Weighted down increased the calorie burn!

Well, yesterday mornings walk I decided to put my ankle weights on while walking.  It slowed me down a bit, but man did I feel the burn.  It really felt good in my hamstrings...like I was really doing more!  My pedometer even told me that I burn more than 500 calories on that walk.  I walked just over 3 miles and felt great after.  I was having a lot of trouble getting the exercise in and then not feeling exhausted.  So yesterday I walked pretty early...even had to wear a jacket while walking...and then after a few hours I took a power cat nap for 30 minutes.  This really helped.  I felt refreshed and went to work and got through the day just fine.

I have been working on the no bad carbs.  I slipped a bit last night, but hope that the rest of the week will have better results.  

Off to walk for this morning.