The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Aussie W/Heart]

Originally Posted by vivfox

As of today I have walked 3 miles every single day for the last 30 days. My walk always takes one hour at the least and often more as I stop to smell the roses along the way. The first day of walking I was unprepared. I went with a 16oz bottle of water and nearly died when I ran out 3/4 of the way through the walk. Luckily some construction workers pitied me and gave me a cold bottle to finish my trip with. The next day I made the water last but it got very warm along the way. By day three I was carrying a larger plastic bottle of water but it too warmed up on my trip. By the 3rd week I got a bit smarter and actually purchased a 40oz thermos and now my water stays cold the entire time and there is always plenty of it. For the first two and a half weeks my ankles were sore. I dropped 10 pounds in the first two weeks and then plateaued for the next two weeks. A few days ago I dropped another three lbs. but then the damn two pieces of garlic bread and the equally damned ramen noodles I ate over the weekend when I was too lazy to prepare something healthy added those three lbs. right back on. Losing weight is so damn frustrating. But I really do look forward to these walks. They have become the highlight of my day. I started out with my mp3 player and some four dollar headphones. Last Thursday I went to Best Buy and purchased some expensive headphones, though I decided I want an even better sounding one so I will exchange them this week. I have always been the king of "I can find a million things to do inside the house and never go out," and then the whole Summer goes by and I never actually went outside and enjoyed it. So these walks get me out there for at least one full hour a day and I am so glad I am doing that.

Good on you, keep it up & it wont be long before you start doing a little jogging.. i found this worked best for me = walk for 30 sec then jog for 30 sec working up to a 20 min work out.. I loved this daily exercise, unfortunately i stopped due to feeling pretty paranoid running alone in the national park next to our property.. Bummer cause i really enjoyed it.. lol oh yeah i also brought along a 2 drink bottles one in each hand used them like weights, so i had plenty of water if needed xD plus mp3 blearing listening to SN and FM of course..