
As I work out on the treadmill I oft times close my eyes and really get into my walk, adding small dance moves that seem appropriate to the music. Then at other times I stare off out at the mountains in the distance and I am overcome with the desire to run. I imagine what it will be like when I can run freely with nothing to get in my way or stop me. I see my self running for fun along a path among the Sequoias in California, or along the beach, splashing through the waves as they slide up the sand and race back to the ocean. It is nearly a rush for me. I can hardly wait to go running!
Today I signed up for an account on SparkPeople.com. http://www.sparkpeople.com/ I have been to this site before and really didn't understand it . . . or give it a chance. However, I spent time getting to know the website. It actually has a lot of cool features that I plan on using. For example there is a way to plan and track what you eat. This is important to me because in past times I have never made a food plan and NEVER counted calories. With this site I can make out my food plans, and instantly I have information on how many calories I have consumed, sodium intake (important to me because of my unchecked high blood pressure), fats, sugars, and many other things. It really is wonderful and easy. There is even a place for me to track my exercise, calories burned, water intake, and my weekly weight loss. Of course the last four days I have been eating properly and have not suffered. I know that I need to eat roughly 2,000 calories a day to maintain my health and lose four weight. Until Spark People I haven't really had a way to keep a count on calorie counting. Much to my surprise I have been eating quite a bit less than is required. For example today I found that in eating my four planned meals I ended up consuming less than 1,400 calories. I need to eat another 600 calories. You think there would be no problem. But you are wrong . . . I am not hungry. I don't want to eat anything else. Perhaps this one time I will be able to just call the day finished and not worry too much about the missing calories. I suppose it would be all right this once.
I think tomorrow I will list my goals . . . that should be interesting, right?
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