This is my second fall of not having to go to school -- and I'm still not missing it. As always, I miss having my friends all in one place, but school as an institution still has me burned out. At work, Jay-V and I were listing Wes food we strangely miss (mine was everything here -- mmm wings and turkey clubs, grilled chicken with cheese sandwiches, strawberry smoothees, and carrot cake slices). I spend way too much time thinking about food nowadays. Having the stress of school out of my life has packed pounds on me. How come no one warns you about the post-college 15+? Everyone I know has gained weight. Sitting on your ass all day will do that to you I guess. The real world sucks. What's up with body maintenance and all that shit?
Where I fucked up was the month or so leading up to The Closet when I just kinda stopped going to the gym. Hi, 5 extra pounds! I kinda looked at myself from the neck down in the mirror one day and screamed. My eating habits suck. I strangely don't eat much candy, cake, sweets, salty crap, and other bad things much, but I'm all about the pastas, breads, cheeses, and the like...and going back for seconds because I love them so much. And obvs, I spend too much time in front of the computer.
I've been hitting the gym with a vengeance. What pisses me off is that I'm as fit as I ever was, just carrying a little extra weight around. I want visible results! Immediately! And that's just not going to happen. In just a week or so of laying off the sandwiches and chicken and pastas from Ranch 1, the pants are loosening and I'm not so quick to hide my stomach. Keeping myself in check will be the hardest part. Must. Resist. The. Double. Cheeseburgers. I like to eat. I just need to make sure I'm sticking with the right things. It's like a process and stuff. I just want to keep the breasts. Is there some sort of non-chest working exercise I can do? Gotta keep some fat after all.
Posted by Candicissima at August 23, 2004 11:50 PMI'm not in school again this semester, either. It sucks. This degree thing is taking me forever.
I've been doing the whole 9-5 thing since being out of school. I've gained 5 pounds times ten. That also sucks. I'm playing football in the fall, which gives me a reason to work out.
Posted by: Hashim at August 24, 2004 05:43 PMTeam sports is something I need to look into. The gym is so boring unless I'm in a class. I considered joining the company softball team and then I remembered I hate my co-workers, so that didn't pan out.
Posted by: Candicissima at August 24, 2004 08:33 PM