My friend and I were on the treadmill the other day. I usually walk between 3mph and 3.6mph. I will start at 3mph and kick it up to 3.4 for a few minutes and then back down to 3mph. When I go 3.6 it is really tough to go more than a minute or two. I glance over at my friend who is walking 3.6mph and 3.8mph consistently. Don't get me wrong. She works hard as well. But why am I working just as hard and my heart rate is significantly higher and she goes faster and therefore further. It's not fair. Pout, pout, pout. I have been pouting for 5 weeks. I figured out the other day that she has much longer legs than I do. I am normal height but I have short legs. Always have, always will. She is a few inches taller than I am but her legs are proportionate to her height (lucky girl). I finally realized that she walks faster because she has longer legs and frankly does it really matter? It might if we were walking around a track or something as she would be further ahead of me, but on a treadmill? Duh. We are always even. I am going to keep doing what I am doing and she will keep doing what she does and that is ok.
Here are a couple of pictures. I was hesitant about sharing these as I look like s#*%.
One picture is from January 2 (thank you Michelle for making me be in this picture) and the other two were taken last week when we went down to see the kids at school (thank you Michelle for making me be in the picture).
Be kind to me. I am opening myself up here. Six weeks into this (when the pictures were taken).
Do we notice a difference? I guess the bigger question is: Does it matter?
1/2/2011-Joshua, Tom, Michelle, Me, Leah
+49 day
- 12 weight
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