First

First of all, routines are good for me, but old routines are deeply rooted and at my age there are lots of old routines.

Growing up was a fairly sedentary thing after I turned twelve.  Girls in my neighborhood were not encouraged to ride bikes, or play ball, or do any other really active sport.  I did walk though because we, like most people, only had one car. 

As a young woman I played tennis.  Lots of tennis!  And the result was a slim trim healthy me, but that ended when the children came along, at least until they were old enough to play too.  For a while I had home grown playmates, but they quickly out grew me.

The gist of this is that I have years of routines that involved very little activity.

Last year I learned a new routine and lost eighty pounds!  Along came winter ice followed by summer heat and that has gone by the wayside.  Time to get back in the rut!

Today is the first.  The first day of August.  The first day of a new routine.  The first day of the rest of my life.