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Remember that it's about your health.

I mean, this battle we fight with the scale may not be about YOUR health, but it's about mine for sure and I'm thinking it probably SHOULD be about yours. No?

The reason I bring this up is because when I am feeling cute and pulled together, when I have energy and "mojo" (as my friend Chloe would call it) I don't really focus on my weight or the scale. And I guess there is something really positive about that. But I had pizza last night and now I'm up a pound and a half. And listen, I'm not suggesting you never have pizza. But for me, even when I made the best choice and had a salad and all that, it showed up. I can't be unconscious. EVER. That would make me feel trapped and caged if I didn't keep in mind that it's about my health.

When Matt and I were in Vegas we walked around the strip and went to various other casinos and such. That's not usually our style, but it was necessary this time as The Mirage was not being kind to us in the gambling department. We passed a couple of people who ... walking for them looked like a painful and grueling proposition. They were doin' it. To be completely fair, they were out on the strip in 90 degree weather and they were walking that mo' fo'. But it didn't look fun and it didn't look easy. It made me sweat to watch and it made Matt want to take a nap. We looked at each other and discussed how that really needs to NOT be us in 15 years.

Food is good and yummy. Booze is delightful and mood altering. But being ambulatory is one of the few things that makes life livable.

It's about your health, people. And it's about your mobility. It's worth thinking about daily. Don't gamble on your health. And if you do, don't do it at The Mirage on a weekend.