Alright, so I wouldn't walk 500 miles...but I would walk 10,000 steps. I'm sure we've all heard that we should get in at least 10,000 steps a day, but if you're anything like me, you live a pretty sedentry lifestyle and aren't coming anywhere close to that. I, for example, work from home three days a week. I spend most days in front of the computer wearing sweatpants with a tv blaring behind me. The furthest I walk on these days is the occasional trip to the kitchen coupled with one visit to the mailbox. It doesn't get much better on the two days I go into the office. I walk to and from the car a couple of times, and to and from the bathroom, but that's really it. By the time the weekend comes, I'm pretty drained from a long week of work and don't want to do much. I wouldn't be surprised if my pedometer tracked me with an average of only around 3,000 steps a day.
3,000 steps! That's a ridiculously small number. The average person's stride is roughly 2.5 feet. 3,000 steps x 2.5 feet = 7,500 feet. Convert this to miles, and I'm averaging just under 1.5 miles a day, while I should be getting in around 5. That being said, I'm buying a pedometer. I have a sneaking suspicion that by moving around more on a daily basis, I'll see the number on the scale decrease.
Speaking of scales, my number DID decrease today. I stepped on this morning to see that I dropped another 1.6lbs, which means that I'm weighin in at 160.4. I've still got a ways to go before I hit my 150lb goal before Christmas, but I'm getting there. It's encouraging to see the number shrink.
Anyway, to eat yesterday I had two eggs and two slices of turkey bacon for breakfast, two turkey-dogs and one thing of string cheese for lunch, and I made that recipe for parmesan swai for dinner and coupled it with some fat-free cottage cheese. I also had my oat-bran for carbs, and cheated a bit by getting some frozen yogurt with my friend Jen last night.
Today I had my usual one egg white one egg and two slices of turkey bacon for breakfast, and for lunch I'll either eat up some more turkey dogs or go for deli ham with some low-cal cheese. I'm not too sure about dinner yet, but I'm thinking of baking some chicken. I can't wait to add veggies back into my diet tomorrow :)
This weekend's plans include getting some pictures done by our awesome friend Jamie over at Studio Westway, followed by dinner and girls time with the lovely ladies of our LifeGroup. Sunday is of course football for the boys, so I think I'll head to the mall and get some early Christmas shopping done.
What's on your plate for the weekend, and how are you going to increase your daily steps?
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