New Hope
Yesterday I raked leaves for two hours. As I was raking them, I kept saying, "I'm not going to let this pile of leaves defeat me." The pile was huge—I have a huge poplar tree in my backyard. If I don't keep up with it, the leaves will literally get ankle deep. Anyway I took me two hours to rake them up. I figured out this morning that's about 950 calories.
This morning I walked around the neighborhood for a little more than a mile. Actually walking around the neighborhood gives me better exercise than walking on a treadmill (not that there's anything wrong with walking on a treadmill.) It just that all of the hills and dips force me to move beyond my comfort zone. I'm not sure how I will keep up with exercise. There was a time in my life when I walked every day. I worked out somehow at least five times per week. I'd like to get by without feeling like I have to continue to pay a gym membership when I can do it on my own.
Anyway, I beginning this week with new hope.
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