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72 Days to Change

Day 29: Steps in the right direction or just a DORK?

Kim and I put all the kids in strollers and started our daily walk. After about 30 minutes we stopped to take a drink of water. That's when I asked Kim, "How many steps do you think we have made?" She looked at me with that look. You know the look. "You're a DORK!"

I thought that it would be cool to be able to measure how many steps I took and how far I had traveled with my new pedometer. I thought that it would be a way of holding myself accountable for my physical activity. I thought that I could make a competition out of it and challenge myself to beat my record from one day to the next. I thought wrong. I'm a dork.

Oh well. This dork has managed to drop 10 lbs. from 223 to 213 in no more than 29 days. I happen to like the pedometer. I'm going to keep using it. I wish someone would invent some sort of pedometer that could measure my proactive activities. Now that would be cool.

I'm on my way to changing! Are you?

Paul

"100 Days to Change"

Posted by Paul Hockaday on 01/14/2009 02:09 AM

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JAN

That's great Paul! I too, am one of the millions who have decided to "get fit" in 2009. Of course I have made this resolution in years past as well. The difference is that this year, I decided to keep it to myself and make small changes every day towards my goals. I've been proud of my changes every day, and I feel better already!

JAN

Hey, Paul. I guess your $5 is paying off. I am also on my way to a slimmer me. I am down to 172 from 179 (my heaviest). Have a great weekend, Jim

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