Weight

For as long as I can remember, I've been concerned about my weight.  When I was younger, all I needed to lose was 10 pounds.  Sometimes I wish I weighed now what I weighed back then when I thought I was fat.  Since I retired, weight has really been an issue.

When I first moved into this community, I exercised every day for about an hour, but I never lost a pound.  I know, for me, exercise isn't the answer.  Portion control is.

Today though I found something good about being overweight.  I decided it was time to  break down all the boxes in the garage and tie them up for recycling.  Several of them did not break down into manageable sizes.  I discovered when I bent them in ways they weren't meant to bend that, if I stood on them, it was much easier to make manageable sizes.  My extra pounds  crushed the cardboard making it easier to tie them up.

I'm sure if I were at the proper weight for my height, that wouldn't have worked, but that should not be an excuse for filling my plate.  After all, how often do I have large boxes to tie up and recycle.