Down 12 pounds in one month!
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Down 12 pounds in one month!
Granted I have a lot of weight to lose. And weight loss is always faster at the beginning when you have a lot to lose. As you get closer to goal weight it slows to a snails pace. But it is better than gaining 12 pounds! I have been walking 3 to 6 miles everyday.
The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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gratefuldeb67
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WOW good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I really can't wait until I post something like that. 
I really can't wait until I post something like that. 
Congratulations! That's great!
If you walk 6 miles daily, you're probably exceeding 10,000 steps. If you walk 3 miles, you're probably at 6,000-7,500 steps. And unless you're very active, getting that last 2,500-4,000 is much more difficult than you'd think! You can also go for a weekly average of 70,000 steps instead of 10,000 daily.
I use a pedometer and have a goal of a minimum of 10,000 steps daily. Now, this isn't only the steps taken during a "walk". This is all steps taken daily. When I was working, this wasn't a problem; I routinely got 12,000-15,000 steps daily (if I got more than 15,000, I knew I'd really been busy at work!). Now it requires more effort to get those steps in. But, it really makes a difference. I just have to make life a lot less convenient to get those steps in.I have been walking 3 to 6 miles everyday.
If you walk 6 miles daily, you're probably exceeding 10,000 steps. If you walk 3 miles, you're probably at 6,000-7,500 steps. And unless you're very active, getting that last 2,500-4,000 is much more difficult than you'd think! You can also go for a weekly average of 70,000 steps instead of 10,000 daily.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
Incredible accomplishment! What a way to start the new year. You don't need a new year's resolution. You are already living the dream. Congratulations.
And, just Annie, anything exercise wise you do is better than doing nothing. Reinhard recommends an unusual 14 minutes a day.
And, just Annie, anything exercise wise you do is better than doing nothing. Reinhard recommends an unusual 14 minutes a day.
A lot of growing up happens between "it fell" and "I dropped it."
It takes me an hour to walk three miles. On weekends I walk 3 miles in the morning (1 hour) and 3 miles in the evening (1 hour) for a total of two hours. I don't mind walking. I hate getting on a machine at the gym and doing exercise. With walking it feels normal, like you have a destination. Now I wish I could get the eating under control some more.
The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
