Today is the first day of summer, and staying consistent with past summers, I will be giving up sweets.
I started giving up sweets the summer after my Freshman year of college, and after gaining the despised "freshman 15" and then followed up the summer after my "Sophomore 16". This year, I am not doing it to lose weight, I don't feel that I need to. However, I am doing because it makes my runs go well and it makes me feel better about myself. But, lets be honest, being female...I don't think I would be too upset if I lost 5 pounds doing this nonsense.
Yes, it is hard. I am a chocoholic (diagnosed and treated). However, after making it through about 2 weeks..in which I have withdrawal symptoms (screaming, crying, bitching, chronic PMSing, etc)...I am able to enjoy a day without needing a Wendy's frosty or a pack of peanut M&M's.
Today at 12:30 stated day 1. I had a Subway cookie with lunch as my last goodbye and was sure to savor it. These, along with Frosty's are two desserts that I miss the most.
This challenge does not come without caveats. I allow myself to eat sweets when I am out of the state of North Carolina. Allowing me to do dive into Mommy's baking and wedding cakes as well as Buckeye Sundaes from Mr. Freeze. To keep your taste buds happy....buckeye sundaes consist of ice cream, peanut butter filled buckeye candy, peanut butter sauce, chocolate fudge sauce, and whipped cream piled high in a large styrofoam cup. I love Ohio.
Wish me luck. Tonight we are having a "The Bachelorette" party with my classmates to watch girls flaunt there stuff for numerous men. There will be snacks there. I can feel the tears coming already. I may be moodier than the Weatherman*.
*For The Bachelorette watchers, this will make sense. For non Bachelorette watchers....just imagine Ross from Friends.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
I'm so proud of you? Congrats?
My father called me this Friday. This is normal.
He "just wanted to say hi" since we had not talked in a few days. This is normal. Both the "just wanting to say hi" and the fact that we had not talked in a few days.
However, the tone of his voice was more than he was "just calling to say hi". He was giddy and I could tell there was a huge smile plastered on his face (Bigger than what it should be talking to his faaaaaavorite...only daughter). There was something up..I knew it. He called for more than that. Excuse me mister, I've known you for 23 years and you are up to something.
"I did it". That's all he said. You did it? Really dad? You did what? Bought a new car? Cut down the rest of the tree that the tornado a couple of weeks took half of? Got a hole-in-one? Ran a marathon (this thought was not really one of them, for he thinks running is silly...along with most of the country)? Got plugs? God, I hope not.
After trying to guess silently to myself and after about 20 seconds of him sitting on the phone...I'm sure enjoying the fact that he was leaving me in the dust and knowing me well enough to know that I was getting frustrated I finally asked "YOU DID WHAT?"
Retired.
Immediate response: Oh, cool dad.
Our conversation went on and I could still tell he was excited...but I didn't know what to say. Retired? My dad is not old enough to retire. I hadn't planned what to say to someone when they tell me this. I'm so proud of you? You made it 25 years of teaching middle school hellions...I'm so proud that you got out while you could? I'm so glad you still have some hair? Congratulations on surviving? Congratulations on being done with work forever? Can I be [proud of my dad? Is that allowed? I didn't know what to say! We ended our phone chat kinda on that note. But the longer I have thought about it, I am pretty sure that retirement deserves more than a "oh, cool dad". Ooops.
So, now I am searching the world wide web looking for retirement gifts. However, I don't know how father-daughter retirement gifts go these days. Or ever. I still don't completely know what retirement is. You just stop working? What do you do all day? Aren't you bored? Hell, I have not even STARTED a job yet. I am going to be 90 before I can retire and then play all the golf (ha) I want with my artificial hips (that I invented, and then installed on myself....duh).
Open to "retirement for dad" gift suggestions....is there such a thing?
He "just wanted to say hi" since we had not talked in a few days. This is normal. Both the "just wanting to say hi" and the fact that we had not talked in a few days.
However, the tone of his voice was more than he was "just calling to say hi". He was giddy and I could tell there was a huge smile plastered on his face (Bigger than what it should be talking to his faaaaaavorite...only daughter). There was something up..I knew it. He called for more than that. Excuse me mister, I've known you for 23 years and you are up to something.
"I did it". That's all he said. You did it? Really dad? You did what? Bought a new car? Cut down the rest of the tree that the tornado a couple of weeks took half of? Got a hole-in-one? Ran a marathon (this thought was not really one of them, for he thinks running is silly...along with most of the country)? Got plugs? God, I hope not.
After trying to guess silently to myself and after about 20 seconds of him sitting on the phone...I'm sure enjoying the fact that he was leaving me in the dust and knowing me well enough to know that I was getting frustrated I finally asked "YOU DID WHAT?"
Retired.
Immediate response: Oh, cool dad.
Our conversation went on and I could still tell he was excited...but I didn't know what to say. Retired? My dad is not old enough to retire. I hadn't planned what to say to someone when they tell me this. I'm so proud of you? You made it 25 years of teaching middle school hellions...I'm so proud that you got out while you could? I'm so glad you still have some hair? Congratulations on surviving? Congratulations on being done with work forever? Can I be [proud of my dad? Is that allowed? I didn't know what to say! We ended our phone chat kinda on that note. But the longer I have thought about it, I am pretty sure that retirement deserves more than a "oh, cool dad". Ooops.
So, now I am searching the world wide web looking for retirement gifts. However, I don't know how father-daughter retirement gifts go these days. Or ever. I still don't completely know what retirement is. You just stop working? What do you do all day? Aren't you bored? Hell, I have not even STARTED a job yet. I am going to be 90 before I can retire and then play all the golf (ha) I want with my artificial hips (that I invented, and then installed on myself....duh).
Open to "retirement for dad" gift suggestions....is there such a thing?
Thursday, June 3, 2010
National _______ Day
Yesterday was National Running Day. Some may think that I celebrated this to the fullest and went out, ran my hardest, ran my fastest, smiled, waved, pranced around lovely Winston Salem encouraging the rest of the city to get out, run, and have a great time as the fun colors and exuberance of the website may exert ( National Running Day ). However, I did nothing of the sort. I did run. Go me. I ran a miserable 5 miles. It was more of a run/walk/die. My body recently has not been agreeing with me and its been making running very difficult/not fun. It was hard to put one foot in front of the other. And there was no way I was smiling at any other runners as they passed by. In fact, I am pretty sure I heard one of them run by and say "wow, she looks like shes struggling" ... maybe I am hearing things.
On another note...I am glad that we have a National Running Day. While I am pretty sure I don't know how many people knew about it (admittedly, I did not even until Jerry sent me the link) and I think next year they should plan in more strategically as to not be in the beginning of June when it was 90 degrees and humid as all hell, I am glad someone has taken the initiative to try and get America up and moving. Hm...while on that...who makes those up? National Event maker-uppers? Where do I get a job like that? I have lots of great holiday ideas in mind. National Wednesday off Work Day. National Free Krispy Cream Day. National Free Cheeseburgers Day. National Pigtails Day. National Re-runs Week. National Diamonds for Girlfriends Week. I could go forever.
There have been more of these folks trying to get America healthier...and I am looking at evidence of that currently as I sit at Panera (working on writing my thesis, clearly). Up on the menu board, next to my beloved Asian Chicken Salad there is a little number...410. What does that mean? Why, 410 calories of course. Looking at the rest of the board..there are numbers next to everything on the menu. Horray and Hallelujah. Now we shall have "Burger King Bob" think twice before he goes for the Panera Macaroni and Cheese (delicious) at a whopping 900+ calories (but not so nutritious) over a Fuji Apple Chicken Salad (equally delicious) at ~500 cals (and much more nutritious). I was intrigued by these numbers and looked it up. Seems this was passed at the national level and now (well as of Jan 1, 2011) every chain restaurant has to have calorie counts next to everything on the menu. Bottom Line: McDonald's menu just got a lot bigger in order to make room for all those numbers. And Subway just got a lot more appeasing. And Starbucks just got depressing....just wait til you see how many calories are jammed into a cafe mocha. May be making the switch to Herbal Teas*? So again, I am glad to see that there are other people out there that have taken the initiative to beating this obesity epidemic that has begin to take over....and whats even better...is that today I got an email with an article in it ( Dieting for Dollars) that is about companies actually PAYING their employees to WALK and lose weight. While the end results aren't to impressive yet, it's a start... and one that I am pretty pleased about.
*I recommend these by the way, TraderJoes especially has the BEST teas in all the best flavors...and at about 5 calories a cup and some caffeine, I would think it makes an excellent substitute for that java java some need every morning...and it wont stain your teeth.
On another note...I am glad that we have a National Running Day. While I am pretty sure I don't know how many people knew about it (admittedly, I did not even until Jerry sent me the link) and I think next year they should plan in more strategically as to not be in the beginning of June when it was 90 degrees and humid as all hell, I am glad someone has taken the initiative to try and get America up and moving. Hm...while on that...who makes those up? National Event maker-uppers? Where do I get a job like that? I have lots of great holiday ideas in mind. National Wednesday off Work Day. National Free Krispy Cream Day. National Free Cheeseburgers Day. National Pigtails Day. National Re-runs Week. National Diamonds for Girlfriends Week. I could go forever.
There have been more of these folks trying to get America healthier...and I am looking at evidence of that currently as I sit at Panera (working on writing my thesis, clearly). Up on the menu board, next to my beloved Asian Chicken Salad there is a little number...410. What does that mean? Why, 410 calories of course. Looking at the rest of the board..there are numbers next to everything on the menu. Horray and Hallelujah. Now we shall have "Burger King Bob" think twice before he goes for the Panera Macaroni and Cheese (delicious) at a whopping 900+ calories (but not so nutritious) over a Fuji Apple Chicken Salad (equally delicious) at ~500 cals (and much more nutritious). I was intrigued by these numbers and looked it up. Seems this was passed at the national level and now (well as of Jan 1, 2011) every chain restaurant has to have calorie counts next to everything on the menu. Bottom Line: McDonald's menu just got a lot bigger in order to make room for all those numbers. And Subway just got a lot more appeasing. And Starbucks just got depressing....just wait til you see how many calories are jammed into a cafe mocha. May be making the switch to Herbal Teas*? So again, I am glad to see that there are other people out there that have taken the initiative to beating this obesity epidemic that has begin to take over....and whats even better...is that today I got an email with an article in it ( Dieting for Dollars) that is about companies actually PAYING their employees to WALK and lose weight. While the end results aren't to impressive yet, it's a start... and one that I am pretty pleased about.
*I recommend these by the way, TraderJoes especially has the BEST teas in all the best flavors...and at about 5 calories a cup and some caffeine, I would think it makes an excellent substitute for that java java some need every morning...and it wont stain your teeth.
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