It's an investment.

The big news in our household this weekend was the purchase of a treadmill. Not just ANY old treadmill but a nice gym quality treadmill. I found it on Craig's List for about 1/3 the new cost and it's in fantastic condition. It still has all the stickers on it so it basically looks like a demo model. These pictures are from the previous owners, an older couple with one young child.

My favorite things about this model...it folds up, it's really sturdy, it recognizes my polar heart rate monitor so it accurately reads my heart rate while I'm working out, and it's really quiet. I see this as an investment in my health. I'm not motivated to leave the house once I get home from work and the best time for me to exercise is after Betsy has gone to sleep! This makes it possible. We bought the treadmill Saturday and since then I've walked almost 12 miles and burned over 2,000 calories. I really hope all the walking helps speed up my weight loss!