Category: Future

I’m still struggling with my weight, but I’ve been exercising a lot with Pokemon Go.
Evidently, there is something that I love more than a skinny body. It is food. 

Today I had the most delicious pizza. I followed it with a slice of the most delicious chocolate cake. Of course I had beer with that pizza, and for dessert I had a delicious Riesling wine paired with milk chocolate cake. 

When I drink I like to pair it 1:1. If I drink a glass of beer, I’ll drink a glass of water. If I drink a glass of wine, I have a glass of water.

It’s terrible being fat and craving yummy food, isn’t it? But you know food is meant to be enjoyed. The world doesn’t want you to enjoy your food, it wants you to be thin as a stick.

I’ve been very blessed with being healthy, and not having any problems. The truth is I don’t want my heart to have to deal with an overweight gal for the next 25 years or so. 

So now we have Pokemon Go. It makes me go.

I go out walking with the dogs.

I hope this will be my saving grace!

Musically yours, mucho gusto!

Amy Zents

When we play the video game Pokemon Go, reality and alternate reality converge. The dogs enjoy it because we take them along with us. My husband and I just returned from the International Comic Convention in San Diego..

We saw a lot of different fantastic costumes. All forms of media were represented. However, nothing compares to spending time in the great wide world with the dogs, the sunshine, and Pokemon go!

This dog is part coyote and part Corgi.

I didn’t really want to get involved with another online video game. Let’s just say family was interested in it, so I followed family. I am really happy playing Go. The creatures that you can find are pretty amazing. I also like to be out in nature. I often take beautiful pictures of nature with my camera on my phone. There are beautiful flowers blossoming in the summer.

I am just about to embark on a trip to the San Diego Comic-Con International 2016. When I go there, I see a lot of obese overweight nerds. This year they will be getting lots and lots of exercise! How perfect is that?

True, there will be injuries.

People have to decide what they will focus on. If you’re crossing the street you need to keep your eyes focused on your surroundings.

Drivers do not like people wandering like zombies in the path of their cars and trucks.

Some people have sidewalks which are uneven too, and it’s easy to stumble on those.

I do however think that the world is a kinder and more gentler place because of Pokemon Go

It helps one to get one outside, and get to know their community, and enjoy the companionship of other players!

Today I saw a car that reminded me of one of my old Hot Wheels cars. When I was a kid I didn’t know what a Buick was, or a Chevrolet, or a Ford. Hey, I was growing up in the Inner City. We couldn’t afford a car  We didn’t know how to drive one. I took public transit, walked, or else rode my bike.
I was first introduced to playing with Hot Wheels thanks to my brother. We enjoyed many hours playing with those shiny little cars. Our Hot Wheels zipped along down plastic tracks that we elevated on the backs of chairs and other nearby furnishings. We didn’t have the battery powered Hot Wheels that we saw on TV.

Hot Wheels were powered by us, down makeshift ramps, accelerated by gravity.

There is a car show going on downtown today. Some of the cars look like the cars we played with as kids. The stuff our dreams were made of. Namely, Hot Wheels for big boys and girls who can afford the real thing.

Nevertheless, some cars in today’s car show lineup just look too strange, too big and bulky or too suburban. Those are the cars that we would not pick to be our special car in a Hot Wheels race.

There was something endearing about playing Hot Wheels with my brother and sister. We didn’t always get along, but what often brings people together is the thrill of cars!

I think there is no rude awakening more difficult and disturbing to an overweight guy or gal than to see his or herself in a full-length department store dressing room mirror! 
It’s a good idea to see the state of one’s physicality every now and then.

Honesty is the best policy.

The harsh lighting and the full-length mirror reveals the truth, and in my case, the truth hurts.

So, what can I do about it?

I appreciate that, although silent, the mirror speaks volumes through it’s reflection.

Snow White would not be pleased if she were me. 

The difference would go like this.

Me:

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”

Mirror:

“I can’t find anything nice to say right now. I don’t want you to smash me, so you’ll have to be the one who decides!”

Me:

“Thanks a lot, mirror!”

Feeling frustrated and fat, I did not purchase the chic pant suit I tried on. The reason? My thighs looked like they were bulging through the flimsy fabric. 

On the display model, the suit looked smooth and smart, on me the suit just looked stupid and strained!

So, no sale.

I hurriedly put back on my stolid dark baggy pants, my long-sleeved T-shirt, and my loud neon yellow & conservative navy-blue Saucony running shoes. 

I left the suit behind in the dressing room. I had enough humiliation for one day.

Needless to say, I have to step up my fitness endeavours.

I will do my best to find my way through to slim down with healthy exercise and nutrition, so next time I meet a dressing room mirror I won’t feel so sorry for myself!.

Comfort may be King, but I would rather be able to wear high-heels, short dresses and strut around like a celebrity fashion Queen!