Lately I've been doing the same. I go to the gym in the morning and
when I get home I walk -- not necessarily for me but because the dogs
want to get out. We typically walk 2-4 miles depending on the time and
the temperature -- and sometimes I take each for a shorter walk
separately to keep my sanity :-) It helps me to think of this as not
necessarily something for ME but something to help THEM. I mean, I have
already been to the gym so it would be easy for me to say "too yucky
out" and blow it off it it were purely for me (although clearly I
benefit as well!) but if I am thinking of walking as something that I do
for the girls, well, that's different :-)

They are both pretty good about walking and we average 3.25 - 3.5 mph so
we are going a decent pace.

Oh, I got some fun "safety gear" for the three of us too. I had an
illuminite (reflective) jacket that I got for biking (turns out that I
hate biking in the dark and the gym is a lot better option for me) and I
use that but I also got bandannas and a baseball cap made of the same
material (http://www.glowdog.com/). We all put on our safety gear
before going :-) Anyway, even with the parts of our walk that have
sidewalks, I feel a lot better knowing that folks have half a chance to
see us in a timely fashion.

On 12/30/2003 9:19 PM, Paul wrote:
Hello Angie,

It sounds like you have a plan and that's the best place to start. Good
luck on reaching your goals. I walk 2, 3, or 4 miles per day at least five
days a week and I really feel it helps me feel better and assists in losing
weight. I spend about an hour to an hour and a half walking too.

Take care,

Paul
300/237/175

"Anglea Woollcombe" wrote in message
. ..

things are going okay , i guess. had a little slip up yesterday. but i am
wipping the slate and starting over clean and fresh today. no more mess

ups.

i'm also starting a walking program that i got off the net from a good

site.

for the first week you walk days for 10 - 15 mins with a two day rest

period

then each week after that u up your times by 5 mins and at the end of each
week you have a set time that you have to walk so for the first week my
target time in total is 60 -75 for the whole week.
not bad to begin with then i'll up it like i said as i get better at it.
hopefully this along with my diet plan will boost my weight loss.

angie
152.5/130lbs/125lbs/116lbs???????????final






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