It’s Tangent Day!!

Today’s weigh-in: 167.6 really?? FUCKING REALLY??!! WTF?  My scale is obviously involved in a right-wing conspiracy with the elliptical. They probably shot JFK too. What a total Monday.

If I were one of those people who didn’t eat when under stress, I would weigh 12 pounds right now. But I am not, so I weigh slightly more.

I do not get the whole stress eating thing. Why? It doesn’t even make any sense. One theory is that it takes our mind off things. Well, I snack totally mindlessly when stressed. Sometimes I’ve even surprised to find myself in the middle of eating something, having no conscious memory of opening a bag of chips or grabbing a handful of M & Ms. Another theory is that since stress is usually negative and eating is a pleasurable or positive experience, we do it to cheer ourselves up. When I’m stress-eating, I rarely actually taste the food. It’s an auto-pilot short of shove, chew, shove, chew (and I admit to not really doing a whole lot of the chewing either, more like shove, swallow, shove, swallow… but then that’s starting to sound a bit pornographic, isn’t it!)

When we are stressed, our adrenaline rises and we go into fight or flight mode. Doesn’t that really sound more like exercise? And yet, I do the OPPOSITE of exercise. I sit on my fat ass and stuff my face. When did I get so screwed up? I mean, that is like REALLY jacked-up! I need therapy. And for everyone to keep their fucking snacks out of the office!!!

But, on to more positive things (cause really, how could I get any less positive there?!) I got up (albeit a bit later than I should have!) and did my 60 minutes on the elliptical. Yay me. I stopped by the grocery store on the way to work and picked up some pre-cut watermelon (hellOOO, insanely expensive! What is up with THAT? I can get a donut for like 39 cents but a small container of watermelon is $5.99?! Are you kidding me? No wonder we’re all fat!!) I replenished my super salad making supplies and grabbed some healthy snack Yoplait Light yogurts.

I’m just now finishing up my first Diet Coke of the day (funny how when I have to ration them, I make them last SOOOOO much longer. Normally I’d be on number 3 of the day!) I’ve got a plethora of tea here at work, so I’ll be having several cups to help stretch out the time til my next Diet Coke this afternoon. I’m calling it a “treat”. Soon, though, I think I’m going to have to give up these babies altogether. And that makes me very sad. I’m not ready to let them go. But it’s just a matter of time, I’m afraid, before I’ll have to move on. More change. More stress… oh, let’s not go back there just yet!!

I still need to do my knee physical therapy exercises when I get home. And not eat a ton of carbs out of the fridge. I will now admit to eating several plain flour tortillas at night, oh around 8 pm or so. And last night I had a couple of slices of plain white bread too. Blah. I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised by the number on the scale afterall. It’s really my own doing. I’m a carb-addict. Do they have carb-aholics anonymous? Cause honestly, it’s my downfall. I could eat a whole loaf of bread, it’s like one serving to me! Horrible. It’s why I can’t start the day with a bowl of cereal. I’ll eat half the box. And having just one small bowl is so UNsatisfying that I’d rather skip breakfast.

Off to make some tea, lovies! I feel like I’m really embracing my English heritage. My great-grandmother would be so proud!

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by firefly
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    Ug I am definitely a carb addict- last night hubby made himself a quesadilla and I was almost hysterical like I WANT THAT NOW!! I had to *calmly* ask him to put the tortillas away after he forgot to put them back. I didn’t trust myself to put them away! I know I would have eaten them if I touched them!

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