Monday, August 9, 2010

It's Been a While

It really has been a while since I last updated.  I can't say why I stopped updating, not can I explain my mindset.  I had just started my running program when I noticed that the inside of my left knee started throbbing.  So I stopped the program for a while and decided to let it get better.  Well then we moved and I just stopped everything, I stopped going to Weight Watchers, mainly because we don't have the money to keep me going, but also because I just got into my normal funk and decided that I didn't want to go nor keep track of everything I ate.  Well, it all fell apart and I just got fed up again.  I hadn't let myself slip all the way back mainly because I have set a goal to lose at least 50 lbs by Nov.  We are going to Sacramento for Thanksgiving and so I set my goal. 

We started the pedometer contest at work and I signed up to participate in it.  They are used a website to track our steps called: http://startwalkingnow.org/.  It's the American Heart Association's website.  They have a steps tracker plus a food tracker, but I am using the http://www.livestrong.com, the daily plate.  My ultimate goal is 100 lbs, but I will start with 50.  I never thought that walking everyday was going to help me lose weight, but there was an article on Livestrong.com called Walking Tips To Lose Weight, here is the link:  http://www.livestrong.com/article/104473-walking-tips-lose-weight/?utm_source=augustnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100803.  I have been trying to increase my walking to 45 minutes each morning, but some mornings I only get 30 in.  At least I am going each morning.  Well it is getting late and I have to get up for my walk at 5:30. 

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