Why I started the diet and exercises「どうしてそんなにスイスイ泳いでいるの？」昨日もプールに出かけましたが、同じように、幼稚園児をもつというお母さんに出会いました。自分ではそう思いませんが、どうしてスイスイ泳いでいるの？と聞かれ、「自分はダイエットから始まった。昔は、おばあちゃんと間違われるほどだったという苦い経験から来ている」ということを話しました。これはその時の日記です。
 Yesterday, it was Friday. I visited a public pool by bicycle, which is a favorite thing when I have enough time after household chores in the morning. That routine is a breather in a day for me as a mother of two children. I continue swimming for the couple of months.
I happened to meet a newcomer in the locker room. I talked to her because it appeared she was in the same situation. Actually, I had seen her bring her kids to the pool before, but this time she came by herself, and she said, "after sending her kids to school."
I asked her, "You're the mother who came and swam here yesterday, too?" She cracked a smile to me and joked, "You're good at swimming, aren't you? Although I didn't swim but took a walk in the water." We had a small chat as a person who has the same pastime. She asked me, "Why are you so focused on swimming?" I opened a mouth and told a bitter past experience that made me get in shape.
Until a year ago or so, I liked taking a younger son of mine to some childcare facilities almost every day. At one public facility, there were different people who were dispatched from the city's government temporarily, as well as children's nurses working at hand. On one occasion, a lady, who looked like a children's expert, spoke to me. Because it was for the first time to talk with me for her, she almost or probably just said, "You, Grandma, do you have a problem in nursing a child?" The conversation hurt me, and became an unforgettable moment for days to come until today. I realized what I was and made a solid decision. From those unhappy days, I started to get physical activity. Even in the children's indoor playground, I aggressively played with my kids and tried to be more active. Or when it snowed, I shoveled snow in front of the house. It became a play for my son as well. Or another occasion, while seeing my children play at a playground, I did a jogging nearby, though it lasted for ten minutes or so. In short, I wanted to look my age, as an average mother. After these plays and exercises with my kids, I've found the pastime of swimming recently before hot summer. Sending two children to elementary school or to kindergarten, I swim and enjoy the physical exercise. I don't find it hard, but it's a pleasure. In addition, I enjoy talking fellows in the pool. They look younger, healthy, and positive, though most people are over sixty and retired from work. I look up to them and learn from them. |
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