This
was a post I made on FB on June 19 at 7:03pm:
So...It's
taking a bit of bravery to share this because I'm ashamed of where I started,
but you're all my friends and super supportive and I'm proud of how far I've
come, so I'll share:
When I first
started working out on the treadmill in April (the first time), I struggled to
walk just 20 minutes at 1.5mph. It took me almost 45 minutes (if not more) to
walk a mile and I RARELY walked that long - I usually did a half a mile. I
NEVER walked faster than 2.0mph and I was "running" at 3.0mph
Now, my third
time around trying the treadmill workout, I seem to be sticking with it fairly
well: Today, I walked 1.12 miles in my half an hour - That's an average of
2.24mph!!!!
This is the
farthest distance I have walked in the shortest amount of time since starting.
To top it all off, I walked at 2.5mph FOR TWENTY MINUTES.
Now...Granted...I
about died from an asthma attack afterwards, but WHILE I was doing it, I was
fine. :)
This is my
record, but putting it in perspective, ALL week I've been walking at about an
average of JUST under 2mph - That's a 1/2 mile
I've still got
a long way to go and I'm still "slow", but I'm making progress and
that is ALL that matters to me.
Thank you all
for the continued love and support!
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