I had my annual check-up this morning. I asked the doctor to help me be accountable for my weight loss goals. He agreed. He's going to have me come in monthly for the next five to six months. These are my assignments:
1. No snacking between meals unless it's vegetables
2. Two meals have no simple carbs
3. A dessert or simple carb each day is fine, as long as it's with the meal.
4. Walk 7 days a week. The 2 miles a day I'm shooting for is good.
5. Track what I eat and show it next time.
6. And, finally, I have callouses on the bottom of my right foot, so a good arch support in my shoe will help my weight to be more evenly distributed.
My next appointment is in one month, on Monday, September 26. We'll see what happens!
I have lost a little weight. Last time I went in I was 214; now I'm 210. I hope the blood tests show a similar reduction in cholesterol.
So I've increased my walking to two miles a day. Last week I got a bit off track due to going to education week, but I counted my miles there for a couple of days and got over 3 miles each day. By Friday my foot was hurting and I rode the shuttles and didn't track miles. And then it took me a couple of days this week to get myself going again. So yesterday I started again with just over 2 miles. Today I did the same route, but the first 20 minutes counted as my run, and I got the first mile in less than 17 minutes. And then I reset the app to count miles walked, and got over 1.3 additional miles that way. I'm still 12 miles shy of the 40 mile walking goal that I set for August, but I'm sure I can do it. I plan to set a similar goal for September, and then 100 miles for October and November combined.
Also, on August 13 Rae Anna and I did the Salem Days 5K and I completed it in less than an hour. My average walking pace is now usually less than 20 minutes per mile. So that's cool. We've signed up for another 5K on September 9. It's in Draper, and it's a benefit for the refugees. Together we want to complete one 5K each month.