I have a pretty non-physical job. I sit in front of a computer all day with a headset on answering phone calls for a non profit human services agency. This makes getting my needed exercise in daily quite difficult. I truly believe my bum has gotten twice as big since I took this job back in 2010. But I also have a 9 month old son who makes sure that I am not sitting for long between calls. Either way, I feel like an inactive lump most days. That is why I have taken up my morning walks (which as mentioned before are slowly transitioning into afternoon walks) and try to make sure I DO walk at least 5 days out of the week.
At one point I worked for about 6 months at the Deli in a local supermarket. Let me tell you... that job was more physically demanding than you'd think! My arms were way toned and I'd dropped about 10 lbs while working there. Sometimes I miss it just because of the workout I got (and also the friends I made there, of course).
Now, all of this being said, Hurricane Sandy took her toll on me in a few ways. Number 1: I couldn't walk because I'd have gotten blown away to Oz. Number 2: MEMA (The Massachusetts Management Agency) activated my agency during the State of Emergency which meant I was working 12 hour shifts fielding nonstop calls. So I didn't get to move.... at all. It is amazing what it does to your mental health when you cannot get in physical activity. Holy cow!
But! Somehow I still managed to lose some weight and I was able to take my morning walk this morning for the first time since last week. Yay! So here we go... back to the old routine. So far I've lost 7 lbs and I hope it keeps up. 23 more to go!
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