I have made what I feel (in 12 hours) will be a decision that I'll come to regret for the next week or two. Watching my diet spin out of control (and worse, watching the distinction between my butt and thighs start to disappear), I decided that this is my month... to... start a temporary elimination diet and cleanse. Meaning: no wheat, no cheese, no soy, no alcohol, no coffee, no fun. Part of the decision is based on weird food sensitivities I've had lately and trying to eliminate all the variables, hopefully identifying the culprit(s). Nonetheless, I'm being smart about it. I saw my naturopath today, gleaning knowledge and protein supplements to get me through. I have pretty much imbibed all the alcohol in the house, save for a few bottles of liquor (my two real vices, red wine and champagne, were finished up last night), to avoid the inevitable cravings and moments of weakness that will no doubt occur while I'm in the house alone, STARVING AND BORED TO DEATH.
I am celebrating my decision currently by eating a HUGE bowl of macaroni and cheese, while drinking a beer (the last one in the house), before I go to a nice big Italian dinner tonight. And you know what? I'm not going to yoga today or tomorrow. Fuck it. Wave bye-bye to what fleeting sanity I possess for a few weeks and give my love-handles a great big "peace out, jerks..."
Here's to better fitting pants, rejuvenating brain cells, and clean guts.
- R
Monday, February 4, 2008
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I should totally join you in this because it's something I've been wanting to do but haven't been able to commit myself to. Also, the only pair of jeans that fits well right now got a big hole in the crotch, so they're not so suitable for wearing in public.
I think I will go to yoga tomorrow, however, because I haven't done it once since I got back. And it's free on campus.
Oh man, I always go on about this, but bicycling will set you free. I had to ride out to the college to drop something off today, which meant a 15 mile round-trip ride, and in spite of the snow (we're still digging out and a few streets were so badly covered that I could hardly ride), it was the most exhilarating thing I've done in ages. It's been since early December that I've ridden that far, and by the time I got home I felt like my body had been CRYING out for that much exercise and fresh air. I felt like a hundred zillion bucks, came home, ate pasta, drank a mugful of espresso, and had ice cream entirely without guilt, and still had enough energy to drive Ang crazy with my flitting about. Very highly recommended, except I guess it rains all the time in Portland. Even still-- in a raincoat, it's just as thrilling, for sure.
Dianna, start tomorrow! Do it with me. We can help each other out - I can give you details about it via iChat and you only have to commit for 2 weeks. It would be great to have a partner in crime!
Jesse - I totally hear ya about the bike. I've been feeling like that about yoga lately (all hungry for exercise) but yoga is warmer right now and I'm a big pussy. The thing that prevents me from biking in the winter is my cold ears (which is hard to remedy with a turtle shell on my head). Thoughts? XO!
I could always knit you some bike helmet ear warmers...
http://menknit.net/mag/mkmg1_houck.jpg
HEY! That would be awesome!! You are so good to have around...
Ear warmers are a great idea. I have two different under-helmet things that I wear in the winter, both of which I got at Mountain Equipment Co-Op... do they have those in the states? One's a thermal headband type thing that I wear until it's about freezing or a few degrees below it. Once it's genuinely cold, I have "the ninjaclava," which is pretty much just like it sounds, but is made out of practically bulletproof thermal material. Once that's on, I can endure almost anything. But given it's Oregon, I doubt you'd need anything close to that. Knit earwarmers ought to do it, and you'll look far less like a buffoon than I do.
My only issue with the under-helmet stuff is that my helmet fits my head perfectly. Therefore, if I try to put anything else under there (or my head swells or something), it won't fit. So having the external ear warmers are a better bet because they fit on the outer straps of the ol' melon cover...
And I am absolutely not putting on a ski mask. You Canadians are nuts... :)
R
Yeah, if you're putting something on under your helmet it needs to be pretty slim to begin with so's not to mess with your head protection. Honestly, I used to scoff at folks who dressed all cyclistic to get on their bikes, but that was before I started having to do really long rides daily, at which point it suddenly seemed terribly unfit to be wearing jeans and a cotton hoodie. Now in winter, I look like this:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6953/wintergearxe3.jpg
Which I recognize is silly, but I really don't care about anymore. It's amazing how that works. I think turning 30 had something to do with it. But anyway, you'd never have to worry about that in Portland, where it only gets miserable, but not actually cold!
Ha ha ha ha!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! You look AMAZING in that get-up! Awww, Jesse, you're a swell friend... MInd you, it does get cold in Portland. It might not be Montreal but none of us here in Portland are calibrated for that kind of weather - so generally winters feel pretty damn cold. It could be worse; we could be southern Californians. "Waaaa! It's only 60 degrees..." Except they got something like a foot of snow recently so maybe that's not an entirely accurate assessment. The south is the new north.
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