Photo of a dated German PfennigJournal Entries:
October 26, 2010: Weight = 176.6 lbs.; Coinage = $1.14, 39 pennies, 4 nickels, 3 dimes, 1 quarter; Glass bottles = 18; ground scores = 9.
October 25, 2010: Weight, not available; Coinage = $1.60, 20 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, five quarters; 17 glass bottles, 7 ground scores.
October 20, 2010: Weight = 172.6 lbs.; Coinage = $.47, 12 pennies, 1 dime, 1 quarter; five glass bottles; five ground scores.
Feature Entry: A Pfennig For Your Thoughts
The MoneyWalker found a 5 pfennig on his daily walk this morning. The monetary symbol for this coin is .5 ₰. Before the Euro replaced them, the German pfennig was the designation for penny. Unlike the U.S. penny, the German penny had several values including the five penny or pfennig. The pfennig has been around since the 9th century and basically ended in 2002. My pfennig was dated 1970 and is in “good” condition. In uncirculated condition, a 1950 pfennig is worth four or five U.S. dollars.
Another thought involves my recent jump in pounds from 172.6 lbs. to 176.6 lbs in just six days. What happened? It is an old problem. Go on a long week-end with friends (Wednesday through Monday), eat uncontested large meals with fattening beverages, experience irregular BMs, and fail to exercise—that formula is easily worth a four pound weight gain in less than a week. My hunch is that the weight will come off easily as the MoneyWalkers settle back into normal habits of regular exercise and portion control. My theory is that if caught quickly, a sharp increase in gained pounds can be quickly shed with due diligence to diet and exercise.
Another thought deals with the joy of spending large amounts of time with special friends. We shared spirited conversations about sports, politics, religion, and esoteric academic topics, one being the rather recent depression therapy called “cognitive behavioral therapy” which will be a featured blog shortly. We will explore the use of self prescribed cognitive behavioral therapy for overcoming problems with the depression that comes from gaining weight and diet recidivism.
MoneyWalker
Hmm. I posted a comment earlier and it didn't show up. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI try to avoid the scales for at least a week after vacationing for exactly the reasons you mentioned. Our recent trip to Disneyland involved three long days of constant walking or standing followed by three days of sitting in the car. After returning home I spent three additional days at the computer working on vacation photos.
Snow made it's first appearance this morning and more expected tonight. Luckily I have been able to get out on the streets, both biking and running before these storms hit.
Our autumn weather and the resulting colors has been incredible so it's always a sad day when the first freeze hits.
Am looking forward to the cognitive behavioral therapy post. Maybe it will help in my current struggle to give up Diet Coke. I'm down to one 16 oz bottle in the morning. On the plus side, I've replaced it with lots of water.
Also added a comment on previous post.
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