It's one of those things you know you should be....

Doing......

Well here I am 44 years old married with kids and not in shape. Many of my friends meet the same basic parameters as I do. Some of them are actually doing something positive about it too. I know I should be but find that the desk chair or couch is so much more persuasive than getting out and doing something healthy for me.

I've had many conversations with friends and family about the dangers of being overweight and not getting enough exercise. I've watched my father have a Quad Bi-Pass and still I have done nothing to take care of myself. I've watched parts of "The Biggest Loser" and said "wow, I'm glad that's not me there" but really it is....I'm 6'4 and I weigh 265lbs. I lose my breath when I climb more than three flights of stairs and I still love and eat the same foods I did as a teenager. This is a recipe for disaster. I don't want to have a major medical crisis to make me have to change my ways. I want to modify my lifestyle now! and create one that is enjoyable for me but is healthier than the one that I currently have.

So, drum roll please......today I got out and walked at a very brisk pace for 30+ minutes. The hill near the end about put me under but I did it. There is a bit of satisfaction after completing this as I had almost talked myself out of it and to keep watching Sunday morning TV.... now we all know that there is NOTHING worth watching ever on TV but certainly Sunday Morning is about the absolute bottom...... I got out I walked I am writing..... progress has been made.....

More of the details to follow.....