12 Million Steps

Hi, just popping in to see how all is going for yo...

2010-08-22T18:22:16.337-07:00

Hi, just popping in to see how all is going for you; how has your August been?

I wish you all the best on your journey! I think ...

2010-08-11T12:01:02.828-07:00

I wish you all the best on your journey! I think you made a great choice to be chill and walk every day. It's such great exercise. I've been walking everywhere for a while now, and my walks have become one of my favorite parts of the day. I've been writing a bit about it... you can check out www.walkingdistance.weebly.com if you're interested.

Jared!!! Wow this is going to seem very strange I ...

2010-08-07T22:34:21.985-07:00

Jared!!! Wow this is going to seem very strange I am sure, but I have been lookin for u online this evening due to a disturbing dream I had about u a couple days ago. This is Amy, your long lost neighbor and you must email me so I will know you are ok. I can't explain the weird dream other than to say that it shook me up enough to look u up. I hope all is well with u. My email is abrinager@gmail.com please email when u get a chance.

Great job on the walks !!!

2010-08-03T17:57:48.626-07:00

Great job on the walks !!!

As the days get shorter I am faced with the notion...

2010-07-30T19:08:36.657-07:00

As the days get shorter I am faced with the notion that I am going to have to walk at night and not in the light of the evening as I like. So, I too hope walking in the night time will give me that edge for a good night sleep.

Hi Jared, I've been following along with your blog...

2010-07-30T04:50:41.869-07:00

Hi Jared, I've been following along with your blog for a long time. A few posts back you said you were looking for a personal trainer but it's not in your budget. I'm not a trainer, but I am a health coach. I help people balance food, exercise, and stress while handling everyday life. (I'm not trying to market some kind of package to you. I'd really just like to help if I can.) I feel very moved by your work and challenges and would like to offer you three free sessions. If you're interested, or want to check out what I do, you can go to www.newappetites.com.

Nice step count! I have to leave the house at 7:4...

2010-07-29T15:16:04.711-07:00

Nice step count! I have to leave the house at 7:45 for work & I like to either walk or swim before work. Yep, before sunrise is great -- I set the alarm for 3:30am, get the dogs pottied, then head out into the neighborhood for a walk by 4:00am. The health club doesn't open til 5:30am, so on the days that I swim, I do housework from 3:30 to 5:00, then head over to the pool.

I like to get up early and get exercising or some housework out of the way because I'd rather get tired at work at the end of the day than be peppy all day at work and then come home too tired to want to do anything. :)

I'm lucky in that we have a fenced backyard so in the heat I don't have to walk 'em. They're all smoosh-facies (1 Pug, ! Shiht-poo, & ! Peke/Dachshund mix) so they don't take heat well.

Keep up the steppin' !!!

I love your blog title.

2010-07-27T13:51:02.350-07:00

I love your blog title.

Are you a member of walkertracker.com? Good commu...

2010-07-23T17:04:06.628-07:00

Are you a member of walkertracker.com? Good community of folks, can have fun & get support from some very nice people.

I was 260 January 2009 and am down to 228 as of today. Slow but steady. Not to say the road hasn't been extremely challenging at times since I'm a chef in a mail carrier's clothing, and I'm on medicine that's bad for weight gain, but getting up & moving, doing something that I couldn't or didn't want to be eating and doing at the same time, was really a key for me.

~~Cyn~~

Did you ever check about getting a treadmill?

2010-07-21T11:24:48.018-07:00

Did you ever check about getting a treadmill?

So did you check on about buying a treadmill?

2010-07-21T11:22:41.541-07:00

So did you check on about buying a treadmill?

Just do the next right thing. One good choice lea...

2010-07-19T14:56:26.327-07:00

Just do the next right thing. One good choice leads to another.

I had a six pack a year and a half ago. That was b...

2010-07-19T05:06:21.678-07:00

I had a six pack a year and a half ago. That was before all the celebtrating, all the beer. Now I look down and see this wad of fat on my belly and I loathe it. I loathe myself.

:'(

http://sourcanvas.blogspot.com/

I feel as though I could have written this post, t...

2010-07-08T17:23:47.845-07:00

I feel as though I could have written this post, this is where I'm at in my own journey. WW, the gym, walking- I've left it all behind in the last few weeks and months. But I can't give up, and I know you won't either!!

Hate is a powerful word. But I get it, you hate wh...

2010-06-29T14:20:14.157-07:00

Hate is a powerful word. But I get it, you hate where you are right now. And the easiest thing for me, or anyone, to say to you right now may be to just look forward not back. Make the next step a step towards a healthy choice vs. a bad one. And then the next, and the next.

But you are a veteran of this weight loss struggle and I am guessing you have heard it all before. And while it never hurts to hear it again, we all need reminding from time to time, somehow I am guessing that is not what you want or need to hear right now. I could be wrong, just a hunch.

So let me offer this instead.

If you had a good day, from wake to sleep, what would it look like? How would you feel when you woke up the following day? What would you have to do the day before to prepare to have that good day, e.g. time set aside to workout, food planned, etc. - and would you prepare? What would you do during that day when temptation hits e.g. keep busy with 'what' to keep your mind off of hunger, have healthy alternative at hand to choose vs. the temptation, etc.

Don't just take 5 seconds to think about it, in detail, What would the good day look like? If you can see it, if you can focus on the detail and not the distractions, the liklihood if very high you will execute the details and you will wake up the following day feeling great about yourself.

Challenge yourself to that, one day.

welcome back!

2010-06-29T13:45:52.814-07:00

welcome back!

Ok Guy.....you can do this! You do know what to d...

2010-06-29T08:27:00.116-07:00

Ok Guy.....you can do this! You do know what to do. You were successful once, you can be again.

Just take that 1st step. Figure out what works for you.

Still steppin???

2010-06-24T11:03:49.143-07:00

Still steppin???

How goes the steppin here in June?

2010-06-12T20:05:41.485-07:00

How goes the steppin here in June?

Sounds like you had a great day!

2010-05-31T10:23:04.709-07:00

Sounds like you had a great day!

Hey Jared, good to see you keep on stepping. Sound...

2010-05-30T06:40:21.260-07:00

Hey Jared, good to see you keep on stepping. Sounds like you had a good day of activities with the family. Have fun at the Reds game... and beat the Astros!

Enjoy the day!
-Patrick

There you go, seems like some good days od walking...

2010-05-26T12:59:37.262-07:00

There you go, seems like some good days od walking. Keep it up and that backslide is soon to be history.

That eggplant parm sounds good. Sounds like a good...

2010-05-20T06:28:33.836-07:00

That eggplant parm sounds good. Sounds like a good choice in the salmon too - good to hear you feel you are on your way back. A good day yesterday, another is here to be had today. Go gett'em.

Are you saying that if you don't eat you feel no d...

2010-05-19T15:10:03.610-07:00

Are you saying that if you don't eat you feel no discomfort?

Jared, good to hear you are back. Even better to h...

2010-05-19T05:59:58.252-07:00

Jared, good to hear you are back. Even better to hear re-commitment in your voice to move forward again on your desire to be healthier. One step at a time as you know. While your foot heals up, perhaps you can keep the body burning calories with exercise bands or dumbbells. They aren't necessarily aerobic activity but they do get the heart rate up, burn fat and add lean muscle.