{"id":36,"date":"2016-01-03T00:56:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T00:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossett.net\/thecountrywife\/?p=36"},"modified":"2016-03-02T00:27:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T05:27:21","slug":"a-success-even-without-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossett.net\/thecountrywife\/index.php\/2016\/01\/03\/a-success-even-without-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"A Success, Even Without Winning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In October I heard that there was to be a \u201cbet on yourself\u201d contest in November.\u00a0 The premise was that you would pay a certain amount of money and bet that you could lose 4 percent of your body weight in 28 days.\u00a0 I did not bet very much because I did not have very much that I could afford to lose. I planned to accomplish the goal so I would not be losing the money.On the starting day I went to the fitness center and was weighed on some very fancy scales that measured all kinds of things.\u00a0 It turned out that I needed to lose 12.07 pounds in the four weeks. I was off and running.
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Well, not running. I am too large to run without damaging my knees and feet but I did start walking more and swimming more. PLUS I ate a LOT of kale salad.\u00a0 Such great kale salad.\u00a0 (Recipe: strip all the leaves off a large bunch of kale and put in very large bowl.\u00a0 Massage the finely broken leaves for 3-5 minutes.\u00a0 Thinly slice one medium to large sweet onion, one bunch of celery, and 2-3 large heads of broccoli. Toss together and sprinkle with Tajin Classico.\u00a0 [No, I did not use any other dressing.] Sometimes I added a little feta cheese and Greek olives, but mostly not.\u00a0 I ate this 2-3 times a day.)<\/p>\n

When the Monday came to weigh in I did not think I had done very well because the previous weekend had been a go-overboard-eating-and-not-exercising.\u00a0 WELL, I was in for a surprise\u2026when I was weighed I had not lost 4 percent of my body weight (12.07 pounds);\u00a0 I had lost 11.8 pounds.\u00a0 So very close to 4 percent. Just needed to have lost 0.27 pound!\u00a0 What a bust!\u00a0 I did not get my money back, sadly, but 11.8 pounds was a real win.\u00a0 Since then I have been up and down but now, in this new year, I am back on the wagon.<\/p>\n

It just goes to show that consistent hard work can accomplish wonders.\u00a0 The weight loss for 2015 was 19 pounds total according to my physician\u2019s scales.\u00a0 Makes me happy.\u00a0 I want to be happier next January!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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