Half of Phil

This past weekend I was out of town on a soccer club trip so I definitely got some walking in but didn't track food. Monday I started tracking my food. All week I've tracked everyday and been at least 600 calories under what myplate says I should be to lose 2lbs a week, except Wednesday, I was 30 calories over. Apparently a bag of microwave popcorn is 500 calories!!! So much for my favorite evening snack. Which really I shouldn't have. I've walked 2 miles each day this week. I haven't gotten any bike riding in, but maybe this weekend. Lunchtime walking hasn't been working well. It's stupid busy at work and so hot I've been in a full lather. Tuesday I got my walk in while my son had soccer practice in. Since Wednesday I've gotten up early to do my walking. I've done the stairs the days I'm in my main office, one day after a luncheon I even did them a second time. My manager and some coworkers went up with me. My legs were pissed

So it's been over 5 years since I started this blog. How did that go so quickly? Anyway I suppose it's an accomplishment that I'm still the same size as I was 5 years ago, but it sure feels like a hollow victory. I need to find a way to start making some incremental progress. It's going to be a long process I'm sure of. I turned 40 years old last October and I seriously don't know that I'll live to see my kids graduate HS at this point much less know my grandkids. My short term approach increase my activity level and cut down on my food intake. The intake is the key to losing weight, my head knows this but it doesn't stop me from snacking or over indulging at meals. Activity level is a little easier for me to tackle, most days I take the stairs up to my 5th floor cube in the mornings. I've been taking a nearly 2 mile walk at least 3 times a week. It makes a huge difference, I feel much better. I got a bike for father's day last yea