GUESS WHAT!?

So, I've been spending my time busy not running...BUT I have discovered something COOLER. NORDIC WALKING.
Not Kidding.
Way
Cool.
Of course this fits in better with my personality as well. Wanna know why? Ok, I'll tell you.
It's because you can't help but look REALLY STUPID while doing it! SO, now people think "Hey, that girl looks stupid with those poles in her hands" and not "Hey, look at that poor woman trying to run, she looks like an injured antelope".
I KNOW. I FINALLY FIT SOMEWHERE!

To those of you who don't know, Nordic Walking is like cross country skiing...only there are no skis and there is no snow.
Yep.
Rad. I know.
Just ski poles and you.

At first this posed a problem for me because I had the very real fear of stabbing myself in the foot with the poles. THANKFULLY they are rounded on the ends because let me tell you....I have stabbed myself... A LOT.

For someone born with no coordination it took me several days to figure this out. I felt like one of the guys from the Ministry of silly walks at first. My arms and legs would go at the same time. Which made it look absolutely ridiculous. So, I would have to put my poles down and walk normal for a minute (just so my arms could remember what that's like) and then sneak those poles back in. I outsmarted those arms of mine!

I have to tell you it's a great work out. My arms are already feeling stronger. Which helps because Violet has surpassed giant baby weight and moved straight onto enormous.

AND people do the nordic walking in marathons! YEAH! I can still train! I guess I need to change my blog title to "Skiing without Snow" or something like that....

OH and the big news....I have lost 10 pounds since I started this journey....and 6 of those pounds in the past 7 days!
What's the key? I went vegan. And it's not as hard as you think. Yes, once in awhile I sneak in the coffee creamer or a gummy bear....but mostly I'm just eating Rice, salad and A LOT of beans...

Quick reminder if you come to my house PLEASE remember I'm eating lots of beans...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.