Recently, I noticed the "spare tire" around my waist getting more inflated! So last night at around 9:30pm I popped down to our apartment's small gym and got on the treadmill. (Last time I was on the treadmill was about a year ago!) I started out at a speed setting of 7 and kept that up until around 15 minutes. I then bumped up the speed to 8 and then 9 till around 23 minutes and then slowed down to a brisk walk pace for two more minutes (25 minutes total). When I got off the treadmill I couldn't even tell that my legs were moving but I was moving forward! My legs were in "auto" mode and were quite numb. I was exhausted and dripping wet — just what I wanted. Of course, today my legs are totally aching, especially when walking down stairs.

Now let's see if I can keep this up at least 3 times a week. I've been struggling trying to eat less too... Gotta shrink that stomach!