I missed my walk yesterday, but I did spend 20 minutes mowing the grass with a gas push mower. Turns out I burned more calories from mowing than from just walking for 20 minutes. I guess pushing burned the extra calories ( Read more... )

The boy and I went for a walk. I hate walking. Maybe I will like it more when I lose some weight, but right now I don't care for it at all. My fingers are so swollen, I can hardly make a fist. And my feet were hurting by the halfway point. I think we walked for 40 minutes. I forgot to check the clock before we left, so I'm not sure. On SparkPeople ( Read more... )

I've got to plan my meals so that I have plenty of snacks during the day. I think my lunches are too few calories. The end result is I am starving and light headed by the end of the day. Last night I was so tired that I didn't want to cook anything. I also did not plan ahead and thaw anything. So I ordered pizza for the boy and me (delivery is ( Read more... )

This morning, on my way to work, I measured how far I walked last night. I was really surprised to see that I walked 4/5 of a mile. I think that's great considering my weight and practically nonexistent athletic ability. I think I only walked for 20 minutes. I'll have to time myself next time. I want to work up to 30 minutes 3x a week. Then ( Read more... )

I just turned 33 two weeks ago. I'm fat. Morbidly obese. I currently weigh 360 pounds. Yeah, that's a lot. But it's 10 pounds less than I weighed a month ago. I weighed 370 then. Imagine how well I can do if I'm actually trying to lose weight ( Read more... )