Fitness

OK, so I've lost a bunch of weight and I'm walking more, but am I becoming more fit?

I can unequivocably say "YES", I am more fit today than I was yesterday. For example, back in March I went to a course at the University of Alberta. I parked in the public parking lot and walked the miles and miles to the building I needed to be in. OK, it was only a few hundred yards, but it seemed like miles. In September, just two months into my new lifestyle, I went to another course, parked in the same spot and looked for ways to make the trip longer. I wasn't tired, I actually enjoyed the walk.

I used to find the closest parking spot to the door because that involved less walking. Now? I don't care. I find whatever parking spot is available and then park there. If it is close to the door or far from the door, it doesn't really matter. Now my pet peeve is how people park, not whether or not I get a parking spot near the door.

When I visited my doctor before the rather large flight of stairs from the ground floor to her office was, well, tiring to say the least. At one point my wife asked me if I wanted to wait for the elevator and use that. Now I climb the stairs and it barely impacts my breathing. Yes, it still impacts my breathing because I am still close to 300 pounds and moving that much mass does involve a lot of effort.

Am I more fit? Most definitely.

Can I become even more fit. Yes, that is where I want to go. A personal target is going to be going on a 5K Walk/Run. This may or may not happen due to the damage to the right knee (which really hasn't been hurting recently) but I want to keep that as a longer range target.

I am becoming more fit and I am loving it.