I was walking more, to and from the grocery store for example, and walking to the bank, the hardware store, library or Blockbuster rather than taking the car and I shed twenty pounds within five months. When I found that most of my pants were too large, I walked to the new thrift store and bought a new ones.
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Frankly, the high cost of gas has improved my life.
don't forget to mention that you're food intake did not change.
ReplyDeleteI used to run about 5 miles a day, 150 crunches, and 50 push-ups a day for four months and I did seem to loose weight.
The culprits: the meal and the sleep after the exercise. :D
Sounds like a great achievement - well done ! Hope life feels good - all best wishes for keeping in trim. x x
ReplyDeleteI should note that its not me who did the Challenge but Jeff over at Urban In-Fill. Click the link for the whole story.
ReplyDeletePeople need to stop being lazy and walk around anyway. Think about it... were paying money to drive a large machine around to places we need to go as we sit inside of them and smoke/talk on phones/honk at other drivers/etc, and get fat. Last month I took a trip up into Toronto and saw very very few fat people, as opposed to my trip to Chicago a couple weeks ago where their was a guy going down the street on a hoveround with damn near close to three chins...
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I got lucky and was asked to speak and teach writing in Paris and Bologna, Italy last spring. Everyone walks *everywhere*. I usually gain a little weight when I travel. I came home--after eating MUCH great food for almost three weeks--three pounds lighter.
ReplyDeleteYAY feet!
Walk on.