A blog post wherein our heroine evinces the giddy delirium oft experienced by those who first taste a faint whiff of success. (Obligatory disclaimer: some metaphors were harmed in the making of this blog. People allergic to puns should not proceed with the reading of this post. Studies have shown that reading posts this silly can lead to dangerously low levels of common sense and practicality.)
I don’t usually like to do things by halves; indeed I had half a mind not to post this entry. But sometimes you just half to do things.*
Looking at my record of my daily weigh-ins for the week, I noticed that I gained 3.5 pounds and lost 4. In other words, I’ve lost ½ pound this week. Yay me, what a thrill, oh boy.
Then I did my weekly Taking of the Measurements and discovered I’d also lost a ½ inch around my waist and a ½ inch around my hips. WOO HOO!!!! (
Bells, whistles, applause from the crowd, confetti descending from the heavens as our heroine does the Snoopy dance.)
This may seem like a trivial change, but to me it's the first real tangible sign that my body is changing. Numbers on a scale are just that: numbers. This is different, this is shape-changing. And not just losing weight, but losing it where I
need to lose it.
To celebrate, I’m going to go read
Half of Me and
Half Fast. In addition to writing positive and funny blogs, they also don’t write half-assed posts like this one. (
But who cares? Cue the Snoopy dance music again, boys!)
By the way, does anyone know how many calories are expended by doing the Snoopy dance?
*Wasn't kidding about the bad puns.
Done! Actually, twice. Morning and night. Quickie mile walk at noon. Got me out of the office, which is good. Got me out into the cold shivery wintertime... not so great. But still exercising was done. Last day of the HBBC: 8
