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Mike, Ireland, Learning to walk again
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[QUOTE="WayWalker63, post: 98453, member: 16132"] Hi Mike, I am going to be walking a portion of the Camino Frances in September or October 2013. Probably from Leon or somewhere west of there. Weight and out of shape wise I know exactly where you are coming from. I started my journey back to health in March when I weighed 242 pounds, way too much for my 5'4" frame. Amazingly for a 61 year old that has been overweight for more than 30 years I didn't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol nor was I pre-diabetic. I did have runaway acid re-flux that even Rx medication and Tums didn't keep under control. I had a hard time walking from my car in to the building at work sometimes. And Lord help me if there was a fire drill and I had to go down the stairs instead of taking the elevator. :roll: I too have changed what I eat. I use MyFitnessPal.com to track what I eat. I mean everything. It has been slow going but I have lost about 20 pounds so far. I figure I didn't put it on overnight and as long as it comes off I don't care how long it takes. Well I do, but I am trying to be patient! 8) Since changing what I eat my acid re-flux is almost totally gone, no more meds, and only flares up when I eat something I shouldn't. I no longer get winded just walking around the block. I have walked as much as 4 miles (with some breaks because of the heat) with no ill effects. I had a struggle finding good shoes to walk in since my feet are one of the casualties of my excess weight. It is full on summer here right now, with the mosquitoes, so I am keeping the outside walking to a minimum and mostly walking inside. I work in a big building so a couple turns around the building fills my break times. I am waiting until August for hiking boots. A birthday present to myself :D I would wait until next year but I am making a trip to Ireland in October and I want to do a bit of hiking while there, especially The Burren. I consider all this as part of my Camino. The Camino is my 'carrot' that I dangle in front of my self to get me to get up and move. You are to be commended for all the positive changes that you have made in your life over the last few months. So try and put all thoughts of embarrassment out of your mind. This is one place we differ. I have never been too embarrassed to do something just because of my weight. Well except wear a bikini (didn't that put a picture in your mind :lol: ). I live in a beach town and I have heard many women much smaller than I say that they wouldn't go to the beach because they were too fat. How silly! I figure if I stay home and sit in front of the tube I am just going to get fatter. So I don my figure appropriate bathing suit and go. I think the point of all this rambling is that you shouldn't be embarrassed. You are doing something that even a lot of thin people wouldn't even think of doing. That said I really should get out to the beach more. Maybe tomorrow and a couple days this week after work. If you need a cheerleader, we are a whole squad of them, here to cheer you on. You can do it. You do it at your own pace and for your own reasons. I wish you well on your journey. [/QUOTE]
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