We have finally been blessed with lovely weather. No rain. No clouds. Just pure lovliness with sunny skies and warm temperatures. Yesterday we ventured to the beach. Our last experience with the beach wasn't so positive. Claire was a bit afraid of the ocean, wanting to go nowhere near it. And Mya, well, she was simply too little to experience much. This time was a bit different. Claire searched for seashells at the ocean's edge and Mya took in the sand, literally and figuratively. It was a lovely day. We were looking for sand dollars in particular. I've loved to look for them since first coming to the beach. It was rather funny. Chris and I were talking about how we didn't think we'd find any as the tide was already coming back in, when all of a sudden we hear Claire, "I find a seashell." We look at her little hands only to see a SAND DOLLAR! It was lovely. Simply, lovely.
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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love ya,
J