Hello all, forgive me for not posting at all yesterday. Damn near slipped my mind until I was too lazy to get out of bed at 2 in the morning to do something about it. But gimme a break, it was a holiday. I know, it was only like a demi holiday--none of the heavy hitters like Christmas, Thanksgiving or national corn dog day, but still a holiday that requires a little bit of slack and R+R.
Yesterday, a.k.a. May 26th a.k.a. Memorial Day I woke up to take a short walk with my parents downtown about a quarter mile to watch the 90-something annual parade. Not quite a work out, but a cheery excursion from a rather pooey ending to the day before. We stood out in the sun on the corner for a little while, saw some friends, complimented each outfits, stood around bored while our parents talked, and then finally walked the quarter mile back home.
After the memorializing part was finished we did I guess what mourning American's do best: throw a couple of burgers on the grill and hang out near some large body of wet water. You know, while reflecting on our fallen brethren.
For me and my family, summer holidays often play out very similarly. They begin with catch ups "hows school? doing anything fun? Whats new?" that soon turn into the condescending "that major? You're sure? Why are you still living at home? How come you don't have a car yet?"
As usual, I nod with a smile, my gaze floating elsewhere behind my big sunglasses as I lean back in my chair to get my tan on--er, burn on. I wish I could tan. I look like the Stay Puff Marshmallow guy from Ghost Busters. Then after I'm good 'n toasty, I can mosey around looking into the water and spying on my sister and her boyfriend paddle boating in the canal.
It wasn't exactly an active day, but not a sit on my ass and do nothing day.
The part that I was really worried about was the food.
Holiday = fat girl's death sentence.
This is where we separate the girls from the women, folks. The boys from the men. The joeys from the kangaroos.
Ar holiday's there is a snack of some kind on every table--chips and salsa, chex mix, pistachios, cheese and crackers....everywhere! You take one and just keep going and going until its gone. And for some reason all the aunts and uncles always insist that you eat more and finish the rest so they don't have to take home leftovers. Usually, I would have gladly obliged, filling myself to the brim.
But not this time. I did well at a party for once in my life. All I had was a bagel, a few blue corn chips sans guacamole (bleh), a hot dog, and two bottles of mango juice. Ta da! Disaster avoided.
The real challenge I know will be this Saturday: my sisters grad party. Woof. That will be scary. We're getting it catered...
Anyway, pretty decent day for a holiday.
exercise: C-
diet: B
As for today, May 27th I wasn't so good....
Something about today was just hella rough. Its probably a combination of bad sleep, period hormones/pains, and not enough food.
Like I said before, the Phentermine works good....a little too good, actually. I forgot to eat a single thing all day long after a 10am Cliff Bar until about 11:30 at night when I had an apple only because I saw my dad eating dinner.
Food didn't even cross my mind today. Again, not because I'm avoiding it. I'm not an idiot. I just forget all together that food is something that I'm supposed to eat to, you know, LIVE!
If I have to, I'll write reminders to myself for tomorrow--three meals a day. One when I wake up before Phentermine, lunch, and dinner.
Also, being so sluggish, I couldn't even find the energy to stand up and run. I feel terrible about it. A third day in a row? Not cool, Whale. You're only a week into it and you're failing miserably.
Knock it off, woman!
But I guess it was gonna happen at some point. If strict diet and exercise plans were easy to keep up I'd look like Angelina Jolie by now.
All I wanted to do today was sleep and write and troll on facebook. Does getting furious and crying over political rants count as physical activity? No? well it should....its quite draining. Especially when it comes to gun debates.
But thats a whole different can of worms, right there that I would prefer to remain shut for a looong long time.
But thats really all that happened on this dreary, rainy Tuesday. Nothing too exciting, unfortunately.
exercise: D
diet: C+ (good food. just need a lot more of it)
Until tomorrow, friends.
~The Great White Whale
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