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Measuring up
Today I've been out on the bike. I want to get a tailors tape measure and whilst I could take the short route to town on the bike, I decide to go the long way around which equates to a 6.5 mile round trip.
You may be wondering why it is I need such a tape measure, the answer is simple. With all this exercise I'm doing I can't rely on the scales to tell me how well I'm doing with the whole body fat ratio thing. Not only that, since I'm so goal orientated I know my motivation will flag if I can't track my progress in some way and I know the scales will shortly not be the best quantifier. So the tape measure is to measure me and see how many inches I'm losing rather than the pounds.
I then spend the rest of the day doing work, and do the same until Phil gets home. It looks like the guppies are doing a fine job of seeding the new tank with poo and stuff to get the bacteria going , so fingers crossed Sedgewick will be able to take up residency tomorrow.
Posted by Abi on the January 31, 2006 10:46 PM
The best measure of progress is not a balance or tape but the way you feel after doing a little physical work.
If you take the garbage out, and plunk it down with a sigh you're not OK.
If you put it down and look around for more you're on the right track.