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.


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday Morning Weigh-In




Last week, I weighted 192. In fact, I had briefly glimpsed 191. Today, I weight 194. If I ever needed an F-word, now would be the time. So what went wrong and how do I quit making the same mistakes?



First of all I was succeeding. Therefore, I relaxed. It's been 22 months of this and I'd really like to be done. But in the end, I have to watch what I eat for the rest of my life. Otherwise, it's coming all back.


I got sick last week and missed 2 days on the treadmill. (That's why there was no long post on Thursday.) On the bright side, the treadmill must be helping. I read that exercise didn't have much impact on weight loss. Clearly, that's bunk!


Then, there was the spinach dip. SPINACH! High in vitamins and fiber ... Low in calories ... unless you bury it in sour cream. The grocery store made it, so there wasn't an ingredient break down on the package. I have to quit buying the deli stuff

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