Day 9

Great day. 1/2 hour at 4 and 4.1 mph, going up to 8% grade, 400 cal on the treadmill. Really felt good. Ankle feels amazingly better, but I think that's the motorcycle therapy :)

Days 6, 7, 8

Saturday was a big day, I went an hour on the treadmill, 725 calories on its counter. Sunday was a hard 3 mile walk in the mountains. Monday I skipped, might be coming down with something. Still, a great weekend.

Days 2,3,4,5

Had good workouts on Days 2, 3, and 5, but didn't go on Thursday. Every day feel a little stronger. Tomorrow I hope to go maybe a bit slower but for a whole hour -- trying to build up a little more endurance on the weekend. Next week going up to 8% grade, trying to increase the effort without increasing the strain on the ankles. It's all good!

Day 1, Try 2

Well, the first attempt ended with just pretty severe constant pain in my ankles. I've thought about it, and decided that the thing to do would have been to first lose some weight, and second walk on a treadmill for the first few months, to take advantage of the cushioning it provides. I had to modify our tired old treadmill somewhat to allow for more cooling...and I have to run it at an incline of at least 6 percent to assist it in pulling the belt around, but if I do that I go at least 40 minutes without popping its circuit breaker.

For the last two weeks I've been going every other day on the treadmill for half an hour at 4 mph and a 6 percent incline. Today is the first day I went at 4.1 mph and 7%, and I'll do that every day for a week.

I've managed to get down to 275 lbs. I'm only weighing myself every month...every day just got a little too weird, and really the weight is more of a side effect to the fitness.

So...

Day 1, Try 2.

30 minutes
4 and 4.1 mph
7 % grade
felt completely awesome!