Chris left for Korea today. 1 long year lies between us and our future. The good bye was awful, but I must say that the days leading up to today were not filled with "thinking." Instead, our trip to Montana was filled with beauty of all kinds. We spent a day in Yellowstone, then drove up to Bozeman for the night. The park was gorgeous. I'll post more vacation pics in the next few days as time allows, but I thought I'd post a few of our family pics for Chris to look at as he travels. We miss him terribly, although Claire seems to think "Daddy be home soon." Little does she know. Perhaps that is best.
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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He will be home before we know it.
love you guys
Thanks
J