I read it takes 21 days to form a habit. I'm taking on that theory. I want to know what will happen when I walk the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge down and back for 21 days. I've been running the treadmill, elliptical and stair stepper at random - and paying $30 a month. I'm paying to run under florescent lights and dodge guys. It's obvious why I don't have an exercise habit in place. I don't like where I exercise. It's time to run the bridge.
I mapped out my plan on Saturday. I got on the bridge and timed walking to one side and back - roughly 45 minutes from Mount Pleasant to Downtown and the same coming back. That's a total of 90 minutes. So I'm budgeting 1 hour and 30 minutes maximum for this work out each day. That's at walking speed.
I'm only walking the bridge for exercise each day. Partly to test the 21 day habit theory, and also to prove my personal trainers wrong. They insist I must use weights on top of cardio to slim down for a runner's body. I'm calling baloney. When I use weights, my blazer jacket doesn't fit and my skirts don't zip up. I do not want my arm muscles enlarging before fat burn. I want fat burn and I want my muscles to shrink. I'm out to prove that walking over 5 miles a day is the answer for the body that I want. I don't want muscle definition. I just want to be House Broke skinny.
So okay, for this experiment I'm tracking a few things.
Here's my list:
Day
Total miles I walk
Total time spent walking
How I feel after walk
What I eat and drink - everything I put in my mouth each day
Waist inches
Weight
What's my Plan of Action?
I will walk the bridge down and back Monday through Friday for 21 days. I'll break on Saturday and Sunday. Day 1 is today and that makes Day 21 December the 7th.
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