I think I know what's holding me back on the water goal. Have you ever tasted plastic? You can't tell me that plastic doesn't leach into our foods and drinks when we use plastic containers. I am convinced that significant amounts do leak into our foods. Probably a lot more than they would like us to know. I live next to a PVC manufacture.  After the first year of living here I noticed the look of my legs were changing. Now I don't know for sure that the cause for this was the PVC company, but I highly suspect it. I would go into detail on the condition of my legs, but then I would be getting further off subject. However if there are those that are truly interested, lol, I will tell at a later date. Now back to the plastic taste. My kids like to have the water served chilled; so we store a large plastic cooler of water in the fridge. I have been getting my water from the cooler. The minute it hits my tongue I know it doesn't taste right. It tastes like plastic! There's no doubt I will be investing in a different type of cooler. It does make me wonder though how much plastic has been leaching into our food supply. Ok enough said on this. I could go off into a real tangen about plastic.

I was a little bit worried before purchasing and wearing a pedometer. I was worried too, that it would show me how little I really walk. So I suppose you could say I am pleasantly surprised with my results so far. Thursday's 5,000 was due to some grocery shopping. Friday's 7,000 was due to the fact we went camping. Tuesday's 800, well I was having a bad day. Monday and Wednesday seemed average. Saturday and Sunday my pedometer was MIA. When I saw the count Friday evening I took it off and accidentally misplaced it. I found it late today! Todays evening count was 824.  I don't think my count would have been very high for Saturday and Sunday. I had to go home early because I was a great big fool and hurt myself early Saturday morning. Sunday I spent nuturing my sore tushi and washing laundry early. Because today I began the winter blanket onslaught washing marathon and I don't wish to do it again anytime soon. We'll see how I do tommorrow. Owww, my tushi hurts!

So why I am I making these goals? Is it to lose weight? Are you on a diet? Yes and the second no. Part of this may come in a bunch of posts. I may post bits and pieces. And if I get really brave I will post it all in a big post. The reason I have decided to lose weight isn't so I could become skinny. It is because I am dying and I know it. I don't want to be dead before I am 35. That is the bleak, stark, scary, reality of it all. I am hoping by losing weight I will reverse the damage that is and has been done. But I know that losing weight won't be the only thing that I can possibly do. I am and will be making changes in other areas of my life. I also know I can't do this alone. If you are a true believer and you remember me during your prayer time for whatever reason; would you pray with me?  I am not ready to leave this earth yet.

Mrs. Carrot