Winter Weight

Winter is the season of fresh baked cookies and hot chocolate- not the season of carrot sticks and Tae Bo. It's hard for me to get motivated to be healthy when it's freezing cold and dark at 6:00 p.m. Alas, my "I'll start tomorrow" mentality has gotten me nowhere. So I decided to start today.. again. I went to the grocery store last night to buy all my staples to help keep me on track. I know my downfall is when I don't have the right go-to foods to fall back on. That's when I want to go to fast food because it's quick and easy.

And because you know you can't visit this page without reading my attempts at humorous blogging.. I had a funny experience at Bi-Lo last night.

My cashier looked and sounded EXACTLY like the clearly Southern & gay Daniel from Shear Genius on Bravo. For your visual pleasure:

His supervisor was handing him some change he had evidently asked for before I got in line. Picture a saucy Southern black woman.

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Supervisor: That should be 20 dollas.

(Cashier starts counting change)

Supervisor: Don't count yo' money in front of a customer! Ring her up first THEN count it!

Cashier: Geeeeez... Sorryyyyy. (To me:) Is she still staring at me?

Me: Yeah, a bit.

Cashier: Gah! I hate when she does that. Ooh! Do you like this cranberry juice?

Me: Yeah, it's my favorite kind.

Cashier: I been lookin' for a good cranberry juice. (Holding up a roll of nickels.) How much is this?

Me: Two dollars.

Cashier: Really? (Counting his change.) $18, $19, $20, $21..... Gah! She's such an iiiidiot! And IIII'm gonna be the one who gets in trouble for being $1 over. Ooh! You got coupons! Honey, you saved $7.84 today! That's fabulous!

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I just wish you could have heard it with the accents and everything. Call me if you want a little rendition.

So anyhoo... I had my oatmeal for breakfast... Even though my boss offered to get everyone Chick-fil-a... Chick-fil-a?!?! My weakness. Sigh. Somehow I resisted. Then I had grapes for a mid-morning snack. Turkey on whole wheat with mustard for lunch and a cheese stick. Just had a pear for an afternoon snack... Why is it when people know you're dieting they purposely try to tempt you? "Oh come ooooon... It's just one cookie! It won't kill you!" I read an article one time in Prevention magazine about how women do that subconsciously (or maybe not so subconsciously) because they want to look better than their friends/peers. Not gonna work today, ladies!! And tonight I will be having pizza for dinner... It's a Thursday night ritual after Sam's gymnastics! I'm sorry, but I will never be the type of person to completely cut out foods. Clearly, I have an issue with moderation--but I know that's key.

Will I fall off the wagon again? Probably. But I feel good about today. :)