Well, that was a nice surprise...

Why a picture of Sister Mary Lazarus from the epic hit, "Sister Act", you ask? Well, my friend, let me take you to my Wednesday afternoon WW meeting. For anybody who's had to walk the plank...err weigh in at a meeting, I'm sure you can appreciate the feeling of dread as you walk towards the kind person behind the table. The feeling of dread is amplified by ten if you've been misbehaving in the last week. For the last two weeks, I've been weighed in by a kind lady who we'll just call Jane (because, in all honestly, I can't remember her name). Jane, a kind, older lady is a dead ringer for Mary Wickes, aka Sister Mary Lazarus. And, if Mary Wickes wasn't dead, I'd be suspect she was moonlighting as a WW counselor in the loop. Anyhoo, one distinct difference between Sister ML and Jane is the feeling of "aww...you could be my grandma" (if she wasn't evil) as I approach the table.

Low and behold, I lost 3.2 pounds in the first week. Given my "Slaughter in Sweden" - aka two trips to Ann Sather the weekend before, I figured for sure I'd see a plus sign on the weight in record. Call it an act of God, tapeworm, good genes or Sister Mary Lazarus shaving off a few points, I wound up losing weight. Needless to say, I pranced to the elevator like Snoopy when he's excited - it was a good week.

A key thing I learned - just because you eat something fattening - it doesn't necessarily mean you blew it for the week. When I thought back on it, I did work out for almost an hour, three days last week, walked about a mile and a half-ish to/from the EL three days out of the week and came in or slightly under points every day except Saturday and Sunday. So, what did I learn - fat isn't always the enemy, count every point so you know exactly where you stand, and Sweden is my friend in moderation.

I've reached the end of week two in the Couch to Five K program - still doing well. Though, I will say, it was hard to drag my ass to the gym today (Friday PM). I came up with every possible excuse to skip between work and home. Then, I reminded myself that the gym is full of eye candy and opportunities to run commentary, so off I went! Speaking of commentary...

The HAM of the Day goes to a guy we'll call "Air Traffic Control Al". I decided to switch treadmills today to have a birds eye view of the stairs to the lower level at Cheetah Gym. From this perspective, I can see people beginning and ending their workouts. Today, a man with headphones the size of dinner plates on each ear walks up the stairs. It made me think one of two things: he just got off work at the airport and forgot they were on or he's trying to make a statement (at Cheetah, that's the most likely candidate). He was obviously cleared to land on elliptical two right...

Today's JAM swings back to the disco era and is brought to you by Donna Summer. "She Works Hard for the Money" is a perfect JAM if you're feeling under appreciated at work, working towards a goal (my reason) or like to dance in a synchronized fashion in the streets (if you're confused, YouTube the video). I'm working hard for this 5K, so you better treat me right!