Keeping My Goal and Promise

It is already day 15 and six and a half miles this week so far. My goal right now is 15 miles. I think I should be able to do it. I missed Monday, because of Labor Day, actually it was just because I wanted to take the day off of running and hang with the family. My day started off with my playlist choices. My choice today, Country list. I had a need to hear a little Sugarland, Taylor, and Lady A.. It was that kind of day. Glad I did too, this was one of the furthest runs that I have done in a long time. Three and a half miles while pushing a stroller sounds pretty good. I took a break in between so that Burke could have play time on the playground at the park, but I was running around with her there too! I still have not muscled up to weighing myself on a scale, but I will soon.

If I'm trying to work out and counting every calorie I take in... I have decided that I am counting every calorie that I expel as well. I feel that it should be counted that if you run all over the playground with your year and a half old than you have done a little bit of a work out. I don't mean that I'm going to count it the same as if I was actually running, but I am going up and down stairs, I am sliding down poles, I am going down slides.. I think that I have put out a few more calories than a mom who is just sitting on the bench watching her child and reading a book. (Not that there is anything wrong with doing that, it is just not me.) Sorry, dailyburn.com, I want at least 115 calories burned for playing with my kid. That is not too much to ask for. Right?