Walking: Day 1
I’m going to start tracking my walking on here. My goal is to lose 40 lbs by basic lifestyle change. There are any number of reasons for this:
- I am at a very high risk for developing high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Already, my cholesterol count is at 210 — 10 higher than is considered OK.
- I am at moderate risk for developing diabetes; weight is a factor in this.
- I really don’t care for the way I look currently.
I’m not one to join and/or use a health club, but I do enjoy walking and biking, so I’m going to do them in a way that will be beneficial to my health and morale.
Some basic “rules” that I’ve set up for myself:
- Walk for at least 60 minutes six days a week. (I’ve created six different “walk mixes” on my iPod to help me measure the time.)
- When in doubt, refer to rule number one.
I’m combining this with an effort to eat healthier, but one step at a time.
I’m also going to track some of my routes on here, so I can refer to them later and see how much of the west side I discover through walking. This was my route today.
I had to do a little backtracking on Washington — I thought the road would connect me back to Hawley, or even Greenfield at a minimum, but no dice. Oh well; it added on some mileage!
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Daniel Ross-Jones serves as Minister for Youth & Young Adults at First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, United Church of Christ. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area for a time still measured in months, he is frequently getting lost and discovering treasures of a landscape very different from his Upper Midwestern roots. Green Jello Hotdish is a blog exploring the intersections of his days. 
