The Study Results

Oh my - on pins & needles. Tonight was the orientation "fill out the paperwork, get measured" meeting for this parent/child nutrition study run by the local prestigious university. Of course, I'm feeling doubly guilty that I am failing my children by not feeding them organic, vegan, raw foods, perfectly balanced with exactly the right amount of calculated protein, whole grain carbs, fruits, veggies, and fiber, all packed in adorable kid-pleasing tableaus.

Of course, I am feeling slightly virtuous that even if my children are not choosing carrots over cookies ("please mom, may we have some pomegranate with our tofu cubes?"), at least I was the skinniest mom there. The rest of the moms/caregivers were way out there past my "before" self, so that's good.

I will say that I didn't like the body fat measuring thingy. I much prefer my digital scale's body fat calculator thing, as theirs and mine had an 8 point spread. I will say that their scale and my home scale are both showing the same depressing fact -- a month of walking is not good for your weight. So I'm looking forward to running again. I was tricking myself that a brisk 14:30 pace walk was just as good on the fitness scale as running, but the scale says otherwise. I didn't gain 5 pounds, so that's good news, and I would like to attribute a couple of pounds to that lovely cyclical water weight, but it's still a smidge consistently higher than it was pre-surgery.

So, Friday we get the news as to where we were randomly assigned. One group has weekly meetings. The other group gets materials in the mail. Either way, I have my fabulous gift of my $20 Wal-Mart card, and 2 pedometers.