Since May I have been using MyFitnessPal to try and lose weight. After my doctor visit earlier this year where I gained 9 lbs in 3 months I had to do something. I had another follow up 3 months later and I was determined to impress my doctor by showing her the scale in the other direction.<\/p>\n
I did, I lost nearly 20 lbs in those 3 months. She was impressed. Achievement earned.<\/p>\n
Now I need to lose the rest, about 100 lbs more. I have some momentum so lets keep going. Last month my friend Lisa told me about this glorified pedometer called a Fitbit. If you like stats this little dodad is for you. It automatically syncs your steps (and stair climbs) to a website where you can knock yourself out with bars and chart on your activity level. Mainly it is incentive to get those steps up.<\/p>\n
Since I got mine I average about 8,000 steps. Much better then I thought this desk jockey did on a normal basis. Of course this includes a 30 minute walk at lunch which consistently is 1.25 miles no matter if I walk the labs or the “goose” walking trail or a round trip to AP32.<\/p>\n
On the home front I have been walking more at the forest preserves, which as soon as I finish this entry, Hollace and I will be doing. Hollace apparently loves to walk and will walk and walk if I let her. I can’t deny the kid of a walk especially since she does spend a good amount of time sitting in a chair watching Youtube.<\/p>\n
Speaking of Hollace, she has some healthy habits there. She loves asparagus, kale (chips), eggplant and walking. Pizza is too greasy for her now and she skeeves out on veins. I added that last one as just a remember when… thing when I read this entry years later \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
Anyway, this Fitbit is doing its job and getting me moving. 10K is the goal in a day and I have had several 10K days (and one 16K day)<\/p>\n
I have lost now 22.5 lbs now. Slow and steady but as long as the trend keeps going down, I will be patient by eating right and walking to the ends of the earth.<\/p>\n
So let me close now so I can lace up my walking shoes and start walking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since May I have been using MyFitnessPal to try and lose weight. After my doctor visit earlier this year where I gained 9 lbs in 3 months I had to do something. I had another follow up 3 months later … Continue reading