Losing Weight Through Mowing

Of course, I don't really know that I dropped any weight today, but I did mow for 3.25 hours, the last half in blazing 96º heat.

(HOT dog, I've got the alt-code for the degree sign, memorized....another techno breakthrough for Ma!)

And thanks to my mowing buddy, Ethan, we got approximately 4/5 of the lawn mowed today. That's 4/5 of the WHOLE lawn.

Should be able to knock of the rest without much problem

Just finished eating a brownie, totally guilt free. Figure I burned that baby off before lunch.

Even got all my trees watered (that's all 20....10 from last year, 10 from this year). And some of this year's are leafing out, which means I didn't quite kill all of them.

The vegetable garden is basically "in," with the exception of green beans and summer squash. They can wait 'til we get back from Kendra's graduation. That's assuming she graduates, ha ha. Apparently she "plum fergot" about an optional final, today. Thankfully, she didn't need it for her grade.

Even so, I'd ask her to double check the results of any tests she gives you, once she becomes a PA (Just kidding, Kendra! I'm not, really...check on her...).

Best of all, Loren turned on the air conditioning! Today's high was above the projection, and the cool inside air felt so, SOOOO good when we came in for breaks.

And I learned another thing from mowing...it really limbers you up to go on the treadmill during NCIS for the evening's four miles.

The cool basement air. The built-in treadmill fan. The level slope. The not pushing a mower through tall grass.

Made treadmill time a virtual snap.

Hopefully it will pay off, pound-wise. Even if I don't lose more, it should prevent me from gaining any back.

 

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