Tonight it's my turn to say, "It's 9:00 already?" I'm amazed at how quickly the hours from 5 pm to 10 pm go! Here's my night: I leave work just after 5:00, pick T up from the daycare around 5:30, home by 5:40. Change my clothes, use the facilities and head to the gym by 6:00. Exercise for an hour. Stop by the store to pick up a couple things for dinner. Home by 7:30. Cook and eat dinner by 8:15. Clean up kitchen, take out garbage and it's 9:00. Dang! It's true that most nights I don't have to stop by the store, but still. And I don't get to the gym every night. Sometimes I get home and I can't get myself off the couch/bed/wherever. I try to get to the gym 4 times a week, but lately it has been more like 2. Something is better than nothing, I say. I try to stay positive about it.
That's why a comment made by a co-worker today has been bugging me. He was going to Subway for lunch. I really don't care for Subway. I've just never been a fan and once I got really sick from a meatball sandwich I had there, so I just don't go there very often. I told my friend that I was going to have a taco. He said something like, "There will come a time in your life that food is just fuel." Was he implying that I place too much importance on the food that I choose to put in my face? I like food that I like. If I'm going to the trouble of going out for food, I choose something that I enjoy, not just something to eat. If I was going to do that, I'd bring food from home.
My friend is a poster child for weight loss. He got a wake-up call from his doctor last year during his annual physical and he has been successful at dropping a lot of weight. I really admire him for it. I knew he would succeed. He's steadfast and driven to achieve his goals. He stopped eating the way he had been eating and began exercising and working hard to get to a healthy weight. I am overweight, and I know it's because I make poor choices in the foods I eat and I eat too much of those foods. I also know that with exercise and moderation, I can and have lost weight. I want to lose weight. I have a hard time with the thought of giving up the food that I enjoy eating. It's a hard obstacle for me to overcome. I think things like, "I won't be able to have enchiladas anymore" instead of "I'm going to be able to wear a smaller size pair of pants." Why is that?
Anyway, to end this story, I told my friend who was going to Subway for lunch that I was going to Cafe Rio. His eyes lit up. "Cafe Rio?" he repeated. "I haven't been there in forever! Will you get me something?" Huh?? "For later tonight," he said.
There you have it. It's just fuel. And some of it tastes really good!
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