"excuses, excuses" or "how I finally got my husband to say yes walks"

My husband and I have a lot in common...our music taste, our willingness to try new foods (most of the time), etc, etc, etc.  One thing we do not have in common is our exercise methods.

Chris prefers the peaceful solitude that is afforded when you crank up your ipod and hit the treadmill and the pull up bar that we have at our house.  I am more of a communal exercise person...I'm more willing to exercise if others are around. Which is why the gym and the outdoors are my preferred exercise locales.  I have more motivation to move when I'm outside or when there are others around me who have the resistance settings on their elliptical machine just that much higher than mine is set.  Also, I hate treadmills, which is something I failed to tell Chris when he went out and purchased one about 1.5 years ago (I'm told that if I had spoken up, we could have gotten a nifty exercise bike instead...but I was sick enough with strep throat the day we bought it that I really didn't care what we got as long as I could go home and take a nap afterwards).

While I respect the difference in our optimal exercise locations, I do still like to take walks with others and who more convenient to walk with than the person you share a home with.  So, here and there, I've invited Chris to join me and Abba on a walk. It finally on Monday night he said "yes," and it was really nice.  Getting to walk around the neighborhood and chat while watching the dog try to chase random animals made for a good end to the evening.  But last night, Chris was the one who decided we should walk...which I didn't object to.  Actually, I was kind of excited when he got Abba's leash out after I finished planting my mini-garden (two tomato plants, sweet basil, and rosemary).  We took a different route than the night before (living blocks away from a college campus makes this very convenient).   Chris' excuse for wanting to go for a walk was that it was good for Abba and he wants to help me with my health goals...but I think that secretly, he likes it as much as I do. 

Stats:
No weigh in until Friday
Miles- 23 (this is miles walked plus the equivalent of other exercises done)
Progress - successfully drinking at least 10 cups of water a day, cutting down on diet soda intake, eating smaller portions, reintroduced multivitamins. Also, feeling amazing!