Dog FOOD and Exercise

How would you feel if you carried around four 20-pound bags of dog food all day? DOG TIRED! 2 years ago, I used to weigh 80 pounds more and that’s how I felt. Run down. Exhausted.

Now I feel marvelous. Did I take a quick-fix pill or follow a fad diet? No, I just ate less and exercised more. That’s the only thing that really works.

Now that Beth is off to England, I’m getting back to business. I have 30 more pounds to go. It’s time to get busy.

I’m tweaking my exercise routine.

-- Monday and Wednesday, I’m on the treadmill.
-- Tuesday and Thursday, I take Pilate’s. It’s not as tough as last fall. I’m improving … slowly. When we’re on the mats, I can even touch my feet to the floor above my head. Not bad for 55.
-- Then (weather permitting), I’m walking 4 miles a day on Saturday and Sunday.
-- I get Fridays off. (I LOVE FRIDAYS!)

I want to push myself further on the treadmill.
First 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.7 mph
Second 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.8 mph
Third 5 minutes … 14% incline … 3.9 mph
Fourth 5 minutes … 14% incline … 4 mph
Fifth minutes … 13% incline … 4.1 mph
Last 5 minutes … 13% incline … 4.2 mph

Not bad for someone who used to be ready to die at 3 mph on the flat.


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

How I lost (am losing) the FAT

So far I’ve lost 72 pounds, I’m 53 pounds from goal.

I get ask a lot, “what diet are you following?” I am not dieting. I’m changing.

Diets are short-term fixes to a long-term problem. I ate more than I needed … not just for a few weeks or months, but for the past 20-ish years. I can’t undo that over night.

People have the capacity for great change – every one of us. But very few really want to. It’s easier to sit on the sofa and complain. Blame the fast food industry. Whine about genetics or invent a glandular condition. That won’t get you anywhere.

You have to change. Stop eating more than you need. Get off your ass and exercise.

That’s all I’m doing

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