1. Getting your eyebrows threaded instead of waxed still hurts. Kay.
2. I’ve been thinking a lot about what was said on here yesterday about the weight and such. And so I just wanted to clear some things up. I don’t want anyone to think I’m over at the Mart, chowing down on double cheeseburgers and fries and wondering why I’m not losing weight. I, like all of America, know how to lose weight (fiber, veggies, 100% whole grain bread, put out more than you take in, etc) and I realize that obviously, I’m not burning as many calories as I put in.
But here is where my frustration really comes in, a year ago I was smoking, eating McDonalds 4 times a week and not exercising. And I weighed 150 pounds.
Now, I’m eating much healthier (NOT perfect) but oh my god so much better, not smoking, exercising 5-6 times a week, walking the dog roughly two miles a day, add another mile on to the train and back and I weigh 150 pounds.
And that my friends, I find frustrating…sometimes. Sometimes, like all of us, I think I look great for 37! I’m a nice solid size 10, I have some muscle, I can run 5 miles, and I’m proud of the way I look and the fact that I almost have a butt for the first time in my life.
But some days, I get frustrated. So…thank you all for your advice and support, I really do appreciate it and love hearing from other people about their struggles and tips (like that pizza sounds delicious!).
3. I do not believe Hillary should drop out of the race. This shite is way too close. Let’s let everyone vote, you never know what in the sam hell is going to happen.
I guess that’s it. Fun weekend, warm weather, dress shopping, bike tuning, dog going to the vetting (annual checkup), Battlestar Galactaing….
This is from John: Remobama
3 comments:
I spent the last 2.5 weeks in New Zealand. And in New Zealand I reached the conclusion that Americans have a f*cked up relationship with food. EVERYONE in NZ is fit. They're insane runners, hikers, joggers, etc. But NOONE in NZ seems to be on a diet. There are skinny girls and there are bigger girls. All of them eat well, all of them run a ton, and all of them seem much more zen with being the size that their bodies were meant to be.
Meanwhile, I realized that all of my "skinny" American girlfriends on the trip were OBSESSED with not eating. Or only eating "lean" or only eating "fruit" or not eating so they could afford the calories in beer. All so they could stay 10-20 pounds under "healthy." No wonder so many American women have a kid and balloon in size.
So I've decided that I'm not going down that path. I'm going to keep moving to organic and worrying about what's in my food, I'm going to keep thinking about portion control so I don't feel yucky, and I'm going to start thinking about nutritional balance so I could maybe get some vitamins. But I'm DONE worrying about not being a size 8, and I'm DONE worrying about the calories in things that are fundamentally good for you like cheese and walnuts.
Basically, Ms. Hixx, I think you're going about this the right way. You're becoming a lean mean fighting machine. And sometimes that doesn't mean dropping weight. Sometimes that just means being fitter for the weight you are. Rock on.
Stetsko, you frickin' rule the school.
Thanks for that post, makes me want to be a lean, mean fighting machine, and not worry so much about walnuts and cheese, both of which I love.
remobama. HA! that rules. and so do you. it's hixxtastic monday.
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