CAUTION - Reduced Visibility

Good Morning! It's been two days since my weigh in and I am feeling energized! Eating and tracking are going really well. I have found a new favourite lunch... discovered yummy wheat pitas, at Superstore, that I stuff full of salad and various protein nibbles (grilled chicken, egg, turkey peperoni, chick peas, etc). The pitas are just 2 points (130 cals, 2g fat, 6g fibre!) and I usually stuff them to a nice 5 or 6 points (250-300 cals) as a meal or have just a roasted vege one with soup. Scrummy!

I've been wrapping my mind around exercise options... When I was living in my south pacific paradise a mere 7 months ago, I was loving my tropical, sweaty walks with my soul sister walkin' partner. Now that I have moved, I can't seem to find the same enjoyment in tramping without her. Walking with my man or the kids is lovely, but only realistic on the weekends (due to evening lessons). I need to find something reliable and fun... so I decided last night to delve into the world of fitness videos as a back up to stimulating outdoor pursuits.

This morning I went to the library and signed out Leslie Sansone's walking videos and a couple of Billy Blanks tae-bo videos. I couldn't face the prospect of walking alone (even though I am sure that Leslie would have rigorously cheered me on), however I immediately came home and hallumphed through Billy's 8 minute workout. Billy warned me that I should participate in his introductory tape first... alas, the library did not have it, so I plunged in. It's fast paced for a beginner like me, and I am sure that he would have keeled over if he had seen my "form," but it's a peppy burst that I can handle. Experts say that getting exercise in 10 minute bursts can be just as beneficial as doing it all in a lump... we shall see!

When I finished my tape, I was full of get-up-and-go and on the spur of the moment thought I might head to our local pool for a drop-in aquasize class. While packing my gear, it hit me that if I were to turn up in my current state, I would be giving Austin Powers a run for his hairy money. In order to survive the 70 degrees temperature transition from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, I had relied on not only my walrus thick layer of blub, but also had insulated myself by growing the hair on my southern regions to a length that Chewbacca would be proud of. Needless to say, I guessed that my current state would not necessarily endure me to possible new friends (it would be one of those awkward "I didn't know where to look" moments)... so, with not much time to spare I opted for socially acceptable stubble and my man's clippers, as opposed to the whole showering/shaving option... this story bring's me to...trumpets, please...

My Reason of the Week
For Wanting to Lose Weight:

Being able to see my own pubic region. Yup, you heard me right.
Rushing while clipping is never advisable. Rushed clipping while experiencing reduced visibility due to DDD cups and gut specific soft tissue mass is downright reckless. No amount of squatting, stretching and contorting improved visibility. When all was said and done, it looked like someone from an insane asylum had attacked my Wookie. A barber would describe my work as looking like a patchwork of number 1s, number 2s and one spot that shines like Telly Savalas' head. After my own masochistic version of hair trimming yoga, and having delivered myself a nasty little nick to the groin, I was exhausted.

All's well that ends well, though! Realizing that sometime soon my man would notice that I had been attacked by a weed wacker, I texted him about my indiscretions in the bathroom... to which he texted back that he was sorry to hear about my environmental catastrophe and that he would be available shortly to assess the deforestation and administer emergency TLC. Hee hee...I found a way to get my exercise time in...