Off to the Post Office With the Family

Dec

20th

Off to the Post Office With the Family

Filed under Dieter, Father, Husband | Posted by Saphrym

2.9

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Old Washington Post Office I made the trip by myself last time. To the post office¹ I mean. It’s 1.2 miles away. This time my wife and daughter joined me. We didn’t have college books to weigh us down. We had Christmas cards. After walking the 2 miles yesterday, today was actually tougher. Probably because my muscles were still worn out from yesterday. Yeah, I know, 2 miles is nothing. For some people that’s true. For a man who was 355 pounds only 4 months ago, it’s not so true. Heck, 2 feet was tough for me then. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Again, the walk was exhilarating. But it was also difficult. Having my daughter there didn’t make it any easier. “Are we there yet?” takes on new meaning when you’re walking with a 7-year-old who thinks she’s 80. Seriously, how can a 7-year-old who’s in good shape complain that her feet are hurting from a walk in which she keeps jogging ahead of us and waiting at the end of the block for us so she can cross the street? When we got back to our block, she RAN to the house. How does one run when your feet are hurting. I don’t think she understands true foot pain.

However, that does not mean not to take your children. Children can be fun on a walk. When she wasn’t complaining, she was ooohing and ahhhing at the beautiful landscape. She’d see a stray cat and get excited. It was a change of pace to see the world from the eyes of a child instead of the eyes of a father, husband, teacher, thinker, reader and writer. She can come more often. She might think she’s 80, but she’s making me feel like I’m 10 again.

DIET DIARY

Blood Sugar: 107
Weight: 292.0
Fluids: Water (16 oz - 5 times a day)
Exercise:
2 mile walk
Meal 1:
Oatmeal
Protein Supplement
Anti inflammatory, Glucophage, Multivitamin, and Fiber Supplement
Snack 1:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
Meal 2:
Chicken
Green Beans
Rice-a-Roni
Snack 2:
1 Slim Fast 220 Calorie Optima Bar
Meal 3:
Oatmeal
Protein Supplement
Anti inflammatory, Glucophage

That picture is of the Old Washington Post office, not the one we walked to. However, it is close by in another part of town. The place is a period town. Quite the sight. [«]

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3 Responses to “Off to the Post Office With the Family”

By Kate on Dec 22, 2007 | Reply to this comment

LOL Your daughter sounds like my son. Our local supermarket is 10 minutes walk away, but he always asks if we can catch the bus home because (apparently) it’s miles to walk. However, once he gets home, he can race around with his friends for hours. I suspect kid logic measures distance in terms of interest as much as actual length.

Rating:

2.8

By Saphrym on Dec 22, 2007 | Reply to this comment

Yes. Kids have a very different sense of distance and time. Heck, when I tell my daughter to wait until later, she always seems to think later is 30 seconds.

Rating:

2.9