Wednesday, February 10, 2010

fat girl, shoveling

We had 15-16 inches of snow today by my calculations. I went out several times to shovel. In front of the garage the drifts were 24 to 32 inches. It was deep.

I won't be walking anytime soon. Many of the properties don't shovel. It will be hazardous until March!

So today I shoveled. And shoveled. And shoveled. I joked that I burnt 100 calories. Might be closer to the truth than I think. I looked online. Some sites said 20 calories a minute. Some asked my age and weight and they ranged from 300-650 an hour. One asked if it was light or heavy snow. Light was 12.5 calories, heavy 20, but it only went up to 200 pounds.

I went out and was out at a minimum of half hour each time. For a total of five times, I think. One time, when I did the garage drifts it took an hour.

Don't you find it shocking that nobody can agree. Shouldn't it be as simple as activity x minutes worked = total. Simple, right?

Maybe I need one of the electronic things you wear on your arm. Not. That would be so stressful. I'd be checking it constantly.

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