I lost 2 pounds this week mopping ceilings and walls (to get rid of construction dust that I am really allergic to) and taking my mom and kid on short walks. It's been tiring doing a few hours of mopping a day, but a good kind of tired.
I think my new pledge is going to be getting in shape by making my yard and house nice so I get to turn my property and caring for my body both into creative projects of sorts. Being an artist, this is the sort of perspective that will really motivate me. I was feeling guilty for doing housework intensively and then recording it as the equivalent calories burned from things I can find in the calorie counter exercise database. For instance, I did a few hours of mopping and put down that I walked an hour instead (because mopping and most other domestic chores are not in the database.) I felt weird for giving myself credit for something not in the database that is "only" housework. But now that I see it helps me lose weight just the same as an hour of walking, I don't care that I am not being accurate. If it works for me, that's what really matters!
I am starting to feel better about my body image. I wore short sleeves for the first time in ages while out shopping. My arms are not that much better looking, I just feel more positive about my body changing and getting healthier. It doesn't feel as much about how I look as how healthy I feel. This is a really big change for me. I think taking care of my body helps me like me better and treat myself better!
