Holy summer weather, Batman. As the Chicagoland area experiences record highs, I managed nearly an entire week of over 5000 steps, with 3 days over 7000. The un-winter like weather is supposed to last most of this week as well, so hopefully the motivation to get out in the sun continues.
A little better results last week, with 3 days over the mythical 5000 step mark.
As you could probably guess from a recent post about inspiration and the weekly Global Fit posts, I am, for lack of a better word, fat. Beyond fat, even. It affects my life every day, mostly in negative ways. It’s why I don’t actively look for dates. It’s why I don’t travel nearly as much as I would like.
Now, you’re probably wondering why I’m not doing more to change my situation? Why do I pay for a gym membership that I hardly ever use? Why do I come home from work everyday and just lie on my bed and watch TV? I wish I had a good answer.
A slightly better week, with nearly 2 days above 5,000 steps. Thursday is once again helped along by bowling. Saturday say a downturn in the weather which led to me not leaving the house at all. The weather is supposed to improve this week, so hopefully the step improvement will continue.
Another bad week, with a lone bright spot on Wednesday thanks partially to an early morning meeting in North Plaza. Friday fell victim to working from home, which always limits my movements. Hopefully, things start to pick up soon.
Another disappointing week, with nothing special to point out. The only decent day was Thursday, which managed to break the 5000 step mark even before the bowling bump.
So why would Jared Fogel, the Subway spokesman, be inspiring to me? Because he has managed to do something that I would love to do, but have been unable to do to this point, and that is lose a ton of weight and become a normal sized person. At my best, I was able to go from extremely fat to just plain old fat, but I have never been able to break through that barrier. Part of the reason I post the Global Fit results every week is to encourage me to exercise more in an effort to lose weight. If I were honest with myself, I would say it isn’t working.
Well, this was a horrible week. After nearly a full work week of less than 4,000 steps, my average steps per day dropped below 5,000. Saturday was a nice recovery thanks to a trip to the gym, but I managed to come with with two giant blisters on my feet, which will make this week interesting.
Well, this week was a big disappointment. After topping the 5000 step mark every work day last week, this week I managed it only once, even with bowling on Thursday (which included a season high game of 183, but that’s neither here nor there).
Overall, a pretty decent week. As expected, I crossed the 1,000,000 step plateau, and even had some decent numbers for a Sunday thanks to an ice skating competition, park district basketball, and a birthday dinner. The work week clocked in over 5,000 steps every day, and then a steep plunge on Saturday.