I have been working on getting more exercise and losing some weight for many months. (Well, actually for several years, but never mind..:-) ) My primary reason is to stay as healthy as possible, which takes more work as we get older, but I do admit to having some vanity involved in the weight loss goals. I love to work out, am generally healthy, have a very healthy diet, am working with a great personal trainer, have the time to do the work, and I know what to do. For me the struggle is consistency in execution of workouts, portion control, etc which is also about accountability.

Today I reached a bunch of small goals so I'm publicly giving myself a pat on the back an hoping I may inspire others.

I use myfitnesspal.com to track my weight and have in the past tracked eating too. Today my weight is at the lowest it's been in a year, with most of the change in the past 6 months. It's a small difference in actual pounds but huge one psychologically.

I walk almost every day on a 1.2 mile loop down and back a side street next to my house. I've been working to incorporate more slow jogging into the walk. Today for the first time I jogged the entire way!

I've been working to increase the number of steps I take every day to average around 10,000, using a Jawbone UP Band for tracking. Yesterday I hit 10,000 miles for the first time since I was on vacation in Brussels last Christmas where I was doing nothing BUT walking.

I have been working to ramp up on strength training, with two different activities. Yoga is partly about strength training, and I also do a routine at home with stretch bands and light weights.
Today I finally got back to doing my latest at-home routine
My two yoga classes are on break for the summer, so I needed to find some new ones. I joined a new yoga studio, bought a 20-class pass, and have been to 3 classes. So far they are a bit harder than the ones I was doing before, which is quite a challenge, about which I am happy.

Smiling....reaching around to pat back with stronger and more flexible arms.....:-)