My not so New Year's resolution?

[Bengalz]

Richard I think your plan sounds really good and you will likely get addicted to walking It's a great way to exercise without hurting yourself and sounds like it serves several other purposes too

Good luck with getting used to listening to tunes while you walk - sometimes while walking I listen to my iPod and I pick tunes that I can keep pace to - it helps.

[RICHARD]

Richard I think your plan sounds really good and you will likely get addicted to walking It's a great way to exercise without hurting yourself and sounds like it serves several other purposes too

Good luck with getting used to listening to tunes while you walk - sometimes while walking I listen to my iPod and I pick tunes that I can keep pace to - it helps.

I am sorry to hear about all the people who cannot walk during the winter months. The gals in my office would do the stairs during bad weather.

Not only am I getting around, I am seeing all the pets that live in different houses! I am kinda sad that the radio is only FM. I do like listening to talk shows on the AM side.

[carole]

Good on you mate, i will join you, i too need to get fit, i hate exercise with a passion, but i need to and i am going to do it,every little bit counts, baby steps is the best way.

Well with not driving and not having too many fast food options near me, i am saved from that, not that i love them that much, but i do enjoy them as a treat now and then.

It always is my new years resolution, loose weight, get fit, now would it not be nice if i could stick to it and really do it for once, and keep at it, let us all try.

[RICHARD]

Good on you mate, i will join you, i too need to get fit, i hate exercise with a passion, but i need to and i am going to do it,every little bit counts, baby steps is the best way.

Well with not driving and not having too many fast food options near me, i am saved from that, not that i love them that much, but i do enjoy them as a treat now and then.

The last hamburger I ate I made myself! Before that I stopped at a J in the Box and ate a burger and fries......I didn't feel good on the way home!

I have gone thru 10 lbs of potatoes in the last few weeks. I cut the potatoes into thick 'steak fries' and put them into a plastic bag with oil, salt and some spices, it depends on what I want, shake them up and roast them!

Basil, celery salt, dill, rosemary...not all at once, mostly what is on the shelf, in reach!

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During my walks I would count out 100 paces at a time and try to look ahead to see it I could guesstimate where I would get 100 steps in.

Today, I put on the pedometer and a roundtrip to the store was 1.63 miles. including the walk around the inside of the store!


Carole, Go to your sports shop and look at purchasing a pedometer! I saw some that were expensive-30 U.S.D. and up-I bought mine at one of the
stores that sell everything and it cost me a fiver! IT's very simple to use and calibrate. It tells me how many steps and you can make it read your walk in Km or miles!

I do have a very old back pack -It has to be 25 years old and a set of net duffel bags that I use to carry back my purchases....I also have a HUGE backpacking sack that I thought of using! I decided against it because when you have something huge to carry things in, you tend to overshop and carrying everything can be tiring.

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A local store has a shuttle that runs later in the day on Thursdays and Fridays!- I finished my shopping and asked the cashier what time the van started to run. She told me that I was about 1 hour too early, so, I decided to walk home with my shopping. THAT was a workout! That's why I want to get a scale! I had about 50 pounds of stuff and I was spent when I got home!

But I was able to do some shopping and got some exercise in at the same time.

I also want to start doing some situps and pushups in the mornings to start out! But that is more for next month.....one step at a time!

Tomorrow, I am off to buy a notebook to record my progress!

[RICHARD]

Do we start a thread and post our weekly progress?

I have done 5.71 miles this week.

I got up this morning and walked to the super and to Target!

It was a nice morning, cool and sunny.

[RICHARD]

6.75 miles this week.

I am waiting for you all to catch up!

[Taz_Zoee]

I need to jump on this train. I actually found a pedometer at the dog park last summer. I should wear it at work and see how far I walk. I am up and down to the printer a million times a day!
I am going to get the pedometer and put it in my purse.
Good job Richard!! Keep it up and it will help motivate me too!

ETA: The battery is dead. Must go get a new one this week.