About 3/4 of the way through, after having met and greeted no end of neighbours, who all seem to be outside, our local Yakult lady comes up behind me on her snazzy Yakult 3-wheeler scooter. Her first words were " Wow, you have lost a tonne of weight". She even said that whilst she was driving up she thought to herself "moshikashite......." ("is it?"). I checked through my blogs and the last time I had met the Yakult lady was on the 19th of June. Apparently my body shape has changed so much that she didn't recognise me. Since there are not that many blonde non-Japanese women wearing bright pink T-shirts skipping along the road in an area where there are not an overwhelming amount of foreigners, it wasn't a facetious "is it?". I am so very, very pleased. This lovely lady whom I see once in a while and always chat to (I told her I couldn't stop for long as I had to keep skipping), in just a few words managed to light a fire under me that had already been simmering. The ignition to the fire had been before I got on my skipping gear when I tried on my old jeans which I hadn't done since June. Another BIG surprise.
Am putting together some photo ideas. Only just realised that Day 90 is Monday not Tuesday as I had mentally been calculating. This means that the kids can take some photos on Day 90 as they only have a short orientation at school on Monday before the near academic year starts with a vengeance on Tuesday as does the next phase of my life post-PCP.
This is the kind of scooter my Yakult lady drives.....
Oh Conny! You don't have to go it alone! You have Tracy who lives near by and I'd love to keep in touch! It is nice to have Richard, but stupid men loose weight and gain muscle so much faster it's been really nice to have other women to gauge progress.
ReplyDeleteOnly stupid men lose weight? Guess its a good thing I are not smart...
ReplyDeleteConny, what is a Yakult lady? I joined ya kult once when I was in school, but it didn't turn out well. Is it anything like that?
"Yakult Ladies" visit housing areas to deliver Yakult right to your doorstep. Yakult is a probiotic drink. They have a lot of other products too including yoghurt. The Yakult ladies tend to have families and represent a small area where they deliver they products every day. They used to have bicycles, some now also have scooters.
ReplyDeleteYakult ladies rock. Did you know they also have a doll - wearing the yakult lady uniform. I don't think it comes with a bike though.
ReplyDeleteSo Conny - only two days left!! What are we going to do?