In Shape? Lots of Candy and 2 Cakes later…

This, in our household, before Thanksgiving, is the time of lots of Halloween candy and two birthdays. How did my newly reduced waist line, bra band size and panty size hold up?

I showed absolutely no restraint. One of those birthdays was my 50th. Not only did I show no restraint, I ate more Halloween candy than I think I ever have. Yet we still have some left. Cake, on the other hand, has not a chance in our household.
Not only did I eat as much cake as I liked
I added, one a week it seems, Duncan Dounuts Sausage and Egg Croissant sandwich, with a side of hash browns to my diet.
That has loads of fat, so I replaced my supply of Centrum Cardio vitamins, soon as I ran out.
I might have eaten slightly less ice cream these last few weeks than my norm.

You may have noticed I do not believe in diets. Well I do believe if you, like I, have heart disease in your family, taking certain measures, or Centrum Cardio, and aiming for a high fiber diet. The latter gives me my excuse for usually having two heavy on the bean and jalapeños Nachos for breakfast!

Yet the up shot of all this indulgence:

• As I continued to walk our Teddy dog 2xs a day, usually 45 minutes to an hour
• My size large Victoria Secrets bikini undies I was so thrilled to wear, without roll, ( I can not stand roll down), down, again are still as saggy in the rear as they were before Halloween
• I still need more sizes 34J, possibly 34H or HH, well I should be refitted. I need some smaller sized bras than my good supply of 36J, that no longer fit since walking Teddy
• I needn’t undo the zippers and buttons on my misses size 14 Levis jeans, So eventually I will have to breakdown and buy smaller jeans too.
• Our, who knows if its reliable, bathroom scale declares me a tad under 160, as opposed to my, thrilled to see it under 170 of most of last summer.
• Most satisfying of all, friends who have not seen me for a while noticed I got slimmer!

The last one strikes me as strange, because one of them has a wonderful dog, Max. I am afraid she does not have the time to give him long walks. This is especially sad, because she started weight watchers at some point last year. She appeared to be slimming down, and now has noticeable weight gain, more than before Weight Watchers.

I hope that this will inspire her to take a break and make time to walk their wonderful dog Max!

Now, it rains more often. Our Teddy dog is a fair weather pup regards to rain. Some of those walks in recent weeks have been just 30 minutes or less. He does have furry paws he does not like to get wet, and HATES to get muddy.

I wonder if we will be fitting him for a pair of boots for the snow and ice. I bet we will have to for the slush!

So far, I can tell you as company, just like cats, dogs are tops! Unlike cats, you can walk your dog a lot! Even a cat size dog like our Teddy. As inadvertent exercise plans go, its just the best for your cake and candy season.

Soon to follow, the dead of winter baked potatoes with loads of butter season! I wonder if I will still need smaller jeans, and so on, after that!