Wednesday Weigh In...and walking

I am actually posting on Wednesday that has got to count for something........
but alas not weight loss to post. I am even with last week...... better than going up.

Megan and I have been walking the Boulevard this summer as part of our fitness routine. 7:30 in the morning is such a nice time of day....I only hope that those who see me don't think I always go around in my boy face and hair don't......every day besides us we are lucky to see so many beautiful and crazy sights, regular walkers/runners and dogs.....I think golden retrievers are the dog to walk. We see 3 of them to 1 of any other kind of breed.....and speaking of dogs and crazy sights, there is this older lady who 'walks' her little dog every day. I say 'walks' because most of the time the dog is ridding in a baby stroller......When the dog is actually on the ground walking the lady is struggling to keep hold of the leash and the baby stroller.....crazy.
There is this older gentleman who says "good morning" to us going one way and "have a nice day" when going the other. We try to say hello or 'good morning' to everyone we pass.
There are the regular ladies from our ward that walk...Kathy, Sharon and Geri (who is now on a mission), they are now regularly joined by Joyce and sometimes Lynda. The face of those who join the core group of 3 change from time to time, but this group, or at least Kathy, Sharon and Geri have walked past our home every morning for as long as I can remember. In a church talk once the person said that they knew everything was right with the world when the mothers march went past their house in the morning.
We see the crazy runners/joggers....and I mean crazy. Most folks don't run/jog with any style or grace. Megan and I have both said that we don't like to run but if we were going to do it we would enlist the help of a running coach to help us achieve a good runners form, style and grace. Back to crazy runners/joggers: let's just say you can tell a good runner from a bad one and most people out there looping along are bad runners......their arms move wild or not at all, they don't bend their knees right, their upper body is all over the place, some of them kind of do a shuffle run or their feet swing out to their side not forward. The other day while taking Hayden to football practice we saw a lady who was running and I use the term loosely, she was running with almost stiff legs, no ankle movement, no knee bend, no pivot of the leg at the hips....it was truly a crazy sight.
The Drivers are the wildest ones out there......it is like they are all too busy trying to see if they know the people on foot so they aim their cars at you or swerve wildly to get back on track. They are also the most impatient......they seem to hate to wait for the peds to cross the street or to give them room to walk in the street.....yes, I know the street is for the cars but sometimes you want to walk 3 abreast with your group or the sprinklers are watering the sidewalk so you cut out into the street....surely they can give us defenceless folks a little more room on the road and not aim their 2000 lb. vehicle at us. Come on drivers Davis is not that busy in the summer.....but when school is in session it is a different story......
Since we have be come two of the faithful in our walking we have seen many walkers and runners come and go. I understand this, the intention to get up and do it is there but it comes down to mind over matter, the mind is willing but the body likes the mattress better......
I am so glad that I now get up to walk with out a problem....and I really like doing it.
The best part of the walk is the beautiful world that is all around.....The change of season is subtle but fascinating. The rising sun and the clouds are interesting to watch. The smells of nature are the best. I had forgotten that trees have a scent.

MCC