Here we are 21 days after I have started my New Healthy Life Style:
This is what I look like at 45 and 178 lbs. Does anyone remember what weight I started at?
This has definitely been a climb. With four birthdays and an anniversary during the past 21 days I am still moderately successful with losing some weight.
I still have a long way to go.
I pushed my limits this week a little by increasing the distance of my walks; their frequency; and by cutting my time by 5 minutes.
When I began, I could walk about 1/2 mile in 10 minutes. This was good for me since I haven't done a whole lot of walking since knee surgery October 2011. I was walking at least three times a week.
I am now walking 2 miles a day (1 mile in the morning; 1 mile in the afternoon). It took me approximately 20 minutes to walk a mile. I broke my record yesterday and I now can walk a mile in 15 minutes. I am a little breathless but I feel good afterward. In addition, the walk is not level. During my walk I have two steep inclines that just burn my thighs and gluts. Then I finish my walk by climbing two sets of stairs to get back to the office.
Something to think about:
This is what I look like at 45 and 178 lbs. Does anyone remember what weight I started at?
This has definitely been a climb. With four birthdays and an anniversary during the past 21 days I am still moderately successful with losing some weight.
I still have a long way to go.
I pushed my limits this week a little by increasing the distance of my walks; their frequency; and by cutting my time by 5 minutes.
When I began, I could walk about 1/2 mile in 10 minutes. This was good for me since I haven't done a whole lot of walking since knee surgery October 2011. I was walking at least three times a week.
I am now walking 2 miles a day (1 mile in the morning; 1 mile in the afternoon). It took me approximately 20 minutes to walk a mile. I broke my record yesterday and I now can walk a mile in 15 minutes. I am a little breathless but I feel good afterward. In addition, the walk is not level. During my walk I have two steep inclines that just burn my thighs and gluts. Then I finish my walk by climbing two sets of stairs to get back to the office.
Something to think about:
"Your body is the most amazing high tech performance machine on the planet."
I'm trying to stay active. I lost a LOT of muscle when I got pregnant since I became an inanimate blob. So, now I am lugging around an extra 20 lbs courtesy of baby. I'm sure I'm burning all sorts of extra calories because of it! :D
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