Gloria's Diary

Wednesday 7th March, 2001
I woke up really early today, got the kids off to school and was out walking by 8 am. I really fancied a couple of slices of hot buttered toast when I got in, but I went for cornflakes instead.

I looked in the TV guide and noticed Australian-style aerobics was on Sky, so I thought I’d have a look. There is something seriously wrong with those women who claim they love exercising like that! I was still lifting my leg up when they were already onto the next bit, so I just did my own thing and leapt around like a mad woman. The slapping noises were a bit off-putting, but you could hardly hear them over me gasping for breath. I did hear the neighbours mention something about an earth tremor in the afternoon, but I said nothing. Later, I had to do a few things in town but took the car since at least it kept me busy. It’s times when I have nothing to do that I munch. Lunch was good – I had a salad.

Today I got the hubby to come with me for my second walk. But, the thing that made my day was, after my dinner of fish and veg, I had my daily treat – one of those Sara Lee Secret Bites frozen cheesecakes. I had no problem eating the first and was craving a second, but the hubby stepped in, took temptation out of my hands and scoffed the last one. However, when he bit into it he broke one of his capped teeth, so he has to go to the dentist tomorrow. I shouldn’t laugh, but it was funny at the time. He’s lisping around the house saying he’ll never help me out again.

Thursday 8th March, 2001
All is going well and I feel great. I roped in my friend for a 90-minute walk today to our local park, up the hills, around the lake three times, and back. We lapped a couple of old people, which made us feel really good.

On my second walk of the day I bumped into one of the women I used to see at the gym last year when I joined for my month of madness. She was rattling on about having put on three pounds and how she could feel it – yeah right. She went on to give me advice on what to eat. Don’t you just hate people like that? I know what I should eat – it just tastes better in a sandwich with chips or covered in chocolate. Anyway, I just had my healthy dinner of turkey breast and various veggies, all baked in foil in the oven with a home-made tomato and herb sauce. Lovely!

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