Excuses have been plaguing me this week. There have been many. "I can't run today because my knee is starting to hurt." Or, "There is a big blister growing on my right foot, I don't want to irritate it more, cause what if it gets really big, then I won't be able to run tomorrow, and what if it gets infected, what if, what if, what if!" I do need to be careful about my knee, but I also need to be careful about being careful about my knee, let me explain: If I let one little fiber of doubt wind itself around my will to be fit, then another fiber will easily wind around that one, until I am a big fat bug stuck in a web of self-doubt ready to be eaten slowly by a lanky spider--a snotty marathoner, with a Paris Hilton laugh. "What is she talking about!!?" I am talking about not letting little setbacks get me away from my goal of losing weight and being healthy. Also, the food this week, THE FOOD, oh where do I start. We celebrated Valentine's day at Macaroni Grill, and I ate EVERYTHING: the bread, the dipping oil, the fatty-shmaty pasta, and the crown jewel, pictured above: the drenched cake with chocolate genache, caramel, whipping cream, and a garnish if mint leaves--I hope to someday be greeted with this dish at the gates of heaven. Then the chocolates. My husband got me a box of my favorite gourmet chocolates, not Russell Stover! "Who do you think I am, achhh!" (valley girl voice). So when do I turn the naughty-food switch off? There are so many reasons to eat poorly, and as you can see from my thought bubble, I think of the lamest. But there are also many more IMPORTANT reasons to eat healthy, and my health is reason enough.
Ha! Bina I love it! Is the scary spider inspired by the scary "other" mother from Coraline? Ha! I must be tired. Keep up the good work! We all need a cheat day every once in a while.
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite chocolate? I like the Naga Bar
ReplyDeleteHi Bina! That chocolate cake looks so good! I have been sabotaging myself with a bowl of cute little hear-shaped Dove dark chocolates. They are so good. I think excuses are valid once in a while and it is ok to treat yourself, as long as you get back on the wagon and don't let the treating yourself spiral out-of-control. You are doing great! And do be careful with your knee. I think it might be good if you just ran a few times a week for a while and added weight training or something else to give your knee a break.
ReplyDeleteBina, this post is making me HUUUNNNNNGGGRRYYY!!
ReplyDeletekeep it up. aches and pains are part of exercising. alternate cold packs and hot packs on the knee. it works wonders.
Hey boon, i live and die for chocolate cake with ganache on top. I honestly think I am addicted to it. i think cookie monster had a negative affect on me growing up. i agree about the ice too -- I thought nothing would help my achy hip but i'm almost as good as new, and i think i have several bags of frozen vegetables to thank.
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