What? I Actually Did it Again?!?!?!? ;D

Most of you that know me personally know that I am a one-hit wonder person. I will do something and do it well and then I think, "OK, now I know I can do that thing" and I'm done with it. So, coming from a fairly sedentary lifestyle to walking for an hour two days ago was a pretty big deal. And I was supposed to go yesterday, but I didn't. So, I could have easily blown it off and said to myself, "Yah, oh well. I'll start up again in a couple weeks." BUT NOOOO! I actually went again today! And WOW! It was gorgeous and the walk itself was way easier! I expect the next one to be even easier and someday I'll even run part of the hour!

Do you want to know what motivated me? Yesterday when I was sitting in a movie, just right as it was about over, my right lung started to all-of-a-sudden feel congested. I coughed and coughed until I got a little bit of phlegm. Sorry, that's gross. But it was so weird! I was motivated that I need to keep doing this walking thing so that my body will continue to function well into my old age! Plus, I really don't want dementia like our friend's wife (see last blog post).

So, today it took me 1.5 hours to walk an hour - I stop the clock when I take pictures or rest. Sometimes I rest to catch my breath after going uphill and sometimes I rest because the shade feels so good! That includes travel time to the place I am going to walk. Today it was about a 7 minute drive.

Enjoy the pictures and videos from today. I took the videos sideways today so I hope it looks better!

"Eat less. Move more."

This Trainer Says Add Strength Training

I just happened upon this blog today while looking for something totally different and it is great!  I had no clue that obese people had so much more of a difficult time losing weight! OOOOH MAN! It's tough, but do-able! 

The bottom-line on this article is to avoid becoming obese, include strength training, and commit for six months to any fitness change program. SIX MONTHS. Considering that healthy activity should be a lifestyle, let's just say the transition period will be six months and the increased activity in life will be for the rest of our lives. Ya wanna?  ;D  We can do it!  It really is much more fun to walk the dog or play with children than to sit in front of the television and eat, right? Not to mention, skating, bicycling, swimming, and all those other fun activities!

Enjoy this blog! If you are struggling with obesity, this will be very, very helpful in helping you to understand that you have more to overcome and I believe it will help you make that commitment to work harder! 99% of all self-improvement effort is in our minds!

http://gregghoffman.hubpages.com/hub/Obesity-and-Fat-Loss