Signed up for the Y's Healthy Holiday program the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Maintain or lose weight until after January 1, and you earn a T-shirt. I weighed in a 216 (with shoes . . . in the evening . . . after dinner . . . in sweats -- I usually weigh about 210).
My wife made three pies for Thanksgiving: pecan, chocolate and pumpkin. Have I mentioned that only four of us were here for Thanksgiving? And that I'm the only one who likes pumpkin pie?
No matter how much work I've done since, I can't break 217. AGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
No wonder I've been doing some serious comfort eating. Who can handle that kind of stress!?
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My Front Porch
One Sunday morning, newspaper and cup of coffee in hand, I dragged a wicker chair from my garage to the front porch . . . you know, the standard suburban 4x8 front porch. But now it's become my sweeping veranda overlooking my own personal Main Street.
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1 comment:
I joined a gym and have been busting my @$$ for three weeks and haven't lost a pound! My clothes seem to fit better so I guess that's something. If I don't start losing soon, there's going to be trouble, I tell you!
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