Motivation...

This morning I got up early, stretched a bit, and put on The Holiday with Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, and Jude Law.  It is one of my favorite chick flicks, possibly because it involves bi-continental relationships.  The fact that it's America and the UK helps.  I just love the accents from around Great Britain (which probably accounts for why I listen to BBC Scotland so much online).  Anyway, I had a carb-rich breakfast before getting onto the treadmill, and I walked for TWO HOURS!!! 

It's not like I ran the whole time (or even for more than a few short bursts, really), but it was a feat for me because there's just nowhere in this town where I want to walk for two whole hours.  There are no hills in Florida.  Seriously.  No inclines of which to speak, save for the overpasses on the interstate.  I enjoyed being able to pretend like I was walking up a hill for a change.  The only complaint I have about the treadmill is that it doesn't feel like the whole-body effort required to propel one's self on a cement sidewalk.  The upper body is not involved at all.  If anything, it feels a bit like a duck's legs in water.  Everything is smooth up top, but under the water they're moving quite fast.  I just feel separated from the lower half of my body on the treadmill.  Happily, that doesn't mean that I'm doing any less good for my body on the whole.

My brother called midway through the movie and we talked for a little while.  He told me to do an exercise that involved clapping my hands above my head with my arms fully extended.  I laughed and explained that, due to my arm flab it could pose a serious risk to my hearing.  If I clapped my hands over my head, I'm fairly certain that the flab, fully covering my ears, would cause a negative-pressure situation and burst my ear drums when removed.

It's all good, though.  I feel better today than I did yesterday, and a lot better than I felt the day before that.  I don't think my weigh-in will go well tomorrow, but I know that the weigh-in on July 20th will be great.

On a somewhat negative note, though, after exercising I sat down and took my glyburide.  That's the medication that forces the body to produce insulin.  I'm out of test strips, and I didn't feel like the workout was enough to sufficiently lower my blood sugar from the carb-rich breakfast - so I guessed at it and took the glyburide.  Then I took a shower, and by the time I was getting dressed, my blood sugar was way too low, and I had to rush out to the kitchen and drink some of my daughter's orange juice.  Need to buy some test strips, I think.

I really enjoyed watching The Holiday while I was walking, but I think I'll be going to the library this week to rent movies about Scotland. What better to watch while I'm Walking to Scotland every morning? Anyone have any recommendations?  I think I'm going to start with Brigadoon!