I hate my bathroom scale. You all know that, or at least some of you know it. Seems like every time I think I have it fooled, that I was good and have lost some of the weight that I put on after my dad had a stroke in 2001, it sneaks in another half pound or pound and a half.
I want to go traveling Alaska on my ATV and look really hot in my tight Levis and leather jacket with the tightness being by choice. Unfortunately the weight gain is stress gain and made worse by my excessive phobia of anyone I don't know (and even of some of the people I do know!) - so I can't get out and jog and the thought of joining a gym leaves me in a cold sweat.
I've been slowly collecting exercise equipment as I can afford it or find it tossed out in free piles at second hand stores. That usually means they have serious problems though.
I have a dream of getting a home gym built with stuff like a treadmill, weights, an elliptical and other exercise stuff. I had always thought an elliptical was way out of my price range, but was pleasantly surprised to find out I could get one for under $200 - with free shipping. Well... maybe not free to Alaska. Drat it all. Ah well, it's still a great price on the things even if I had to pay for shipping. So I am going to be keeping my eye on my finances and waiting for a chance to add an elliptical to my meager home gym.
I'm determined that I am going to some day be back down to the 135 I was before my dad had his stroke. It just might take me a long time given the burnout and highs and lows I go through as a full-time family caregiver.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
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You'll do it. Among the many things that shine from your writing, is what you tend to achieve when you set yourself to it.
Thank you, David. :-D It's been an up and down battle, but I hope you are right and I will get there one of these days.
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