I think I will remount that as a personal challenge - 2400 minutes, starting today, ending May 24th. Daily activity doesn’t count; to make it on the ticker it has to be sustained activity done for fun and movement.
I also still have the under 1700 calories a day thing going - not very succesfully. So far I have only done it for 2 days out of 7…that’s not a very good record! Time to crank that up too. To meet that one I have to replace breads and cereals with veggies and fruits. That’s a bit harder because I don’t like the veggie prep, so I end up eating a lot of carrots.
Calorie count today is way low and I have already had my supper AND veggie snack. Had a 60 minute hike on a nature trail. I did it at a pretty fast pace as the big red sign “Beware of Bears’ is up and I wanted to get back to the car while there was still plenty of light. Dog is of little help - he looks startled every time anything moves in the bush and each time he freezes it takes a second or two for my heart to start up again. Do you think nervous palpitations add to the cardio value?
Wildlife is a regular feature of walks…I saw a big, beautiful fox on the street last week, and last spring on the same hiking trail I was on today dog and I came face to face with a bull moose. That was a definite heart moment…for both of us. Dog ran away so fast his hind legs were ahead of his front legs!
April 25th, 2007 at 12:58 am
I think that challenge of yours to exercise 2400 minutes sounds really cool. I think i’m gonna put myself to a challenge as such too. Good luck on your weight loss journey.