Zero

So today I did a little experiment to see what would happen if I went Amish for the day. As in, no computer, no tv, etc. I basically sat on the couch and read for most of the day, minus a nap in the middle of the afternoon, which has left my neck utterly wrecked. I did manage to get my lazy butt out on the bicycle (finally!), and pedaled until my legs were burning, which took about 10 minutes. I'm expecting to be sore tomorrow.

I suppose the experiment was a success, mostly because I was able to get some reading done instead of wiling away the day on timewasters the internet so abundantly provides, or compusively checking my email every 10 minutes. But the Amish-ness only lasted until about 7:30pm, when I gave in and watched tv while I ate my dinner. And from there it seemed kind of pointless to stop, so I turned on the lights and hopped on to Facebook. I still say it was a small victory. I might make it a regular thing once a week. I'll just start telling everyone I'm an Orthodox Jew, except for the covering my head and arms and wearing floor length skirts all the time. That sounds like a Vitamin D deficiency just waiting to happen. I also realized at around 6pm that I hadn't made a sound all day. Not a peep. Not talking to anyone, including myself. Is that weird?

Aside from that, I'm gearing up to start another week and hopefully make some progress that will be significant and helpful. Continue the diet and 'exercise', and the reading and so forth. I'm guessing tomorrow will start another round of maintenance people coming to the house, since my carpet is still torn up and stapled down. I have to look out for staples as I walk around; they really hurt when you step on them. It also appears that the house sale may be going more quickly than anticipated, which I guess is a good thing. I don't really have strong feelings about it either way at the moment. It'll happen when it happens.

Since I'm on this 'diet', I also did some research on how many calories things have in them, and how many calories certain activities burn. It's amazing how quickly you can shovel them into your mouth, and how long it takes to burn them off. By those numbers, it seems like I should weigh 400 pounds. Maybe something in my math is off. I don't know. I do know that I need to start burning a whole lot more than I had previously guessed. Bummer.

I think that's about it. The weather is supposed to be nice for the rest of the week (seriously, sunny and 70s every day--why would you want to live anywhere else??), so maybe I'll get in a few more bike rides and burn calories instead of my legs. I'm hoping to get to the beach as well, especially since I can do the Amish thing there. Just with fewer clothes. Anyway, I keep thinking tomorrow is a holiday, even though it isn't. It's Monday. The day everything resets to zero. But hopefully I'll be starting from a tad more than zero.