Another Day

It's April. The snow is just beginning to melt and it will be several weeks before it's shorts weather. OH NO, IT'S JUST SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE IT'S SHORTS WEATHER!

Over the winter, despite my best intentions, I just kept gaining weight. I'm not sure how it happens. Probably my thyroid. I mean I ate a ton of diet food and low-fat treats. I watched several exercise shows on TV. I bought a pilates cd, an excercise mat. And yet, here I am with an extra 15 pounds attached to my midriff.

Even the commoner has started making comments. This is a bit of the pot calling the kettle black. Apparently he doesn't see what I see when he looks in the mirror. But when the man who is contractually obligated to love you starts to notice the extra poundage it's time to take action.

So yesterday we decided to make our move! We're going to walk. It cheap, efficient, the perfect plan. So this morning, as we were enjoying our coffee in bed, we started discussing breakfast. What should it be? Waffles? Bacon and eggs? Bagel and cream cheese? All of the above? No! First we'll walk.

I looked at the outdoor thermometer. -2. Not very appealing. That's OK. We will work up a sweat with a brisk walk. Perhaps even a run.

So after an hour of motivational conversation we put on the necessary clothes and headed out. Geeze, that wind is cold. It's kinda icy in the shade. It's too muddy in the sun.

We managed to make a whole mile. Well OK, 1/2 mile and we stopped for coffee at the sister-in-laws. Then another 1/2 mile home.

We are now safely in the house. The commoner's frying fish. I'll throw together a pasta dish with roasted garlic and butter. Maybe a little cream.

A girl can sure work up an appetite with a workout like that. Anyway I'm convined that by the time shorts weather is here we're bound to be buff. Wish us luck!