Don't know if you've been paying any attention to the ticker down at the bottom of my page, but I've been slowly accumulating miles in my Walk Away the Pounds challenge and I have finally reached the 100 mile point. It's taken me several months to do it, but as averse as I've always been to exercise, I think it's quite a major accomplishment for me. It's now gotten very natural for me to get up in the morning and pop in one of my tapes and do a quick mile or two of my little walk routine. Especially this winter, when we've had so much snow, it's been a real life saver.

I'd love to say that I've lost a bunch of weight from all this walking, but unfortunately, I wasn't as careful as I should be with my eating, so I'm actually up a few pounds rather than down. All that cruise food didn't help much either. However, it's nice that I've made a lifestyle change that will hopefully do my health good in the years to come. For example, while we were at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport, I had a couple of hours between planes and set off on a long walk all around the huge terminal. Before I would have just sat and ate snacks and read books, so hopefully this is a change that will stick with me.

I'm still planning on continuing with the challenge until I hit the 500 mile mark, so keep an eye on that ticker!