Another Resolution

This is my friend Kathy.

Kathy is pregnant.  In case you couldn't tell.  A few months back I mentioned that Kathy was the person who got our office fired up to go for daily walks.  And now she is still the one who gets our office fired up to go for daily walks.  She went for a two mile power walk today at lunch.  By herself!  (She couldn't get anyone else fired up).  And it's pretty darn chilly today!  Granted, her walks are not as quick as they once were, but the fact is that she got out and did it.


Kathy's New Year's Resolution?  A bathing suit body by summer.  Here's how I know she will be able to keep her resolution:  Except for her belly, you would hardly even know Kathy is pregnant.  She has gained the amount of weight her doctor recommended, but her face isn't puffy, her fingers aren't swollen, and from behind you can't even tell there's a big belly around front. 

It isn't magic.  It's her daily walks.  It's the fact that she is still participating in Zumba and Brazilian dance class at the gym.  It's the fact that, until very recently, she was still doing some running.  (All this exercise was with her doctor's blessing).  The only exercise she really gave up during pregnancy was lifting weights.  Why wasn't I that smart when I was pregnant?  That kind of self discipline will have Kathy back to bathing suit shape in no time at all.  Whereas it took me 15+ years.