The number one reason I wanted to lose weight was so I could be more active. I like doing things like hiking, kayaking, and just walking in general. Unfortunately, my size has made all of these things either very difficult or even impossible (I’m far too large for a kayak right now). Of course the ability to be active wasn’t the only thing motivating me. I also want to be more attractive, healthier, live longer, and all the things we promise ourselves we’re doing all this work for.
With such a high starting weight (407), I told myself that I needed to focus on losing a bit of weight before I would even go for a simple walk around my neighborhood. I gave myself a pretty simple goal of 25 pounds before I started getting out of the house for walks. Last week I made it down over 28 pounds. I told myself I needed to start getting out and walking. I WANTED to get out and start walking. I still could not get myself awake early enough to do it before work. I tried to be kind to myself, but that’s a struggle on a really good day for me. The one thing I didn’t do was let my minor failure to move allow me to throw out my calorie counting. Cutting down on calories has made my life better in so many more ways than I ever thought it would. Maybe TMI, but even my bowel movements have improved.
Today was the day. I stepped on the scale and was down 32.6 pounds! Another 4 plus from last week! Great! But I still wasn’t walking like I wanted to. I still didn’t get up this morning and go and I still didn’t go in the evening. Now is a good time to mention my lifelong habit towards night owl living. I always said I did my best work at night. So at 10 PM this evening I strapped my sneakers on and set out with a playlist in hand. 2.5 miles and 42 minutes later, I’m sweaty, a little stinky, and actually a bit tired, but I did it! And it felt amazing! The cool night air, the calm quiet of the town. Everything about it was just so pleasant. Today was the day I decided night walks are going to be my best friend. Maybe in the dead of winter I’ll aim for some in the daytime, but until then, this girl is a nighttime prowler.
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