I think we may live in a utopia. Well, not the entire world we exist within, but our little neighborhood. Where else would ice cream trucks stop outside my door 2 times in one day? Where else would Romanians be my neighbors? Where else would Germans be my neighbors, where else would my children run and play for endless hours with these children despite age differences or opposite gender? Where else would Claire fall in love with climbing a tree? Where else would my kids be able to run freely on the quiet street? Where else would we spend the night roasting marshmallows in our yard with eager neighbor children eagerly waiting their turn? Yep, that's right. A utopia. I thought this place only existed in North Dakota. Looks like we've struck gold. We are definitely looking forward to our summer in our new house. This move may have cost us some money, but it was so worth every single penny.
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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