Day 9 100/100 Well I am almost 10% through my challenge! Good and Bad news!

Of course I started my challenge just before a trip. I have maintained the hour of exercise a day. That part has been non-negotiable. The planning takes a little more consideration and I have more laundry too! I was pleasantly surprised at how this challenge has helped me get motivated.

I maintained my weight. No loss, No gain.  So I made good choices, but I did eat what I wanted and there was lots of wine and beer on holidays so initially I was a little disappointed, but then I can't remember the last time I didn't gain weight on a holiday? So all in all that is a win! I also seem to gain a little muscle when I first start exercising heavy so I know that this will help me down the road.

I am not a natural "blogger" although if you know me well I LOVE to chat. I looked into some popular blogs about fitness (a disclaimer, this blog is about my experience and not a fitness blog) but they were very interesting and I thought I would pass them along:

http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/best-fitness-blogs#1

I also would love to hear what gadgets you can't live without when it comes to fitness. I love my iphone and my nike app http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2012/06/nike_running_the_most_beautiful_app_you_ever_did_see.html) my playlists (iTunes), my Garmin, when I get really into the longer distances and pacing more. I have knuckle lights that are fun in the dark. I use my ipad for weight lifting, I downloaded the alpine circuit online and formatted in pages, that way I can just update my reps.

Also another touchy subject to get your thoughts on. I am going to exercise through any illness or injury. Right now I am coming down with a bit of chest congestion. I am taking it easy it will just be an hour walk in this beautiful sunshine with my very very very happy dog. I promised you a video so I will upload that once I unpack and find all my cords.

I will leave you with the unexpected exercise of yesterday: My flight from Savannah was delayed by 2 hours and 20 minutes. My layover in Houston was 2 hours and 30 minutes. Which gave me a whopping 10 minutes to get from gate to gate. How big is the Houston airport? Here is a picture:

I had to get from Terminal B to Terminal C gate 22. Take into consideration just one of these gates is the same size as the entire Edmonton Airport. I had packed tight so I wore my DKNY heeled HEELED boots on the plane ride. As I got off the plane I asked the United Representative if I had enough time to make the flight. He took a look at the boarding pass looked at his watch, and looked at the boarding pass again, and laughed a little and said "maybe, can you run? I would suggest running" So I took off and RAN my ass off through the Houston Terminal like one of those bad movies. I actually yelled at people to get out of my way. Well I made it. Barely. I missed the bathroom, supper, and my phone was nearly dead. I was so happy, apparently it was the last flight to Edmonton, so I would have been SCREWED if I hadn't made it. I don't know how it happened but the plane was packed but I had a seat by the window, no one sitting beside me, and I was in the emergency lane, so I had so much leg room! I was sweating like a madman, and I can't describe how bad I had to go to the bathroom, and they won't let you go until they are well in the air. But all in all it was an exciting trip, and not quite as relaxing as I was hoping!