Walking: Day 1
March 15th, 2008
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!
