Mall Walking

We are 5 days into setting new habits. I have gotten at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity everyday, I've had a Shakeology shake every day, I've tracked all of my activity, and I've cooked 4 (soon to be 5) meals.

For my activity I've been trying to walk my 10,000 steps per day. I've been walking on the treadmill for the length of a Netflix show (I've been watching Gossip Girl, Revenge, and Scandal). Or I've been going to the mall and mall walking. Our mall is basically a giant circle and one lap around is just under a mile and about 2,000 steps. So I walk 4-5 laps get my distance in. I have literally been doing ZERO exercise , so I'm just trying to increase my stamina and get my heart rate up.

I'm lucky that I live somewhere that gets snow. Wait, did I really just type that? Must be the endorphins talking! No, but seriously, shoveling snow is a serious workout! We haven't really gotten a serious snowfall yet, but enough that I can spend an hour - 2 hours outside shoveling. I am totes counting that as my exercise. Fitbit doesn't register shoveling snow as exercise, so I've been logging it as mowing the lawn. Yesterday I was so sore that it literally hurt to walk. Go shoveling! Bring on the snow mother nature!

The shakes are starting to grow on me. At first I didn't think they were going to fill me up, or keep me full. But they do a really good job of bother. I haven't been sticking to a meal to replace, either breakfast or lunch, depending on what I want to eat. I love eggs! So if I wake up and really want some scrambled eggs, I'm going to eat them, then have a shake as my lunch. Chocolate and Strawberry are my favorites. I don't care for the Greenberry flavor so much. I like to make the chocolate flavor with a cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (30 cals), a half cup of cold brew coffee concentrate (the best thing Trader Joe's sells), 6 ice cubs, and a scoop of shake. It is delicious. I honestly like it as much as the frozen kona from Sheetz, and that's really saying something if you know me. I've been making the strawberry shake with the same cup of almond milk, a cup of frozen mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries), and a scoop of shake. It's good, but it's not great. It's totally drinkable, but not something a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Each shake comes in at 160-190 cals.

I don't really have a dinner recipe to post on here, cuz I sucked at remembering to take pictures this week. Sorry! Now off to finish my walk and get those 10,000 steps in!