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I walked today 2.75 miles. Cut out the last little street I usually walk. I felt good this morning: I had energy, was awake, and in a good frame of mind. Unlike the other day when I walked, as I felt weak, and kind of sick. Today seemed like a better day. One mile in, doing good, then it hit- I have to pee. And I just went before I left the house! So the last mile back seemed challenging. I sped up coming back, and maybe over did it. Got tired, winded, overheated. It's at that difficult spot where you know that you still have a mile to get back to the house, and you don't know if you'll make it. I did. I hope this doesn't happen if I'm in a race, but at least there will be people there in case I get stuck. So I stopped briefly and took the photo above. Did everything right, I think; stretched before and after, and did 100 sit ups. Breakfast was oatmeal, with half an apple and cinnamon. I'll get much more exercise today and this weekend, as I ha...

Today's walk: 2.84 miles, same route. No weight loss this week. Probably because I've been eating too much junk. I really need to watch my tendency to overeat. It's a work in progress. It's been quite chilly these last 2 mornings when I walked. The other day I wore way too much clothing. Four layers of: work out tank top, t-shirt, sweatshirt, and a jacket. Well, half way through I thought I would pass out. I did much better today. (Work out crop, t-shirt, light jacket.) So many thoughts go through my mind when I'm walking. Sometimes I think about what I'm going to write on this blog. Sometimes I concentrate on nature. Sometimes I hope to avoid the dogs on their morning walks. Sometimes it's a whole mess of things. This morning I did a prayer/walking meditation. Really good. Must do this more often. So the other day, while I was driving and coming onto the road where we live, I say this thing in the road-crossing the road, really. It looke...

Today I tracked 2.77 miles. My usual route. Did some "sprints"-what I'm calling speeding up as fast as I can walk, with slow down intervals. Note to self: must have phone completely charged if I want the walking app to work. Today's walk was a bit challenging. It wore me out. I think it's because I did not eat a proper snack before I went, and I was really hungry for breakfast too. Heavy breathing; a bit dizzy, then a headache. Not properly hydrated I'm guessing. The weather has begun to change (finally); it was nice and cool this morning. Thoughts on this morning's walk: It's just one of those days. I'll take the good with the not so good-I won't say bad, because I don't consider any exercise as bad. Did my proper stretching, before and after, cooled down, ate breakfast and drank lots of water. I saw an osprey up in a tree with the beautiful orangey sunrise in the background. Would have made a nice photo, but I couldn'...

I started my walk a little before 7 am, as I like to do; it's still dark out by soon the sun will rise. I got my walking belt to hold my stuff, and started using a walking app to track my fitness goals. I'm using Endomondo for right now. I set my goal today to walk at least 2 miles and to step up the pace as best I can ie: walk the fastest that I can. I ended up walking 2.74 miles and have GPS tracked where I'm walking. Random stuff: I have to be careful when walking fast on some ground as it is still wet and I tend to slip a bit. I realized that I don't particularly like walking on one part of my walk, where it is quite woodsy, swampy, and little bit scary. I crossed to the other side where the houses are. (I'm more comfortable now.) I found a turtle along my path this morning; it was a box turtle that looked like this: Finished at home with a good stretch, then sat down to figure out the fitness app, and when I went to get up, I was so stiff already...

It's getting cooler here in Florida. Today's morning walk was a bit windy too, adding to the challenge today. A good walk though; I went a little bit farther in distance and picked up my pace, so I cut 10 minutes off my time. My butt was dragging today; I feel tired. I guess these kinds of days are expected. What I've learned so far: I cannot drink my morning coffee and then go walk. I have to pee too soon! And there are days, where I need that coffee. But, if I just get dressed and ready to go, I can get out the door pretty fast and get to it. And my nose runs- a lot. Although I think I've always had this problem. My curly bangs get in the way. Constantly dangling in my face. I guess I'll have to clip them back, wear a hat, or head band. So I'm wondering if it is better to go a longer distance walking, or should I start jogging the shorter distance and add more walking to it? Also, I need to get something to carry my stuff in- like my keys, ph...

Good Morning world! Just got back from my walk, and it was a good one. Early mornings here are starting to be cooler, which makes it much more pleasant to walk. Today I went the same distance (a little over a mile), but increased my pace, so I cut my time down a bit. And boy, did I break a good sweat. I saw many critters out this morning- ibis, a blue bird (that I couldn't identify), an armadillo, and just at the end of the first half, where I turn around to come back, were 3 deer just out of the woods and grazing on some grass. Two large ones, and one small one. Everything is so green, yet I find some leaves that have fallen are changing colors slightly. Today is my weigh in day. I'm down 3 pounds since last week! I cannot believe how much I lost by adding this exercise into my life. It's a good thing. Just doing the Weight Watchers plan , I usually only loose about 1/2 a pound, if that. I feel good. To read my previous post, go here .

In the spirit of "you never know what you'll get", here on the blog, I've decided to share my weight loss journey. The facts are these: I have lost 50 pounds on Weight Watchers . It has taken over a year. And now I'm stuck. At a plateau, they say. I want to loose another 25 pounds. So I decided to set a BIG goal for myself. I want to run a 5K. At the Disney World marathon in January of 2019. I have given myself 15 months to prepare. So I figure that setting this goal and training for it will get me over the hump, and unstuck to loose this additional weight. Plus journaling in this way, may keep me accountable, if only to myself. We are big Disney fans, so I like to think of running this particular 5K would be a great reward! Today is the first day I'm recording my journey. I'm basically starting as a beginner walking. Today's early morning walk was 4600 steps, about 1.6 miles, which is about half of a 5K (3.1 miles). Not too bad, I t...