Well I know my
diet doesn't actually begin until 1:30 today, but I did begin my walking progam at 6:30 today. I hate to admit I only did six blocks because I know I could do more than that even a year ago. However, it felt right. I wasn't out of breath or in any real discomfort, but I was sweating and definitely felt the workout. Next week I'm going to try and up it to 7 blocks and by the end of the Summer I want to be doing 2 miles.
For breakfast I had a can of pineapple and water. Pineapple wouldn't be my first choice because I like having protein as part of breakfast, but I really didn't have anything else in the apt. I'll go grocery shopping this afternoon. I've started on my bottled water and I'll be calling Ice Mountain this morning.
I have worked out and tried to lose weight at this time for the past few years, but this feels different--it feels like I'm in it for the long haul and that's good. My short term
goal is to drop below 400
pounds by Labor Day. I know people are going to say I'm nuts for setting such a large
goal, but I do know from past experience that when you are very very heavy you lose a lot of weight at the beginning of any
diet. My mom always called it "Water Weight". That's why I think I can lose 65. I'd be happy with 40 or 50 to be honest.
