Found Money

One of my goals is to lose weight and get into better shape. In the past 8 days I have dropped from 230 lbs to 225 lbs simply by walking regularly and eating less.

In my high school and college days I was a runner. At my peak I was running 100+ miles per week at just below elite level. I even earned a spot at the University of Oklahoma on a relay team that ended up winning the NCAA Indoor Two Mile Relay! But that was thirty years ago. I raced at 145 to 150lbs. And I ate and ate and ate. Thirty years later I find myself eating and eating and eating, but not exercising at all.

So I started walking 2.5 miles each morning, 1 mile at lunch, and occasionally in the evening. But walking can get boring. So if it is light outside, I read when I walk. But in the early morning, when it is dark, that simply isn't possible (or safe). So I have begun watching the ground for change that has been dropped. This past week I found $3.63. Combine that with the $5.22 from emptying the change from my pockets each evening, and that's almost $9! I plan to use this "found money" to make an extra payment on my house this year and help reduce the interest to be paid and the life of the mortgage. Not much, but as Dave Ramsey says...Baby Steps!