Numbers

I have always been fascinated by numbers. Since I was little, I have loved math and calculating and all things with numbers. Today, Alycejo from My Rescue is Possible posted about seeing numbers on her scale (which she wasn't happy about). She posted the following note which I love:

All this got me thinking about how numbers define my life, such as:

• Birthdate: March 15, 1954 (The Ides of March and a Pisces)
• Age: 56
• House Number: 56 (coincidence, I think not)
• Estimate of years left before I die (at 85): 29 !!! (I’ve added a year to my life by losing weight. Use this calculator to estimate your life expectancy)
• % life already lived: 66% 
• Birthweight: 6 pounds 8 ounces
• Weight at 11 yrs: 127 lbs (put on amphetamines to lose weight)
• Weight at wedding (27 yrs old): 127 lbs
• Highest all-time weight: 215 lbs
• Weight pre-band: 209 lbs
• Goal weight: 154 lbs
• Number of pounds to lose: 55 lbs
• Pounds lost: 38 lbs
• % excess weight lost with band: 38/55 x 100 = 69% (Common % weight lost with the band: 50%-70% of excess weight)
• Ticker Weight: 171 lbs (ok, my weight today is 173—it was the caramel popcorn last night!)
• Years married: 29 on 10/10/10 (cool date!)
• Children: 2 (27 yr old daughter and 25 yr old son)
• Number which I see all the time on the clock: 11:11 (the month and day my mom was born)
• The most useless number I know: Derivative of a Function (I had to teach this—just for you Tina)

Which goes to show, I have too many numbers floating around. There were more, but this post would have gone on for pages. This now brings me back to Alyce’s comment about numbers ruling our lives and how we should look at what is really important like:

• The love of family and friends (all of you in blogland included)
• Having a smile back on my face
• Being happy and feeling good about myself!
• And many, many more intangibles

Because these are all priceless!

And to pay-it-forward, come meet a new bandster Bella Noche-The Beautiful Void and give her some love.

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