Things are going well after four days on my plan to lose the belly beast. I walked the long way on my daily commute morning AND evening on Monday/Tuesday. Yesterday was rainy but I still managed to walk the long way in the morning. Today it was snowy(mostly flurries) but again I walked. I’ll have to see what the afternoon looks like weather-wise before determining if I’ll walk the long way home.

I thought my cardiovascular system would have trouble with the new exercise load but it’s doing surprisingly well. Even the hills in Central Park don’t cause much of an increase in my breath/heart rate. My calves are a different story, they’ve balked at all the extra walking. I don’t know if it’s the speed increase due to “exercise” walking as opposed to normal walking or maybe I just need to stretch them before setting out. Either way, they’ve been a little sore.

My diet has seen some improvements over the past few days. Yogurt, fresh fruit, rice cakes, and peanut butter(natural) have been added while chips, sodas, and most candy have gone away. I have a big sweet tooth plus a case of choco’holism so it’s hard to cut the empty calories completely but there have been major reductions. The bad news is I’ve been skipping breakfast. It’s less a conscious decision than a matter of convenience. I don’t pass any delis on my new commute so I can’t pick up a yogurt or something and I haven’t been to the grocer either to stock up. Maybe I can swing by on the way home tonight.

Anyway, that’s where I am. Still haven’t started the weight training but I thought I’d do a week of walking first so I wouldn’t have a cardiac arrest after picking up the dumbbells. It’s all about baby steps. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and all that crap.

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