A little over two years ago I could have been defined as a body in motion. I never stopped moving. Literally. I was on my feet all the time, and my body responded accordingly by not gaining weight, by allowing me to eat anything I wanted and by feeling good. Fast forward a couple of years and things got a little softer, fluffier....okay, okay, fine, fatter. At first I blamed it on age. I had heard all too often that once that magic forty hit you, you could kiss your metabolism goodbye. So I resigned myself to the pudge. After all, it was only a few pounds. Okay, Okay, ten pounds. Sheesh, people, I simply cannot lie to you.
Recently though, I shed seven pounds and I gotta tell you, I feel fan-freakin-tastic. Why did those seven pounds melt away? Because I returned to the former me for a few weeks. I was a body in motion and if you’re familiar with Newton, you know that means I stayed in motion. I moved my body from the time I woke up until the time I hit the sheets. I did not work out. I need to make that perfectly clear. I simply moved my body, the way I used to, quickly, and with purpose. Lifting and moving at the warehouse, then yard duty and taking care of the house the moment I got home. Long, full days using my body. I had practically no time for blogging, social media or email.
Yes, yes, I’ve always been slow with physics, which is why it took me three years to figure this out. Blogging is making me fat. Not age. I’m battling “Blogger’s Butt” here.
The problem with blogging, social media, and computer work in general, is that it basically commands your body to be at rest. Although I have the fittest typing fingers in the west, the rest of my body stays pretty stationary when I’m at my Mac. For hours on end. Two and half years ago, I didn’t even have a Facebook account. Within a few months, I suddenly had an online business, a twitter account, a facebook account, and a blog. Now, I have my own blog, Life in Pleasantville, in addition to my continued devotion to Yummy Mummy Club, I have three twitter accounts, a slight addiction to Pinterest, a YouTube account, three Facebook pages, and a Google+ account. So, yeah, you can see how my body came to a full-stop pretty fast.
In August I managed to pretty much avoid all of the above for a few weeks. Today, with life returning to normal, I’ve felt the pull of the computer as I write, work, and interact on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. I’ve not moved since this morning. And I’ve been grazing. And I feel like taking a nap. And I feel slightly fluffier. Okay, fatter. Gah! It’s a body at rest damn it and this time I’m not going down without a fight.
So, what’s a social media lovin’ blogger to do? Last week, in a pre-emptive strike against the pudge, I started Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. Let me just say that I loathe Jillian Michaels. I’m sure she’s a lovely person, but she hurts my body and for that reason I mutter terrible things under my breath at her as I work out. Yesterday, I had to take my car in for detailing and instead of arranging for someone to take me home, I ran home. Ten kilometres. This time I muttered under my breath to me. Ouch! I’m also using my hour glass, which is actually a half hour glass on my desk. When the sand runs through, it’s time to get up and move. And you know what they say about a body in motion.
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