I’ve gained quite a bit of weight in the past two years. I’d be more specific, but who needs the depressing details? Let’s just say that the bathroom scales and I have climbed to previously untapped heights and leave it at that.
Early on New Year’s Day I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a post about a challenge to walk/run 2017 miles in 2017. The sign up deadline was midnight on 1/1/17, so I hesitated for only a moment before clicking on the link and paying my money.
I’m now committed (or perhaps should be). 2017 miles in 365 days means I need to average 5.5 miles a day this year, or 38.5 per week. I jokingly told a blogging friend that as of Friday I only have 2016.5 miles to go. The truth is, I’m kind of on track. With one and a half days left in this first week of January I’ve walked almost 32 miles!
Hopefully I’ll have more weight loss success than this guy ^^^.
Remember the scene in the original Peter Pan where Tinker Bell is on the verge of fading into oblivion and Peter, a.k.a. Mary Martin, begs the audience to applaud to bring her back? I used to clap so loudly that the folks next door complained to my parents. Well, I’m going to need your applause here if I’m going to succeed in walking 2017 miles this year. Exercise is not my first (or third or ninetieth) inclination, but with your help, as Peter Pan is my witness, I can do this.
Peace, people! Um, I can’t hear you.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Best of luck! I applaud you for your effort, Leslie. I loved the last cartoon, by the way. Funnily enough, a snowball’s best chance of losing weight is in Hell.
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Might be my best chance, too!
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👏🏼
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Impressive but do-able if you have the time. Walking’s cool, the more you do it, the more comfortable it feels. Make sure you have great trainers and best of luck – yes you can !
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I just realized this morning that my calculations might be off in regard to my miles this week. I might e accidentally double reported on Monday and Tuesday! At least I’m up and walking. Right?
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Right!
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YAYAYAY!!
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Thanks!
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I applaud you for your enthusiasm. From tomorrow, I will walk instead of having lunch. I know there is no other way to shake off these pounds.
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Thank you. I’m still going to eat–but while I’m walking.
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🙂
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congrats on your goals for the year – and already moving right along…. 🙂
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