It seems every time I start a new blog posting I start by saying how long its been since my last posting. It's true I don't give as much attention to my blog as I did in the past but it's not because I don't want to.
The truth of the matter is that I always seem to have something a bit more important that needs to be done or I'm just happier sitting on my butt watching TV. I know...that's pretty sad.
For me personally not a lot has changed in the last month. A few changes at work have me working nights again after three years of regular day shifts. That has taken some getting used to. I don't know if you ever truly get used to it. I hope I never get accustomed to eating my lunch at midnight.
When I get my free time the weather hasn't exactly been as nice as I'd like. Lets put it this way...I haven't done any golfing yet this year.
While the winter hasn't been too bad, we have seen more snow than the last few years. It has been windy and cold most of the winter as well. Not something this summer born guy enjoys at all.
I've been continuing to battle the bulge. My weight loss is going fairly well considering all of the garbage I ate over the Christmas season. But I'm starting to walk more at work with this new position and hopefully the weather will get back to a more pleasant situation to allow me to get out and get some exercise on my days off. Ya, I know I could just put on warmer clothes and go out but so far I haven't motivated myself to do that much.
I made a significant purchase as well which hasn't helped me to get more active either. I picked up an iPad and it has quickly become my new favourite thing to play with. You can usually find me on my days off in front of the TV with the iPad in my hand playing games, talking on Facebook or bitching on Twitter. I actually spend more time complaining on Twitter now rather than here which is another reason my postings to the blog have suffered.
But I'm still hoping that when I have my next weigh-in the scale will be kind to me and show that I've lost at least a bit more weight. No matter what the result I still feel better. My nagging aches and pains have all but vanished. I have a lot more spring in my step but don't expect me to be running any marathons soon.
I think what I'm most proud of is that I'm dropping the pounds slowly by making small changes to my eating habits. Cutting out regular pop like Coke and Pepsi has been a major change and probably the most positive. It amazes me when I think back to how much sugar filled pop I drank in a day. Forget about cutting down on the snacking, the removal of non-diet soda from my daily intake of calories has been the biggest reason for my weight loss. But it's far from over.
Beyond that I have tried to get out a few times with my camera this winter. The above photo of the Presqu'ile Park Lighthouse was taken on a cold day from out on the ice on Lake Ontario.
I'm always a little worried about venturing out on the ice. I can hear my mother in the back of my mind calling me a fool for doing it. But it's a vantage point I wouldn't get otherwise.
February is almost over and that means we should be through the worst part of winter but there's always that possibility of a freak March snowstorm that could pop up. Its happened before. But I have my golf clubs polished and ready to go so the sooner the snow melts and the grass turns green, the sooner I can put away the snow-blower and start my favourite time of year once again.
