Ok, here's the update. I was doing just fine walking that first week. Walked 4 days that week at least a mile each day one day I even walked 1.75 miles. And then my toe which had been giving me some trouble finally was so bad I decided to go to the doctor. Turned out I had an ingrown toenail and they had to remove a part of it. So I have been recovering from that since last wednesday. It kind of bummed me out that I let it get so bad to begin with and hadn't thought to look online for a possible home treatment sooner (duh). I missed out on a couple of hikes I wanted to go on.
But as soon as the doctor gives me the ok to stop using the stupid surgical shoe they gave me I am going to get right back to my plan. I will just have to step it up a bit to be prepared for the 5K I am signed up for on the 25th of April. Now that the weather is getting warmer and warmer (and my husband is hell bent on loosing weight again) I plan to get out more to walk. And it will be nice to have some company, though I do enjoy it enough on my own the quiet communing with nature. Well what nature there is in my neighboor hood. It is mostly concrete but with a fair amount of trees blended in and even a few daffodils landscaped in. I love daffodils so that is always a treat.
On the losing weight fronteer I am going to try out a diet developed by Dr. Oz that maps it all out for you. You choose the foods and snacks you want to eat from a drop down menu and then it gives you the calories for the day and the recipes and grocery list. Anything to make it easier to stick to. Because after all I am a lazy sloth. But I am hoping to slowly change that. More and more I see people bouncing around and being active on tv and in movies and I wish I had the energy and figure to do those things. So I am going to work towards that. And also feeling better in general, less aches and pains, and living longer because I see a shorter lifespan in my future if I just stay the couch potato I am now.
So that is the news for now. More later as developments arise.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Walking towards fitness
Recently I decided to participate in a 5k walk on April 25th with an online group I am a part of. It is one of the many groups I am a member of on metup.com. If you have never been to this site it is great for meeting people or just getting out and doing stuff with like-minded people. I've ben a member for several years and met many interesting people and enjoyed plenty of events I might not otherwise have even known about. So as I said I signed up to walk in a charity event at a natural reserve in Ohio. 5K is more than I have walked all at once in a long time. It's been so long I couldn't even tell you when it was, but it has been years to say the least.
So needless to say I need to prepare for this event. To do so I have said both to myself and my friends and family that I will start walking every day. This is my second day and I've done it so far. One week, two weeks from now that will be the challenge. Right now I am just walking around my neighborhood seeing as I am near a major road that doesn't offer much in the way of sidewalks. But among my meetup groups is a couple of new walking/hiking groups that I plan on being active in. That should help some although I think right now there are only a couple get togethers between now and my walk. But as walking gets easier I will simply make more trips around the neighborhood or throw in some light jogging to up the ante. Right now I am excited and motivated to do this and hope that will not change.
No big surprise but I didn't keep my new years resolution going for more than about a month. I am still making efforts by buying healthy snacks like granola bars with 1/3 of the RDA in fiber and dried and fresh fruit as well as more veggies. I did briefly get back under 180 lbs but am now back up to 184 as of yesterday. I will try to get up on my blog and fitness attempts by posting my weight and progress on here more regularly than in the past. I'm thinking I will set reminders on my cell to help with that. So once again I am trying to better my health and weight. They always say if at first you don't succeed.... well you know the rest. Wish me luck in my endeavors.
So needless to say I need to prepare for this event. To do so I have said both to myself and my friends and family that I will start walking every day. This is my second day and I've done it so far. One week, two weeks from now that will be the challenge. Right now I am just walking around my neighborhood seeing as I am near a major road that doesn't offer much in the way of sidewalks. But among my meetup groups is a couple of new walking/hiking groups that I plan on being active in. That should help some although I think right now there are only a couple get togethers between now and my walk. But as walking gets easier I will simply make more trips around the neighborhood or throw in some light jogging to up the ante. Right now I am excited and motivated to do this and hope that will not change.
No big surprise but I didn't keep my new years resolution going for more than about a month. I am still making efforts by buying healthy snacks like granola bars with 1/3 of the RDA in fiber and dried and fresh fruit as well as more veggies. I did briefly get back under 180 lbs but am now back up to 184 as of yesterday. I will try to get up on my blog and fitness attempts by posting my weight and progress on here more regularly than in the past. I'm thinking I will set reminders on my cell to help with that. So once again I am trying to better my health and weight. They always say if at first you don't succeed.... well you know the rest. Wish me luck in my endeavors.
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