I'm taking small steps. First I'm getting my eating in order, which I've done a great job this week I must say. I'm not going to blog about everything I eat, because that would just get tedious. If I have trouble eating 'well', I may start doing that. Along with the eating, I've started getting out after dinner for a long a walk in the woods. They've been averaging about 45 minutes. There are lots of hills and uneven ground, so its not a casual walk, and my heart rate is raised the whole time. And at the end of the walk I scale the ridge in the back of my house which gets my heart really pounding. My wife is trying to figure out what I do back there that gets me so sweaty. The idea is that my ankles and knees get used to doing some work (along with my heart), and skim off a little bit of weight before I try to actually jog. Maybe I'll walk my neighborhood 5k this weekend. Or maybe just half of it.
So I hopped in the car and drove out 3.5 miles( I realized a 5k is about 3.2) in my neighborhood. Holy crap thats a long way. And the 'route' I picked is incredibly hilly. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to do that. I'll be shocked if I can walk it in an hour, never mind run it in less than that.
Oh, as of yesterday I'm down to 258. Not a big deal seeing how when your as big as I am your weight fluctuates with the wind.
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