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Introduction Text I earned my black belt in karate at age 51. I loved karate, but my knees eventually decided I couldn't study it anymore. Both of my daughters have black belts, too. Presently, I have a Cubii and a Fitbit and I'm using them to add more activity to my life. Goals: to up my cardio intensity and add strength training. Previously: I have been trying for several years to get healthier and more active. I have been working out with workout videos and DVDs, generally 3-5 times a week. I do step, aerobics, stability ball, yoga, and weight-lifting. I particularly enjoy Sharon Mann's The Works workouts. videofitness.com is a great site for getting information on workout DVDs and videos. I am studying karate, and I love it! I have a double black stripe belt, and I'm now in hard training for my black belt, which I hope to earn sometime this year. Both of my daughters have black belts. My oldest has a black belt second degree and she is now teaching karate at our dojo, and my youngest has her black belt, first degree, although she's not in active training now. I wore a pedometer daily for a long time, and I used it to participate in the Eowyn Challenge, since I'm a big Lord of the Rings fan. I made it all the way to Mount Doom and back, recording a total of over 4,000 miles. Read about the Eowyn Challenge here: http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/index.html Now I wear a Gruve device, which tells me how many calories I burn a day. One thing I also did recently is to buy a Laptop Lunches lunch box. See the website here: http://www.laptoplunches.com/ I first learned about them when I ran across the Vegan Lunchbox site here: http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ which has a lot of very cool and interesting ideas for packing your own lunch. My Flickr pictures of some of the lunches I have packed are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19648011@N00/tags/lunchbox/ If you are interested in lunchbox/bento box lunches, you may enjoy the Flickr group Bentoboxes: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bentoboxes/ I want to drop perhaps ten more pounds. I think tracking everything I eat will help. My LiveJournal is here: http://pegkerr.livejournal.com.

I want to work toward leading a consistently healthy lifestyle and lose a few pounds. And enjoy doing it.

I am using workout DVDs and videos, doing step, aerobics, weightlifting, stability ball, and yoga. I also do elliptical at my office gym. I have studied karate in the past and hope to get back to it again soon. I wear a pedometer every day and I've started bicycling to work.

Livejournal: http://pegkerr.livejournal.com



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