Movin on....I am such a loser

Greetings! Special shout out to MK who has encouraged me to continue to write. She's a remarkable person who juggles and keeps all balls in the air. I don't know how she does it, but she has my deepest admiration, respect and love. Keep it up, MK! You got this!



It's Sunday afternoon and I was asked politely by the family to make a few dinners before I leave for the south. In other words, laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and packing are the goals for today. Looks like there will be no time for happy hour although I think I am off the sauce.

You see.....

Fade to black....

Two years ago, I was in the Biggest Loser contest at the gym. Believe it or not, I came in third. I felt that it was an amazing accomplishment since I like to eat. Did I say like?



No, I don't just like to eat. I love to eat. Did I say love?



No, I mean I live to eat and when I finish one meal, I am thinking abut the next. So the right word may be 'obsessed.'



Ok, so I came in third. I bought new pants and gave my fat pants away. I lived with a sense of accomplishment and was happy with myself. For a year, I kept most of the weight off. Then the gym did something new. Instead of having large teams of losers, they made the contest into a partnership. So, Tink and I decided to partner up.



Big mistake! I mean really big loser mistake.


We started out with momentum, then she fizzled out. She began to gain weight and I knew that my third place finish was in the record books and I would not medal that year.

And with that, I began to eat and developed my hearty appetite back. I still worked out but had a few physical issues like problems with the knee....then I rolled my right foot playing tennis, kept playing, and the docs felt that it was broken. Fortunately, it was severely sprained, but I was out of the gym for a while.

OK, I have lots of excuses. Now it is go time. Biggest loser begins. I have a new partner and am ready to hit the treadmill. Naturally my Smart watch is thrilled to have something to do like count my steps, calories, and torso twists. I aim to please, including the smarty pants watch.


Interestingly enough, Tink also entered the contest. So, we are now competitors rather than partners. Bring it, Tink. Challenge accepted.


I think she is serious about the competition this year because she threw out her cookies and lemon squares. She works in a bakery, so it has to be difficult to be exposed to sweets for 8 hours each day. If she loses weight, I'll throw a party with a non fat angel food cake and fat free Cool whip with fruit.


Speaking of food, got to start making casseroles and lasagna for the week.

Peace!

Movin on...smarter than my watch

Greetings....this is a very late post as I did not write during the holiday season. Today, I took down the tree and some decorations. I felt like I worked out and it was evident on my new super watch.

Super watch? You mean a Rolex? A Cartier? A Movado? A Timex with a second hand?

Nope, I got one of those work out watches that also has email, texts, weather, steps, calories, news feed, and time of day. I could do more with it BUT I do not want to learn anything else.

You see, I am a fairly simple girl. I don't wear a watch since I have a cell phone that is stapled to my right hand. So, there is no need plus I don't like the feel on my wrist. I don't wear much jewelry since I like the freedom of not worrying whether it broke and has been lost. Too many "what ifs" with some types of jewelry.

So, when I saw the watch box under the tree I was not surprised. You see, dad likes to buy electronic gadgets for me. Not for himself....for me.....Why?

Why not?

Maybe he likes watching me try to figure out the rationale for owning the aforesaid technology. Last year, he gave to me a Google home, which I have not mastered yet. This year, I was destined to be given a Surface computer which is a tablet and laptop computer. Once he saw the price, he realized that I was not worth the expense.

So, I landed up with a Smart watch. This gadget gives me feedback like "hey, it has been an hour since you have moved. Do some torso twists!" I kid you not. Here I am trying to help BP Grandmom purchase a cell phone and my wrist is telling me to do some torso twists. Imagine, I have a Jiminy Cricket on my wrist. Who needs a conscience when you have a Smarty pants watch?

So, I learned how to use the watch over the week and feel at peace. I know enough now to read my feeds and dress appropriately for the weather.

The next piece of holiday history also deals with technology. It was time for us to switch phone providers and therefore we needed new phones. Aghast, I had to figure out which phone I wanted to learn and attach to my right wrist since Smarty pants watch is on my left wrist. I also had to help BP Grandmom choose a phone that she could use. Our customer service rep was no help. When asked the difference between a $145.00 phone and a $240.00 phone, her reply was "the cost."  Yep, "the cost" and 95$. Her manager heard our exchange and his head spun around like a top. He ran over to us and directed her to the more expensive model. Naturally,  Grandmom liked the bigger screen, hot spot, and ability to text (which she does not do, but will consider learning). The manager looked at her old flip phone and chuckled. Yep, BP Grandmom has to learn how to use the phone and take a photo or two. When I left her house yesterday, I downloaded the user manual and turned on a how to take the phone out of the box video. she has to do her homework before her texting lesson.

As far as my phone selection was concerned, the store had a huge sale before Christmas, so I selected the cell phone turbo. It does everything from speak to me, to doodling, web searches, hot spots, and
wax the car  if you buy the extra liquid glass to protect it. Yep, here I bought the turbo phone  knowing that I had another learning curve to figure out how to turn it on. After turning it on, I then had to figure out how to transfer files, photos, apps, and contacts...soooo, I have been a busy beaver trying to figure out my new technology.

On to work, my first class is scheduled for Mondays. The other two classes are on line. I like this schedule. After I meet with the class on Monday, we have the following Monday off for MLK day. Guess what? Big Sis asked me to go to Florida with her, so I am going. Yep, road trip with Big Sis. Will also stop to see BFF Daisy as I drive down the west coast. Then Dad is headed to Tampa and I will pick him up as we drive to South Carolina to check on the house's progress....or lack thereof...

This week, the south was hit with snow and ice. They cannot handle it so everyone stayed in. Uh huh. This means that the construction workers have three days off from putting up the walls in the house. First, they had Christmas week off, then the storm hit yesterday and they actually closed the roads! Needless to say, the house is still wall-less. It's a first world problem, so I am not worried or upset.

OK, I am going to change and go to the gym. The big leftie left a few minutes ago. Yes, it snowed but he has Tink's SUV. I will meet him there because the Biggest Loser starts this week. Got to get my doughy body moving before my Smarty pants watch sends a shock wave through my arm telling me to do a torso twist or ten.

I hate being insulted by an inanimate object, how about you?

Peace!