I don't yet feel like I've lost an ounce and I still can't stand seeing myself in the mirror, but I'm not stopping now. My wife says she can see a difference, and she doesn't actually soften things for me to make me feel better. I guess I have to believe her....
One thing she said she noticed today was that I didn't lose my breath when we were walking up the steep hill to the parking lot where we work. I talked to her the whole time and never felt short of breath. My knees didn't hurt and it didn't even feel like I was expending any effort. I didn't even realize it until she pointed it out once we were in the car.
Not bad.
I can handle feeling better before I start looking better. That's the point anyway, right? One of the main goals is to be able to get off of a couple of the medications I've been having to take. It will be so nice to ease back on the pill popping a bit.
For today's walk I didn't bother with a movie. I just turned the treadmill to face the TV and watched a few home buyer shows on HGTV. I don't know why I like those shows but I just do. We're not really even interested in owning a home. I guess we just do it vicariously through the various people who appear on the programs.
I felt good enough to go 5 miles today even though I still have a bad cough that's been bugging me for a few days. I do need to get some sleep though so, uh, good night!
Day 30: 5 miles @ 3.5 mph - 85:40 - plus a couple of minutes to CD.
Yay! One month!
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