Yardwork

Well, I didn't get much of a walk in today, but I still got a workout with more to come. My ex-husband lent me an aerator which doesn't fit through my back gate, but I was able to do the front lawn. What a MACHINE that thing is. You can barely push the bar and it's dragging you across the yard. And it's a bitch to turn. But, that's done, and I started mowing. I got about 1/3 of the yard done before my mower ran out of fuel. So now I get to wait for Mat to come home before I wrap it up and maybe even do the back yard if there's enough light. I forgot to change my shoes into my mowing-shoes though, so hopefully my super-cool skate sneaks won't be stained. LOL

I also had a fabulous experience with some local tomato growers from whom I bought 13 heirloom varieties of tomatoes. I got brown, black, yellow, green and red tomatoes and I can't WAIT to see what they produce. The plants are HUGE for this time of year and I'm just hoping I can keep them alive on my counter facing south. Hopefully I don't kill them.

So no walks, but that aerator kicked my butt. My face is red, and I've still got some mowing to do, so the day wasn't a complete loss. I got a lot of my water in too, so whoo hoo for me!

On the road again...

Today I went to the doctor to reassess my medication which was making me drag like a zombie in the morning. I wasn't showering until late in the day and felt overall pretty crappy. We decided to lower the dose, and I discussed with him the risk of diabetes which is increased with this medication (Seroquel) for pre-diabetics (which I most assuredly am). He told me that so long as I wasn't gaining weight, I'd be okay. Well, I need to do more than that - I'm feeling gross and ready now that spring is here to start walking again. Today, I walked 1.87 miles and took the boys to the library and the park. We had a nice picnic lunch and got home with time to make dinner. Right now I've got boneless country style pork ribs on the skillet. I'm not sure exactly what I'm making with them, but they're a-cooking anyway. So my plan is to walk daily, drink 64 oz. of water and try to eat reasonable food.

I've been really shocked lately at how much utter crap is on the ingredients list of just about anything you want to eat that's not produce or meat. I wanted to buy horseradish and couldn't find a one that didn't have high fructose corn syrup and xantham gum in it. For your info, I was also appalled to find that the store brand sour cream (I've noticed this with every one I've checked), you get a lot more than cream - leaving a sour taste in MY mouth. There's modified corn products and other fillers you'd never expect. So I've resigned myself to spend a little extra on Daisy brand and get the stuff that's all natural. I'd highly recommend the book In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan - it really opened my eyes to the downright conspiracy the food companies are involved in to make us all fatter and to change our diets to one of soy, corn and chemicals. Thanks, but no thanks.

Anyway, I'm on a roll again. My goal is to lose 40lbs by this summer. I think with a little effort, I can go a long way.