Turns out? Totalllllllly worth it.
Look at these stats:
On both Saturday and Sunday I walked a little under 7 miles.
Monday's Weigh-In:
And yesterday I got really ambitious and decided to try jog/walking. I downloaded a new (and much better) app called Runkeeper at the suggestion of my sister in law. It's. Freaking. Awesome.
It essentially functions just like Walkmeter in that it basically tracks your movements with the GPS on your smartphone and calculates calories burned based on the speed you travel, body height, weight, sex, and age.
This one is a lot better though. It's linked to MyFitnessPal so it will input the calories burned automatically. It keeps a much more easily accessible log of past activities. And it allows you to comment on how the walk/jog/run went for posterity. And the map feature is way, way better. AND IT'S FREE. Holy awesomesauce, Batman!
So anyway, with my new app in hand, I decided to go on a nice walk at a brisk pace. However, about 1 mile into my walk, I realized that an incredibly creepy homeless looking dude was also walking....at a brisk pace....right by me....and talking to himself....and it didn't look like he was stopping anytime soon.
So, I thought about it for a second and decided to go ahead and start jogging just enough to get away from the dude.
But then once I started, I realized that it was going to be totally obvious what I did unless I jogged long enough for the dude to mistake me for a WOP and not just think I was trying to avoid him. So I did it for as long as I could (which wasn't that long...only about 3 blocks). And went back to walking.
And then I reached General Lee.
I stopped for a second to gaze up at the magnificent sculpture of the General. He is facing North. Towards NYC. The Big Carrot. And I took a deep breath......and turned around and decided to jog a little bit more. I told myself, "Just another 3 blocks or so. Nothing crazy."
And then it started to rain......and I had no choice but to try to get home as fast as humanly possible. So I alternated walking and jogging as much as I could (which was not a lot; I'm still a beginner).
4.5 miles in 1 hour. Not too shabby.....definitely faster than I've ever gone before.
If I keep this up, I might stand a chance of finishing the 5k in less than 40 minutes. That's the goal.
This one is a lot better though. It's linked to MyFitnessPal so it will input the calories burned automatically. It keeps a much more easily accessible log of past activities. And it allows you to comment on how the walk/jog/run went for posterity. And the map feature is way, way better. AND IT'S FREE. Holy awesomesauce, Batman!
So anyway, with my new app in hand, I decided to go on a nice walk at a brisk pace. However, about 1 mile into my walk, I realized that an incredibly creepy homeless looking dude was also walking....at a brisk pace....right by me....and talking to himself....and it didn't look like he was stopping anytime soon.
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| maybe he was just Hugh Jackman out on one of his urban hikes.... |
So, I thought about it for a second and decided to go ahead and start jogging just enough to get away from the dude.
But then once I started, I realized that it was going to be totally obvious what I did unless I jogged long enough for the dude to mistake me for a WOP and not just think I was trying to avoid him. So I did it for as long as I could (which wasn't that long...only about 3 blocks). And went back to walking.
And then I reached General Lee.
I stopped for a second to gaze up at the magnificent sculpture of the General. He is facing North. Towards NYC. The Big Carrot. And I took a deep breath......and turned around and decided to jog a little bit more. I told myself, "Just another 3 blocks or so. Nothing crazy."
And then it started to rain......and I had no choice but to try to get home as fast as humanly possible. So I alternated walking and jogging as much as I could (which was not a lot; I'm still a beginner).
4.5 miles in 1 hour. Not too shabby.....definitely faster than I've ever gone before.
If I keep this up, I might stand a chance of finishing the 5k in less than 40 minutes. That's the goal.
Today's Weigh In:
9 pounds down so far.
And the awesomest part is that if I exercise I get to eat more! And I love eating! It's a total win-win.
Exercise. Go figure. We will now celebrate with a dance party:
