My not so New Year's resolution?

[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.

[Moesha]

I really wanted to walk today, but I took a nap instead. True story.

I could use my treadmill but hate sweating while walking.

[RICHARD]

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.

You may have to set the distance of your stride in order to get it to read properly.

For most models you measure 10 steps, divide by 10 then set the length of your total on the machine!

[RICHARD]

You are all in a lot of trouble!

7.94 miles this week.,


My week starts on Sunday and ends Saturday.


I also bought a scale. I weigh 253-I carried home 42 pounds of groceries home from the store!

I undressed and lost two pounds.

The Edster weighs 15 pounds!