Mia rolled over on the floor and said, “there’s nothing like a good stretch.”
Dukee walked near her, laid down and said, “I don’t know, a nice piece of chicken is good too.”
“Is food all you think about?” Mia asked and then hopped up onto her feet.
“What do you mean? I think about many things,” Dukee said as he watched Mia walk toward the front door.
Mia walked up to the narrow window and looked out onto the front porch. She then thought of something and turned around.
“Well, I have to say that you look a little thicker around the middle,” Mia said.
Dukee looked at his belly area and then got up, “it must be the cooler weather doing it.”
“Cooler weather? What does the weather got to do with you looking chunky?” Mia asked.
“Well, my body stores more fat when its cooler so I stay warm,” Dukee said.
“Our bodies do that?” Mia asked.
“Sure. If we lived outside in the cold we would want more fat on our bodies to keep warmer, right?” Dukee said.
“Oh yeah, I never thought of that. That makes sense then why I feel a little heavier in the winter too,” Mia said and looked back out the window.
Dukee walked up to the other narrow window and looked outside. He looked around for a lizard but didn’t see any.
“I think that it’s even too cool for lizards lately,” Dukee said.
“Do you know a good way to warm up that body fat?” Mia asked.
“Um, not off the top of my head,” Dukee said.
“I do, you run,” Mia said as she quickly turned around and ran down the hallway.
Dukee turned his head and watched Mia as she ran through the family room and into her bedroom. Before Dukee could turn to look back out the window, Mia ran back out of her room and quickly to the front of the house. She put her brakes on an slid right toward Dukee. Dukee leaned back a little hoping that Mia wouldn’t slide into him.
Breathing heavily, Mia said, “boy, that felt good.”
Dukee snickered, “I thought that you were going to slide right into me.”
Mia giggled as she walked to the window, “me too.”
Did you know that what Dukee said about storing fat and keeping you warmer is true? I think that is why more heavy set people are warm much of the time. Our fat is our insulation but it can also create more unhealthy weight. So, we need to be careful about how much fat we do put on. So, if you have the energy like Mia, try a short run. Otherwise a nice walk or march can shed some calories too.
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