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Let’s see how the numbers shook out this month.
1: Days with any significant snow
5: Pounds I had lost before the month started
9: Days I was able to exercise in December when I wasn’t baking cookies
14: Batches of cookies I made during December (conservative estimate)
93,000,000: Miles from earth to the sun. And a conservative estimate of the number of calories consumed by eating said Christmas cookies and all the other foods that come along with the season
4: The number of pounds I gained back this month. How depressing....
I remember when I was about 18, my father telling me that I wouldn’t always be able to eat three slices of pizza for dinner. I distinctly remember laughing at him as I reached for my fourth slice, feeling absolutely positive that wouldn’t happen to me.
Then I turned 40.
And I don’t know what wall I slammed into, but it was a hard one. Pounds that used to slide off easily with a few days of running now are now Krazy-Glued to my body.
I joke about it, but it is a serious subject for me. I know the risks of being overweight, and I’m certainly not going to bore you with them. Losing excess weight will not get any easier for me the older I get, so I must get a handle on this.
Now. I’d like to use this blog to occasionally to help me with my goal of being healthier, and hope it will help you too.
Marie Cinti lives with her husband and two children in Penfield. A former college academic advisor and school counselor, she is passionate about community service and blogs about life in Penfield, books, events, and more. She enjoys reading, writing, cooking, and geocaching. If you have an idea for her blog, please email Marie at sfinkels@rochester.rr.com.
