Sweden: Finally in the lake

First swim in the lake

It's heating up in Luleå. Today I couldn't resist to jump into the lake, Kvarnträsket.
Ulrika, my dear friend, took the nice pictures while visiting me.
Since I was 4 years old I have been  spending my summers swimming. I love it. It's a good exercise.
But I prefer outdoor swimming. The paradise like life at the summer house can't take away my thoughts of the people trying to escape from poverty and war over the Mediterranean sea. 2000 is said to be drown this year. Probably a lot more. Many of them can't swim. How afraid they must be. At my new job I meet the children that survived the trip. I get upset when I hear the discussions in EU about immigrants. Especially from countries from where people have been escaping from like Hungary.

My new life without the scale is much better. I get to focus more on the result of the weight loss than a number on my scale. It is inspiring me a lot. I look at my body instead. I try clothes on and am happy. They are fitting fine! I hope for a hot summer with a lot of swimming!

The Ninja Diet: Summer without sauna but soon a swim in the lake!

Kvarnträsket

My dear friend Natasha and all readers of the Butterfly Battle blog!

This is where I relax and reflect. In the summer house of my mother in Luleå. To the left, the sauna, but I am not a big fan. I prefer swimming! Last years I have been having a early start of the season. This year I haven't even dipped my toe in the water. Too cold.
Friday my friend Ulrika picked me up. She wanted to take a walk in the forest surrounding the lake.
It was beautiful. Unfortunately the weather here has been so bad. Not much time to enjoy the nature in good weather. Today is another gray day almost by the Arctic circle....

I'm drinking my ginger/lemon/ celery drink. It's 5.40 in the morning. Yesterday I was meditating with a great teacher, Trudy Fredriksson, a Buddhist for more than 40 years.
This will be a very busy week on two jobs. It's hard for me as well to have time to find inspiration for our battle against over weight. I need to find out something revolutionary as the scale refuse to go down in number. My other good friend Sara is comforting me talking about muscles heavier than fat. I hope so. I have moved around for a month by foot and on the bike.

The midnight sun in Kvarnträsket