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Movin’, movin’, movin’!

Published September 8, 2011 by mydiettherapy

Ok, day 2….the hardest day of any plan in my opinion.

I woke up later today and I almost talked myself out of it.  My shoulders, my legs, and yes, my ass hurt.

But I prevailed.

Started out slow and picked up the pace.  I walk in a very busy neighbor hood and I always am worried about traffic and being hit by cars.  Today I have a new worry, being eaten alive by dogs.  Yesterday I was face to face with only a chain link fence between me and a very angry dog.  Apparently he was not a fan of my new-found motivation and wanted me off his sidewalk  Scared me so bad I jump off the sidewalk and into the street.  Pretty sure I burned a few extra calories just on that little encounter.

So today I decided I would be smart.  I walked on the opposite side of the street and decided that it would be a safer bet. I was attached by a pug puppy, but his only motive was for me to pet him.

At this point I am actually smiling at the other side of the street because I made a smart move.  Walking next to  a very tall wall.  Next thing I know a huge dog is attempted to jump over it.  It had to be at least seven feet tall and half of his body was over it!  Again, jumped into the street and screamed.  I’m sure someone was getting a chuckle out of this if they where watching both days from their living room!

So tomorrow, I’m changing routes all together.  Hopefully I’ll find one with only friendly dogs like the pug.

Day 2, 30 minutes 1.2 miles…moving a little slower today, but still moving.

2 miles and I think my heart is in my ass.

Published September 7, 2011 by mydiettherapy

So I wanted to stick to my word.  So this morning I got up and the first thing I did was map out a 2 mile path around my house.  I figued I could at least walk 2 miles in 3o minutes at 15 minutes a mile.

 

Oh, Hell, No.  My lard butt did two miles in 47 minutes and 17 seconds.  At first I started off going slightly uphill, this was not terrible.  It actually was pleasant.  Then I think I got to about mile two…I started to sweat a little more and I could feel my heart rate increasing.  I got a little twinged in my chest, but I think that had more to do with my breathing.  At 422 lbs you’re not exactly flat chested if you know what I mean so even breathing is a chore with theses potato sacks on my chest.  The as I was rounding the corner for home I started to slow down a bit.  And I finished, I was so proud till I looked at my stopwatch…but still a little proud that I did it. As I cooled down at home I could feel my heart beating in my ass, thighs, ankles, and feet.  I felt like my whole body was twitching, but a good twitch.  A twitch that will lead to more good things.

 

Wow.  That 5k I signed up for is going to be…well, I don’t know how it will be, but hopefully I won’t have to have an oxygen taken and the ambulance (waaaaambulance 🙂 lol) at the end up it.

 

At least I have a starting point now and I can only get better from here.  So tomorrow, 30 minutes to myself just walking.  I downloaded Pandora to my blackberry so that helped and the fact that I didn’t walk on a track help.  Sometimes when I used to walk on the high school track in the neighborhood I just couldn’t do more than a mile because it bored me to tears.  This was a little better and I’ve lived in my neighborhood for almost 4 years, and saw streets today that I never noticed.  So that’s a bonus.

 

Now for a protien filled breakfast.

 

 

Happy days 🙂