labob ... thank you for your input. I do enjoy my walks now, especially when the weather is beautiful. Yesterday it got up to 76 here in TN! Just last Saturday we had our first big snow! Amazing, crazy weather we have these days! As long as the weather is good, I can see myself increasing my walk-time pretty quickly. I tend to be one that loves to be outdoors if the weather is right!
Gunnie - thank you for sharing your personal experience ... I feel the same about my weight. According to all the charts, I am considered obese. That word is so completely the opposite to what I was for my entire childhood and young adult years that I can't even believe it really happened to ME! I loved to swim as a child, we always had a backyard pool but I think seeing myself in a swimsuit right now would be very bad for my already low self-esteem. That is always an option for me though once I shed some pounds later on! Until now, I'll keep my long baggy t-shirt on and walk!
