GB
Chief Eating Officer
I was on vacation last week and spend a lot of time in the pool. One day as I was walking back inside I could my reflection (without my shirt on) in the sliding glass doors and did not recognize the body I was looking at. I used to be very thin and in shape. Now I have a big belly and I am somewhat disgusted that I let myself get this way. I decided that I would start walking every night. My excuse has always been that I did not have time to do it, but in reality I just was not making the time. My willingness to do this has made DW want to do it too so instead of getting on the treadmill we decided to take family walks. Last night was our first. We put the kids in the double stroller and did a half hour of fast walking. Our neighborhood has a number of steep hills and then flat sections so we had some variety in how hard it was. The tough part was pushing the stroller, but it was not that bad. We both felt so much better about ourselves when we got home just knowing that we are making an effort.
We ate a healthy dinner after our walk and made another deal with each other. DW said she would give up coffee if I gave up my iced tea. My iced tea is loaded with sugar and her coffee is loaded with cream. She did not expect me to say yes to that so she was pretty shocked when I agreed to it. I am looking forward to this walk becoming a regular habit and to seeing the improvements it does for my weight and shape.
We ate a healthy dinner after our walk and made another deal with each other. DW said she would give up coffee if I gave up my iced tea. My iced tea is loaded with sugar and her coffee is loaded with cream. She did not expect me to say yes to that so she was pretty shocked when I agreed to it. I am looking forward to this walk becoming a regular habit and to seeing the improvements it does for my weight and shape.