10,000-steps a day to lose an extra 10 pounds a year

I've been trying to get healthier, and since starting my walking routine in mid-March I've already lost a pound and a half. So, yay me!

The first thing I did was download the Pedometer app from the Google Store for my phone. It works pretty well and I've had a lot of fun with it--though I do plan on buying a real pedometer at some point, as I don't want to have to haul my phone around with me everywhere. Is there a pedometer that's also an MP3 player? Because that would be a world of awesome.

Anywho, with my little app going, I've been aiming for 10,000 steps a day minimum, and I've pretty much managed to keep to it (this week at least).( Read more... )

Cake 02

They say that the first step to solving a problem is to acknowledge it. Dahl wished her problem wasn't that she was fat, but there wasn't much she could do about it. Problems were what they were.

After a day at work where she self-consciously felt as if everyone was looking at her--*judging her*--she came home to begin doing some online research. She wanted to know the best way that she could lose weight and not completely blow her monthly budget.( Read more... )