Refitifying myself

Matblack · 16-03-2009, 09:56

I need to sort myself out, I've been promising I'll do it since I found out last year I was on the low end of being diabetic. Since then I've done nothing towards sorting myself out really and I can't really afford to keep putting it off.

Today I decided to make a small change to my lifestyle and leave the car at home and walk to work, I've avoided this up till now because work is on the other side of the valley that forms Maidstone and it up the longest steepest hill in town

. Anyway its only 2 miles (pretty much solidly uphill though) and it took me 30 minutes whhich is 4mph which isn't great but I'll be looking to improve on that day on day. I'm cutting out the alcohol for a while too and decreasing sugars and simple carbs in favor of complex carbs.

One good thing about my walk to work is it takes me pretty close to the local gym so after a couple of weeks I plan to drop into the gym on the way to work and do some weights and later (once I'm used to this walk) to add in some extra cardio too. I'm hoping the walk will just become part of my routine and not something I consider to be part of my fitness push.

Anyway I'll try to keep a rough log of whats happening even if its just 1) walked to work

MB

16-03-2009, 09:56	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Refitifying myself I need to sort myself out, I've been promising I'll do it since I found out last year I was on the low end of being diabetic. Since then I've done nothing towards sorting myself out really and I can't really afford to keep putting it off. Today I decided to make a small change to my lifestyle and leave the car at home and walk to work, I've avoided this up till now because work is on the other side of the valley that forms Maidstone and it up the longest steepest hill in town . Anyway its only 2 miles (pretty much solidly uphill though) and it took me 30 minutes whhich is 4mph which isn't great but I'll be looking to improve on that day on day. I'm cutting out the alcohol for a while too and decreasing sugars and simple carbs in favor of complex carbs. One good thing about my walk to work is it takes me pretty close to the local gym so after a couple of weeks I plan to drop into the gym on the way to work and do some weights and later (once I'm used to this walk) to add in some extra cardio too. I'm hoping the walk will just become part of my routine and not something I consider to be part of my fitness push. Anyway I'll try to keep a rough log of whats happening even if its just 1) walked to work MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"