Ok, Ok already!! I have to say I've been very comfortable behind my sofa
but DG, you're right - it is time to start taking baby steps. It seems I need the incremental approach. I joined WeightWatchers before going AF in May. Then lost no weight in June while I was wrapping my head around abstaining. In July the weight started shifting again and I started reading up on ways different exercise can rev up your metabolism. Now that I've gone from looking 7 months pregnant to only 5 months pregnant [sigh] a bit of walking feels do-able - right with you on the reasoning, WIP!
I started on Aug 1st quite by accident. I'd met a friend while it was warm but it then got windy in the evening and I just missed the bus. It was too cold to stand there, so I hot-footed it past about 8 bus stops and realised I had started my power-walk regime!
On Saturday I got off the bus early on my way back from the market and did a loop around the park, thinking I'd need to do penance for a blueberry muffin at Starbucks. Indeed! Came home, checked it on the internet, and the bloody muffin is worth 9.5 WW points when my whole daily allowance is 20 atm, soon going down to 19. It would take about 4 hrs of leisurely walking to undo the damage of one frickin muffin! I learned my lesson.
Yesterday it was raining so I only walked to the shopping mall. Found an interesting article about sleep patterns and exercise, though. I'm a night owl so for me it's beneficial to get some exercise in the early afternoon. My plan for this first week is to get in at least 20 minutes most days. I'm now off to amble along the river before lunch.
Good luck with your goals, everybody.
