At my April 24, 2000 doctor’s appointment my weight was only down to 297, in the last 3 months I only lost 3 pounds. I was trying to exercise 3 times a week. Exercise was exhausting, walking up stairs made me tired. I was carrying an extra hundred pounds around all the time. I felt I wasn’t making any progress because I wasn’t loosing as fast as I wanted to. Most of my exercise was walking outside. I also knew I needed to quit smoking but I wanted to fight one battle at a time, dropping some weight first. In August of 2000 we joined the Y. Exercising on my own was not working. I met with a Y trainer who suggested I work on my diet in addition to exercise. My doctor told me a low fat diet would improve my cholestrol numbers, but that was another battle. I was only concerned about the number on the scale, I didn’t think about athletic ability in 2000. I just wanted to lose weight.
Early in 2001 I started to research how to exercise for weight loss, this lead me to a heart rate monitor. I purchased a heart rate monitor so I knew when I was exercising in an aerobic zone. Once I learned what this zone was for me, the pounds started to drop off. I still wear a heart rate monitor every time I work out.
Fall 2000
Brad, you are amazing. This is such a good story. What was your aerobic zone when you started and has it changed? I haven't used a heart monitor for over 35 years and I don't recall any numbers. How have yours changed? I look forward to your posts. I also look forward to John's visit tomorrow. Yum!!
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