There was a time in not too distant memory, this summer, when I was going to yoga once a week and climbing once a week. But then vacation, then moving, then campaign volunteering, and I just haven't gotten back into it. I had planned on yoga yesterday afternoon, but spaced out shopping on an empty stomach and missed it. Also doesn't help that I've been so broke I haven't been to my PT in that long, either, which means owie.

At the beginning of the year, I had a goal of walking (for exercise; not the steps that my Fitbit tells me I accumulate throughout the day) 250 miles by the end of the year. That's really not a huge amount, spread out over the year. I actually figured I could do more like 300 miles.

Then this fucking year happened, and I am at 132 miles currently. I'm pretty demoralized about that, and trying to not let it add to everything else that's making me feel so shitty. But I look at that number and think, why do I even fucking try? What's even the point? I might as well give up and keep my ass on the couch, because fuck it.

(You can see that the awesome mood boost I got from going back on my blood pressure meds was only temporary.)

Steph, 132 miles is nothing to sneer at. It'll get you from Cincinnati to Columbus via Dayton.

I'd been planning to try to get back in shape before March so I could re-join the half marathon training program I had to punk out of last year...but I just got an email from the running store that does it with a promo for their 5K or 10K program which starts in January. I think I will plan on doing that, first. Because I need some motivation!

The best I can do on a daily basis is park at the opposite end of the lot from the elevators, and schedule my meetings in the farthest conference rooms. But it's not really enough.

I do a lot of that type of thing. Mostly I park at the far end of the parking lots because that is where the shade is found for the car. I figure every little bit...

I am so out of shape. And I gained back all the weight I lost on the weight-loss med, so. I'm trying to stick to a low-carb diet, which isn't that hard if I have the right food in the house. Finding the motivation to exercise is really hard though.

I do small things like go to the furthest of the coffee shops to get steps in on break, true. I figure every little bit means less on my evening walk to finish up my 10,000. The walking is helping, and I have ambitions of doing C25K after I meet my weight goal, but one step at a time.

I didn't walk that much at work. Only about 3000 steps but we were doing price changes.. but I've also been walking over 15K steps some days so I guess it works out.

I think I've lost some weight. I need to do something more but I've been so tired that I haven't.

I fell off my exercise wagon and have been struggling to find the motivation. I have exactly zero excuses.

Hey, have any of you used Coastal for glasses? I have a prescription for progressive lenses and I'm a bit nervous about spending the money on a) glasses I don't really want but need and b) on glasses over the intertubes.

Coastal has a 50% off deal on lenses today, which would make the entire purchase $200 less than getting similar glasses at Warby Parker. BUT with WP, you can have someone in the store do your measurements.

Any advice or thoughts, hivemind?