Hmmm...weekends could be a problem...

...but only if I let it. No more days off - even if I don't go for an actual walk at the mall (or outside, once it gets nicer), I'm still walking, and still need to keep track. The only trouble with that is, I don't like wearing shoes at home, and the pedometer is on the shoe. Have to figure out a way around that.

No more days off from posting, either. Even if it's just a step count, I'm going to do this every day. A day off is just too far down the slippery slope of "meh, never mind, I'm just not in the mood." I have a feeling that it's going to happen. There will be a day when I'm just feeling rotten, and not going to feel like walking, and I'm going to have to tough it out. I know me - if I give in to that feeling once, it's going to be very difficult (if not impossible) to get back on track. I've done it before.

So...Friday's total was just a few steps more than the day before. 7468.

Didn't keep track on Saturday or Sunday. Not going to do that again, but for now there's no step count to post.

Today's been good so far. The mall where I walk has multiple levels, so there are stairs, which is good. Last week it was just one trip up and down the stairs. Today it was two. Going to keep that up, and add one each week.

Met a new walking buddy today. Saw a woman at the mall walking toward me, and she was wearing something familiar around her neck - the 3-Day milestone badge. It's a little card that they send you, along with a sheet of stickers for milestones (first training walk, first donation, first 10-mile training walk, that sort of thing) to keep track of your progress. So I struck up a conversation with her and we ended up walking together for an hour. It was great!

Mentioned to both walking buddies that I want to hit five miles by the end of this week or the beginning of next. I know that one of them at least will hold me to it.

It's supposed to snow four inches tonight. Ugh. I can't let it stop me.

Will post today's step count at the end of the day.