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NYR: 2009 Update, and 2010 Goals
Jan. 18th, 2010 10:18 amIt's been fifty-four weeks today since I decided to lose weight last year. In that time, I lost more than seventy pounds (a full third of my bodyweight) and learned a lot about healthy eating, exercise, and their effects on my mood, energy levels, and motivation. I haven't been this happy in a decade.
( More about what worked for me, and my successes, behind the cut: )
Keeping up the exercise schedule is going to be the real challenge for me, going forward. I mean, for more than a decade the most exercise I was getting was "get up and walk from the couch to the computer desk", or "walk around the grocery store". All that exercise eats up a lot of time! So, to that end, I've decided my 2010 NYR goal is going to be fitness-- and making sure my weight stays where it is, no swings either direction.
A measuring tool I've seen recommended along those lines is the President's Challenge; it looks do-able, I think. Also, running a 5K at some point during the year-- I'm not quite up to that distance yet on the elliptical, but I should be by my birthday in March. Anyone have any other recommendations?
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( More about what worked for me, and my successes, behind the cut: )
Keeping up the exercise schedule is going to be the real challenge for me, going forward. I mean, for more than a decade the most exercise I was getting was "get up and walk from the couch to the computer desk", or "walk around the grocery store". All that exercise eats up a lot of time! So, to that end, I've decided my 2010 NYR goal is going to be fitness-- and making sure my weight stays where it is, no swings either direction.
A measuring tool I've seen recommended along those lines is the President's Challenge; it looks do-able, I think. Also, running a 5K at some point during the year-- I'm not quite up to that distance yet on the elliptical, but I should be by my birthday in March. Anyone have any other recommendations?
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