Weight Loss
Well, I'm now unofficially 305 lbs. My weight loss is still on a downward trajectory, but it is slowing. Now that I'm lighter, I need to start exercising.

For now, that means I'll be walking the dog. I used Google maps to plot out a route in my neighborhood. By doing so, I now have the distance of the route. I setup a 1 mile circuit. If I want to do more than 1 mile, I can just do more than 1 loop.

How did I use Google for designing my exercise route? I first established my starting location, then I set a second location just down the street. Then I stretched the route and added way points to control how Google plotted the route. I eventually stretched the route back to where I started. Google automatically calculated the distance.

The neat thing about doing this is that you can play with the route. So later, if you get bored with your route or you want to make it bigger, you can just revisit Google and design a different or longer route.