Walking/Jogging Instead of Eating Out

in Health and Exercise

I admitted the other day that I was eating out for lunch too much. I decided to stop that trend. I talked with a coworker that I needed to cut down on it and we both agreed that we would exercise during two of our lunches. Today we started and did about 2 1/2 miles.

Tonight I felt energized enough to suggest to my husband that we go for a walk. We did a little over 3 miles according to Map My Run! The great news is that this feels better than a greasy meal and it’s good for my health. I’ll try to blog about it as it motivates me to keep actual tabs on what I do.

Thanks Kacie on your suggestion to plan my lunches to improve my choices.

Photo credit: Kekka

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1 Matt May 23, 2008 at 11:10 am

Great alternative to eating out for lunch. I’ve noticed I’ve been falling into the same pattern of being lazy and eating out. Unfortunately I don’t think I could go out for a walk too often (my lunches get brought back to my desk :P )

It has always surprised me how much energy a little exercise can provide. I’ve been far too lazy lately and I’m noticing that I crave activity; this is a first for me.

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2 Efrain May 23, 2008 at 4:38 pm

I just saw a 3.5min video on eating/diets affect people & our world. It’s called: The world now eats (and dies) like Americans

If you’ve got 3.5min to spare, check it out here:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/10

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3 Green Panda May 23, 2008 at 5:08 pm

Thank for the video. I didn’t realize how widespread cardiovascular diseases is and how preventable. I hope I can keep this up.

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4 Tage May 28, 2008 at 8:20 pm

I was heavily influenced by sister who was such a health nut. I did not really see the point of eating healthy, besides, fast food was easy and tasty. But as I have come to realize how the body actually works, and my metabolism is not at light speed, I have given up fast food burgers as my New Year’s Resolution. It’s hard at first, but for me the longer I can control my urges, the less it is a temptation.

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5 Jane July 10, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Thanks for linking to Map my run. I have been doing a lot of new running/biking on time and have been wondering about distances but have gotten sick of having to waste gas running them in my car.

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6 Green Panda July 10, 2008 at 6:02 pm

@ Jane Great job! How’s the biking going? I need to use a bike, but I don’t have one yet.

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