The other day I received my September 2010 “Health” magazine. There is always an article that I have to flip over to first and read right away. Well this month the article was titled “Walk off Every Bulge.” I am thinking I sure would like to walk off every bulge. To make this more interesting the article (in smaller print) says “Get toned from top to bottom and ditch a quick 10 pounds with this amazing walking-based workout.
I am thinking – a new month – a new challenge – maybe I can do this???
Here is the plan:
1. Walk 1 mile in less the 15 minutes.
2. 1 minute of forward lunges.
3. Walking burst – 1 minute walk/1 minute run for 1 mile.
4. Full push-ups for 1 minute.
5. Toe-touch squats for 1 minute.
6. Elbow-knee touch for 1 minute.
7. Walk/run/skip – do each for 1 minute for 1 mile.
8. Side-T pose – 30 seconds each side.
9. Tabletop dips for 1 minute.
I am thinking – I can do this. Good by bulges. Actually, I did try skipping. That is harder than I thought. In my mind, I saw myself just floating over the ground – going fast – no trouble breathing. I must have been dreaming that I was 10 years old instead of a 49 year old woman. It was more like huffing and puffing at a very slow pace. (I was trying to do it on a treadmill – very hard.) However, with some practice I think I can do it.
Now for the hard part. The “Diet” part. Any one who looks at my sparkpage knows how bad I am about eating and keeping track of food. So hard for me.
Anyway, The plan is to each 300 calories for breakfast, 400 calories for lunch, 500 calories for supper with one 100 calorie snack. ( I might have to add another 100 calorie snack)
After reading the “diet” plan, I thought – this is familiar. A while back I purchased a book called “The Supermarket Diet.” This book pretty much uses the diet plan described above. So I am off to read this diet plan so I can put my new challenge in place.
Reflections 