Last month, I set a goal of 100 miles for the month of October and I hit it today a few days early. I have been enjoying them more. I borrowed an Apple watch to track my heart rate while walking and it really makes it interesting aiming to get and keep my heart rate in the moderate and hard zones. Weight is continuing to come off. Down 7.5 pounds this month. My size 20 jeans are now too big, I was wearing 22’s before I started. Getting ready to do a clothes donation soon.
So, the 2022 project got me into regular sized clothes for our Europe Summer Cruise, but unfortunately ended in yet another failure and the clothes ended up getting donated or packed away and the plus sizes and all of the pounds returned.
We went on another Europe cruise this summer where we walked so much that I ended up losing a few pounds over the three weeks. When we returned home, my metabolism must have still been in higher gear because more pounds just disappeared. As I returned to my sedentary ways, the weight plateaued.
So, September 1st, I decided I was going to walk 5k per day, every day. The month has now ended and I made it 24 out of 30 days. The missed days were either rainy or I had another commitment. I walked 87 miles, and dropped 6.4 pounds.
And here, in the spirit of accountability, is the really embarrassing state of things. My goal once again is to get out of the obese bmi range once and for all.
