Burning The Scale

They’re Just Numbers

by noelboehm on April 8th, 2008

Over the weekend I did the one thing I never do. I stepped on the scale. It was pretty scary. I knew I had gained some weight since I stopped breastfeeding three months ago but good grief. I had to step off the scale and look at it closely because clearly there was something wrong with it. Nope. After three attempts it was evident that the number was correct.

At the start of this I was happy with the weight I was at. Maybe I could have lost about five pounds and toned up but that was about it. Now I am in the position where I need to lose closer to 12 pounds. I decided not to wallow but to get up and actually do something about it. Yesterday I went for a walk for a full hour. I kept a brisk pace and was pushing the bug in the stroller as well. Besides my toes being frozen because I wore my flip-flops, I felt remarkably good. Note to self: 45 degree weather still requires socks even if it is Spring. Walking is something very easy that I can do every day to make up for all the calories that breastfeeding was burning. That mixed with a class a week of either Bikram Yoga or Aikido (still haven’t gotten around to actually going to either) will get my weight back on track. Oh and I think the Billy Blanks DVD accidentally got stepped on and broken into pieces and then hit with a hammer…accidentally. So I won’t be using that again.

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