Day 10 Oct 30
A Rest day with the a good diet.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Day 9 Oct 29
18 holes of golf and a 5 mile walk and I'm paying the price. Finished my walk in the dark tonight and I don't want to do that in the future. As you know our cities are designed for driving not walking. I'm loooking forward to the Spanish countryside. My diet was very moderate today.
closing in on my goal of 30 miles this week.
18 holes of golf and a 5 mile walk and I'm paying the price. Finished my walk in the dark tonight and I don't want to do that in the future. As you know our cities are designed for driving not walking. I'm loooking forward to the Spanish countryside. My diet was very moderate today.
closing in on my goal of 30 miles this week.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Day 8 Oct 28
Very overcast and very humid made the walk dificult today but I managed 5.03 miles in 85.04 min.
Have been spending a fair amount of time ploting my route however
I don't believe maps and other's experience will allow me to completely plan this journey.
As a friend told me "expect change and be ready to accomdate it". I believe that will be a big part of the journey and I embrace it.
Meanwhile my diet suffered a small reversal today in the shape one fine Cheeseburger, (no Fries) and a beer. Still my total was below 2000 calories. prior to this I have stayed below 1500. And yes I've now shed 2 Lbs.
Very overcast and very humid made the walk dificult today but I managed 5.03 miles in 85.04 min.
Have been spending a fair amount of time ploting my route however
I don't believe maps and other's experience will allow me to completely plan this journey.
As a friend told me "expect change and be ready to accomdate it". I believe that will be a big part of the journey and I embrace it.
Meanwhile my diet suffered a small reversal today in the shape one fine Cheeseburger, (no Fries) and a beer. Still my total was below 2000 calories. prior to this I have stayed below 1500. And yes I've now shed 2 Lbs.
Day 7 Oct 27
Walked 5.08 miles yesterday under overcast and sometimes sprinkling conditions. I developed my first small blister and the usual sore muscles not enough to slow my pace of a sub 17 min/mile. Began to realize the enormity of the Camino some 500 miles with several mountain ranges to traverse but ended up excited rather than discouraged. I was recently asked why I want to do this and that is a question I am going to ponder as I train. Stay tuned for the answer, as they said in the news business years ago. "Film at eleven".
Walked 5.08 miles yesterday under overcast and sometimes sprinkling conditions. I developed my first small blister and the usual sore muscles not enough to slow my pace of a sub 17 min/mile. Began to realize the enormity of the Camino some 500 miles with several mountain ranges to traverse but ended up excited rather than discouraged. I was recently asked why I want to do this and that is a question I am going to ponder as I train. Stay tuned for the answer, as they said in the news business years ago. "Film at eleven".
Monday, October 26, 2015
Day 7, Oct 26
Walked 5.03 miles today at a pace of 17min/mi and felt pretty good although I have some sore muscles in my legs and lower back. I also did a bit of research into back packs and hiking shoes.
My plan is to walk 5 miles a day thru November and in December to begin walking 10 miles a day.
The diet went well today and I managed to abstain from wine.
Walked 5.03 miles today at a pace of 17min/mi and felt pretty good although I have some sore muscles in my legs and lower back. I also did a bit of research into back packs and hiking shoes.
My plan is to walk 5 miles a day thru November and in December to begin walking 10 miles a day.
The diet went well today and I managed to abstain from wine.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Day 5 Oct 24
Today I walked 4.8 miles @ 17.27 min/mile. I also stayed with my diet which is surprising me at how easy it is, having said that I must confess that I an still drinking wine every day and know I will have to do better than that to meet my goal. "even writing it down has not served as a deterrent" !
Just maybe that's why I have no weight loss to report.
Today I walked 4.8 miles @ 17.27 min/mile. I also stayed with my diet which is surprising me at how easy it is, having said that I must confess that I an still drinking wine every day and know I will have to do better than that to meet my goal. "even writing it down has not served as a deterrent" !
Just maybe that's why I have no weight loss to report.
Day 4 Oct 23
Have switched to a new app to track my walks: " Map my walk" if you want to follow me register @ "Map my Fitness" and friend me. You will be able to see where and how far I walked.
The app is free and pretty impressive. Some 40 years ago when I first really was trying to lose weight and thought it impossible Charlotte's uncle Dr Rudy Mcculloch told me when I sought his advice that he could promise me that I would lose all the weight I wanted to if I would promise to do one small thing. I of course responed that I would do anything and at that point he reached in his desk grabbed a small spiral note pad threw it across the desk and instructed me to write down everything that went into my mouth. I promised to do so and left. At That time I felt I wasn't responsible for my weight and that I didn't eat any more than anyone else. The first week was a real revelation as I found that I did indeed eat more than most and by the second week I was being more selective about what I ate as I didn't want to write yet another bag of potato chips. By the third week I was actually deciding not to eat certain things because I just didn't want to see it in the book. Some 9 to 12 months later I had gone from 280# to 190# waist from 44-46 to 34-36. Right now I'm at 250# with a 41 inch waist. I expect to be in the 210 to 220 range when I start my pilgrimage. All of this to let you know that "Map My Fitness.com" also has a spot to log in your food consumption and subtracts what's eaten from your budget + exercise. Quite an App. Today I walked 4.3 miles @ 17.51 min/mile check it out on Map my fitness.com. I also stuck to my diet.
Have switched to a new app to track my walks: " Map my walk" if you want to follow me register @ "Map my Fitness" and friend me. You will be able to see where and how far I walked.
The app is free and pretty impressive. Some 40 years ago when I first really was trying to lose weight and thought it impossible Charlotte's uncle Dr Rudy Mcculloch told me when I sought his advice that he could promise me that I would lose all the weight I wanted to if I would promise to do one small thing. I of course responed that I would do anything and at that point he reached in his desk grabbed a small spiral note pad threw it across the desk and instructed me to write down everything that went into my mouth. I promised to do so and left. At That time I felt I wasn't responsible for my weight and that I didn't eat any more than anyone else. The first week was a real revelation as I found that I did indeed eat more than most and by the second week I was being more selective about what I ate as I didn't want to write yet another bag of potato chips. By the third week I was actually deciding not to eat certain things because I just didn't want to see it in the book. Some 9 to 12 months later I had gone from 280# to 190# waist from 44-46 to 34-36. Right now I'm at 250# with a 41 inch waist. I expect to be in the 210 to 220 range when I start my pilgrimage. All of this to let you know that "Map My Fitness.com" also has a spot to log in your food consumption and subtracts what's eaten from your budget + exercise. Quite an App. Today I walked 4.3 miles @ 17.51 min/mile check it out on Map my fitness.com. I also stuck to my diet.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Day 3 of my Pilgrimage
my walk went very well today as the temperature was moderate and I was able to walk 8 miles acccording to the iphone health app. Upon checking I found that the app is not accurate and has been reporting 50% more distance than actually covered.
Tomorrow I will be using "Map my Run" an app that should do a better job and will even show my route as well as distance. I'm excited to try it out.
Managed my diet well again today no weight loss to report after 3 days but I'm sure it will happen.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Day 2 of my pilgrimage
This morning about 10 AM I set out to walk arround a big loop going north 1.5 miles then west 1.5 miles and then closing the loop for a total of 6 miles. I want to thank Noel and Allison for their early morning call of encouragement and for my iphone 6+ which keeps track of the distance walked. For those of you who are familiar with my neighborhood. I went north on the Trail being extra careful of the heavy traffic (and it's not even "season") here in Florida yet. I turned west at Central Sarasota Parkway and walked to McIntosh where I turned south and walked the 2 miles back to the trail then north to home. All in All, I was pleasantly surprised by the relative ease of this walk which should be about one forth of what I will need to do each day on the Camino. It is wonderful how one's mind clears as you settle in to the rhythm of the walk.
For a second day I did very well with the diet but I expect my body will soon protest.
This morning about 10 AM I set out to walk arround a big loop going north 1.5 miles then west 1.5 miles and then closing the loop for a total of 6 miles. I want to thank Noel and Allison for their early morning call of encouragement and for my iphone 6+ which keeps track of the distance walked. For those of you who are familiar with my neighborhood. I went north on the Trail being extra careful of the heavy traffic (and it's not even "season") here in Florida yet. I turned west at Central Sarasota Parkway and walked to McIntosh where I turned south and walked the 2 miles back to the trail then north to home. All in All, I was pleasantly surprised by the relative ease of this walk which should be about one forth of what I will need to do each day on the Camino. It is wonderful how one's mind clears as you settle in to the rhythm of the walk.
For a second day I did very well with the diet but I expect my body will soon protest.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Arrived in Santiago June 1st after 31 days on the Camino. I'm working on updating this blog
so check back later for my story. In short it was a wonderful experience!
I have decided to make the Camino pilgrimage starting on my 72nd birthday, May 2, 2016.
you are invited to follow my progress on this Blog.
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of my training. The plan calls for a modest start of walking one
mile each day for the first 30 days and begining a more modest diet designed to reduce my weight
in preparation for the 500 plus mile walk.
wish me luck
Let Rick Steves tell you about the Camino
https://youtu.be/4YvtQyYzuBI
so check back later for my story. In short it was a wonderful experience!
I have decided to make the Camino pilgrimage starting on my 72nd birthday, May 2, 2016.
you are invited to follow my progress on this Blog.
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of my training. The plan calls for a modest start of walking one
mile each day for the first 30 days and begining a more modest diet designed to reduce my weight
in preparation for the 500 plus mile walk.
wish me luck
Let Rick Steves tell you about the Camino
https://youtu.be/4YvtQyYzuBI
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