Well folks, we made it to day four. This is a big step for me, the past few times I have thought about getting back into shape, I gave up by day 2. The injuries were just to much, and I pushed myself too hard before, not actually thinking about a long term goal.
On day one I walked a mile and a half, not that big of an accomplishment, I walk everywhere I go since I don't have a car. The difference here is I lumped all of my walking together, and pushed for a time goal. On day 2, I got bold, and since I need to look for a job, I went walking and looking for help wanted signs for two and a quarter miles. Day 3 the knee was kind of stiff so I went back to mile and a half course, but this time, I jogged the last half block.
Today, I once again took the mile and half course, but at the end of it, I added maybe another 50 feet to my jog. Tomorrow, I will add a little bit more to my run. You see this time, I am not going to go out the door running like I am still the young healthy kid I was when running four or five miles was a wake up for me. This time I am going to be smart and build my endurance over time.
In addition to exercise I have taken to eating three meals a day. Wait what? You want to lose weight, but you are eating more? Well the thing is, I am eating more, but I am also eating smarter. I am not shoving candy and chips into my mouth throughout the day with a Man v Food sized dinner at the end of the night. I have been starting my day with a bowl of oatmeal, followed by a light lunch a few hours later, and a sensible supper. The eating is actually the hard part for me, I am not really a breakfast guy, or at least a healthy breakfast guy.
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