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So... my son has become my advocate and personal trainer! I began my walking journey on our treadmill on June 22, starting slowly at 2 mph and for just 10 minutes just to get the feel of it again. I kept it up almost daily until we went on vacation at the end of July, but even then, he had me doing strength training in our condo for a week in addition to the large amount of walking we did at Busch Gardens! Before we left I was doing a steady 20 minutes and at 3 mph! Back to it again on August 16 and I've been walking 25 minutes since September 2. I'm proud of my progress with that, and I even look forward to getting on the treadmill as it's a way to de-stress after work (plus, I watch Netflix while I walk!). My eating habits are so-so. I do pretty good for breakfast and lunch, but dinner can sometime be my undoing. Even after exercising. I wait until afterwards to eat dinner, so it's typically on my own. Chunky Soup and a sandwich or chips and some lowfat yogurt. But it's late. It's 8:30 p.m. now, and I still haven't eaten any dinner. They say you shouldn't eat after 6! And, not seeing much in the way of weight loss, either. Maybe trading fat for muscle? I hope that's the reason, because I'm not seeing any change in the numbers on the scale, and that's depressing. Glad that my son continues to cheer me on, though!
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