Gardening is great Exercise.

I have wandered from my regular routine to the outdoors. I have spent the last week working in my garden, planting and getting the soil ready for planting. Today I spent an hour weeding. Now when I say my garden perhaps I should clarify. Our family garden is 70 feet by 140 feet. We have 21 4 foot wide beds. They are not all planted yet, but hopefully will be in the next several weeks as the weather warms a bit.

Since we have not covered the pathways and the beds are not all planted, weeds are an issue. It is a daily effort to keep the weeds at bay. Today I worked really hard to get my heart rate going. I was using a special hoe for weeding that cuts the weed at ground level. You push it back and forth like a broom. So imagine sweeping or mopping for an hour straight at a fast pace, really scrubbing at some of those dandelions. I only did a few rows the day before and I am so sore. Good sore.

Before I went out to work today I was looking for some old ratty jeans to wear. I found a pair in the top of my closet that was a size 18. I thought there was no way that they would fit. My last pair of jeans was a 22. Now granted they are an 18 wide and they are a bit stretchy, but I got into them and they are not choking me and they actually fit. Very cool!! I'm still not weighing for a while. The way I feel and how happy I am are better indicators of health for me than the number on the scale.