the pedometress

i'm still fat, but now i'm a fat girl with a pedometer. check this out!

i know the best weight loss solution is to reduce caloric intake and to go to the gym to work out, maybe run about in the open air like an antelope, or just doing SOMETHING....ANYTHING active. but after reflecting upon my hodge podge schedule, i also know the best solution will have to fit into what i already do on a daily basis if i want to see a small measure of success rather than complete failure. since i walk anyways (pacing around like a nazi teacher making sure kids do their work), i'm thinking i can just "up" the pacing a bit and see if i can clock in the 10,000 steps that are needed on a daily basis. mind you, i've read that 10,000 steps a day is a SLOW ASS way of addressing weight loss, but surely it's a step up from blogging and dreaming about chocolate donuts don't you think?

anyways, i tried it for a day and clocked in over 10,000 steps. i admit, i was aware of it so i paced a lot more than i normally would have. example, walking around my students several times to check on the same question. unneccesary? you bet. then you think about the tons of people that have office jobs that drive to work (getting the closest parking spot of course), then heading straight for their office chair just to sit in front of their computer THE WHOLE DAY. i wonder if they can clock in 10,000 steps a day without having to do extra?

here's my first day with the ped. the weekend was definitely NOT as productive (sunday in particular) since i cleaned and weeded for a large part of it. no walking involved with those kinds of chores. i'll check in again in about six months (8/7/10) and tell you if it worked or not or if the chocolate donuts got the best of me.