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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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February 17, 2005

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Today we go to the south side of Houston to visit more of my beloved's family. I've been trying to sneak in some exercise here and there -- 45 minutes of racewalking (people looked at me as if I were nuts) yesterday, 40 minutes of "swimming" the day before. Lots of holding my guts in and trying to sit with my legs together—don't laugh, it's hard when you're not used to it!

My sweetie's dad has a bathroom scale, like people all across N. America (unlike us), so I've been weighing myself. I like his scalee a lot. Yesterday, it read 223. There can be no way that I'm losing weight on this trip: I've eaten a ton, I've drank like a fish, and had very little exercise and lots of driving. I keep thinking longingly about exercise, but it seems there just isn't time. And all my pants are super baggy (though I think that's more about having two pairs of pants with me rather than me losing weight).

Posted at February 17, 2005

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I always lose weight when I go on a trip. I do walk more than usual but I really think it is because I can never be really comfortable when I am away from home. You know? Maybe that little "edge" that you have is your metabolism speeding up or maybe the metabolism speeding up is why you have that "edge". Whooa that was philosophical. Oh well just found your blog and am enjoying reading it. Hope you like Houston. I live in Houston and it is a good town. Just have to know where to go and where not to go. Have a good experience here and if you need any answers I will try to help.

Posted by: Larry at February 17, 2005 12:35 PM

Up here in Washington (the state...geez) we have this show called Almost Live. It's on before SNL on KING5. Anyhow, it was on this show that Bill Nie(sp?) the Science Guy got his start. He had this one bit on the show where he was a super-hero called SpeedWalker, for Bill actually is a competitive speedwalker. Anyhow, it was damn funny, and seeing as you speedwalk, and realize how funny it looks...you should get ahold of those skits somehow. Keep on walkin'!

Posted by: KAP at February 18, 2005 10:37 AM

Don't be too sure you aren't losing weight. Baggy pants are a good sign. Baggy pants and a scale? That does sound very promising to me. :)

Posted by: Jon in Michigan at February 18, 2005 11:12 AM