My oldest sister called me up for the first time ever today just to shoot the breeze. She never calls because she knows I don't like talking on the phone. ANYWAY

We got on the subject of weight loss. She's probably 15lbs overweight and it's mostly because she has hypothyroidism. She works out 2 hours a day and eats very healthily most of the time (whole grains, tons of fruits and veggies, lean meat, low-fat dairy products, etc.). She told me she's only lost 15lbs since November and definitely sympathized with my 6lb loss since March. I mentioned the kinds of exercises I've been doing and you know what she said?

"I was looking on getting a different heart rate monitor. I have one of the Polar models and it's really good, but I want to try a different one. If I find a different one that I like, I'll let you have this one."

I've been looking at getting a Polar and was dreading spending $100 since money's so tight with me. I love my sister.