Fitness and Finesse

I have made some fitness goals and while at it hope to attain some finesse. I have been battling with my weight for a very long time. I have had success at losing fifty pounds at one point. I also put a bit of that back on when I was in Calgary, AB. Then with being in Europe where everything is salty, fat and with lots of breads I'm sure I added a bit more. No more I say. I need to be active, I know I function better when I have it. With me living right above my ministry space and nothing being more than a 10 minute walk away I need something more.

There is one thing that I am thankful for and that is stairs. I have the stairs to my apartment and then my mentors live on the 5th floor so this week I used the stairs instead of the elevator. I was also told about a hill that I could walk up. I didn't see this hill and thought where is it? Lisa my mentor showed me where it was, it looked pretty high and so I thought hmmm. What if I make it a goal to walk to the top every day? Well I started today, I thought about it many times this week but just didn't do it. So this morning I got up, changed into workout wear and went to this hill. Now it is higher than I thought it was, the steps are covered with snow with maybe a little spot showing where others climbed the stairs. I had to stop once and then when I thought that I was done the climb I saw that there were still more stairs. So after a little breather I went up again. Again I thought that I was at the highest spot when indeed I wasn't. I stopped three times to catch my breath and if you know me at all you know I don't like to walk slow. I finally made it to the top and was in awe of the beauty of the town. There is only one place up there and I believe that it is a restaurant and then there is a look out spot about half way down. I checked out the lookout spot and decided to look for my place, and I found it. So when I get batteries for my camera I'll take a picture of the view. The railings that went up alone the stairs were quite wet which mean my mittens got very wet, I had to wring them out a few times. After getting off the hill I felt great, not only did I get a good workout, but I also got to see a great view of Kralupy. So this is something that I plan to do daily or at least every other day. On top of this I have been doing a floor workout nearly every day also....now just to watch out of the fats, salts and breads.