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Walking Hard: The Bill Ivory Larson Story
by Bill Ivory Larson on Dec.02, 2009, under My Daily Weight Loss Blog
Have you guys seen “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story?” If not, it’s a pretty good and funny film (even though it is extremely R-rated and is NOT for all audiences so viewer discretion is advised). In it, the main character, Dewey writes a song that becomes his first hit – “Walk Hard.”
As I was watching this film late last night I actually found myself looking forward to my workout this morning. I like walking hard (ok, doing six miles on the elliptical and twenty five arm curls with weights), burning calories and getting back to my ultimate goal weight of 225lbs.
It is totally hard to change how one eats. Believe me, going from the way I ate to the way I eat now is like night and day. It’s totally hard to get into a good and regular exercise routine, whether that means a walk, a gym, personal trainer…anything. And yes, it is hard to put down foods that are sooooooooooo freaking good – like pizza, Milky Way candy bars, my beloved Coca-Colas and fried rice, mashed potatoes, etc. But I remind myself that I made this choice to do those things. I did this. I chose to walk hard.
And it’s not like I gave up those foods completely. Just the frequency with which I ate them before. I still eat what I want just less of it while exercising more. I increased my exercise to at least one hour every day so that I can lose and/or maintain my weight. Plus it gets my day going.
It does take time, but that’s OK. Cross my heart. And once I re-lose this Battle of the Final Five as I call it (I was 230.2 on the scale this morning) and can jump up and down having again reached my goal weight I will still be walking hard with you guys.
And not for nuthin’, “Walk Hard” is a pretty catchy number. Maybe not iPod exercise worthy, but kind of catchy. Have a great day.
