tryingto’s BodyBlog

so, there’s this lady, about middle aged and on the hefty side.  no, I’m not making fun of her–I’m giving her to big thumbs up!  this woman amazes me! first, she get on the elipticle machine and performs it with her hands on her hips!  I can’t even do that or I’d fall off the machine!  And, when she works out with weights, she’s always there–I mean in "the zone."  she’s all about focus and form and breathing.  and I know she’s busting her butt because she sweats like crazy.  I finally got up the courage last week to tell how much I admire her workout.  (all those things I just told you) she smiled and thanked me.  that made me feel good. and, I know, it made her feel good too!  just an observation.

I did this killer work around the house today; fixing up the back room and cleaning out and re-aranging the closet.  so, for supper, I decided, gee, I go for a McDonald’s!  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had it in the past–but it’s been a grilled chicken sand and the the asain chicken salad too.  I mean, a REAL McDonald’s–the greasy double quarter pounder, some fries and a six size of chicken nuggets.  It all smelled real good on the ride home.  I get home, unpack it and eat it like crazy!  At first, it seemed to taste good.  But, in reality, the more I ate, I realized it tasted like shit!  And the result of all of this?  It’s been sitting in the pit of my stomach, swishing around there leaving nothing but a fowl taste in my mouth!  Next time, I’m going back to the chicken sand and salad!  And, let this be a lesson to ALL of you who read this–don’t settle on your emotions when it comes to eating!!!

I’m sure lots of you here have noticed the ridiculous increase in fresh foods!  I was at the store yesterday and they had nectarines of 3.99 a pound!  the produce guy was taking away all the ones that had rotted.  I asked him if anyone was buying them at that price.  He said, "not yet!"  Also, cantaloupe was $4 for one!  and, last week, bing cherries were 8.99 a pound!  I totally reuse to even think about paying those prices for food.  I love fresh fruit and veggies but now it seems you have to get a loan from the bank just to buy them!