, all buttons of my pants are undone. I have no clue how much weight I've gained since I refuse to get on the scale but I definitely know that I have gained weight.

First thing, you need to know about me is that I HATE to exercise (hate to sweat and hate being hot!) but I do like to walk. I actually used to walk regularly but then life got busy or stuff happened or a good book got picked up then I stopped walking.  

I can honestly say that I eat a healthy breakfast every morning and bring my lunch and snacks to work every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (at the office we order take-out on Friday's). Where I go wrong is my evening snacks and not exercising.

All I want is to feel comfortable once again in my existing clothes... 'cause Bidou would kill me if I told him that I needed a brand new wardrobe.  I also have a good reason to start walking again... Kloé. My new fur baby loves to walk and not just little around the block kind of walks.  She really enjoys long, fast walks. So my goal for the upcoming weeks is to start walking once again and to stop snacking at night and pray that my clothes don't get any tighter!