Knee Pain

I have been a little bit nervous over the last couple of days. My left knee has had a sharp stinging pain on the side of my kneecap. It hasn't been a constant pain but when it is there I can't ignore it. Tonight it was bothering me while I was on the treadmill so after 40 minutes I switched to the elliptical machine. Wow. I had a great work out and my knee stopped hurting. I did 15 minutes on the elliptical and then did a 5 minute cool down on the treadmill. Man, I like that machine. I worked up quite a sweat. On Saturday, I made up one of the two hours I was behind by spending two hours on the treadmill. I am planning on doing the next one on Wednesday evening.

My diet still sucks. My body is changing though.

Milestone

Last night I decided it was time to try to run an entire mile without stopping. So I went to the gym. I jumped on the treadmill and began my warm up. I walked about a half mile and started to jog. I made it about a tenth of a mile before I figured out that I needed to warm up some more.

I walked some more until I had gone 1.5 miles and I was feeling it by then. So off I went at a decent pace and the next thing you know I had just completed the first mile I had run in many years. I felt elated.

I am finally starting to feel a sense of assurance about my health and my future health. I wouldn't trade how I feel for anything.

Hour 16

Ok...
I am astonished that I have been to the gym so much this year. I have been told by numerous gurus over the years that it takes 21 days to make/break a habit. I have to say that going to the gym has become habitual.

I am making some nice progress in my endurance. I can't wait to run in a 5K in April. It is called the Redbud Classic in North Oklahoma City. You know what? I think I will organize a run here in Lindsay, America at some point. It is a great idea. Next fall is probably the best time for adequate planning. I want to be wise so I will do some research to see exactly what I am getting into.

I am feeling great and I can finally tell in the mirror that I have lost a little weight. I weighed in today officially at 261 lbs. My blood pressure is almost in the normal range and my blood sugar has been normal. I am sleeping better too.

I am on my way.

Action Living = Move something

Weigh In

What a fantastic weigh in I had this morning. 261 lbs.
I am very pleased. Low carb and exercise work well together.

Journaling

Ok. Here we go down the blogging trail.
I decided it would be an appropriate thing to do to blog about my journey to health. I have thought about blogging quite often and finally gave in.

I plan to try to capture my thoughts and emotions that bombard me as I fight my way to health and slimness. I am feeling a sense of accomplishment at the moment. Think about this for a minute. I have been on the treadmill 14 hours in 14 days. That is huge for me. Consistency (lack of) has been my downfall in my weight loss efforts up to this point.

I decided to challenge myself to 90 hours on the treadmill in the first 90 days of this year to develop proper habits and get into the rhythm of making daily exercise part of my life. It is working.

I have had to adjust my eating style as well. Low carb works best for me for several reasons. I don't have the energy peaks and valleys when I eat LC. My hunger stays in check much better. My appetite is much more subdued and minds its manners. I lose weight faster and easier on LC than on any other method of eating.

Since I have started losing weight and exercising my blood sugar has been perfect and my blood pressure has been very close to normal.

My goal now is to maintain consistency in eating LC and daily exercise. When I am consistent the weight comes off and I feel amazing.