This particular post is sorta fueled by 3 "B!tch, Please!" moments that I have had in the last 24 hours.
·A guy text asked what I was up to that evening. I responded somehow to the effect that I was getting dinner. Teasing me, he replied telling me that it was only 4p.m..
My immediate thought was to school the poor fellow teasing about my dinner habits. Without a second thought, I replied, "Oh, no. It's only meal 5.". When that statement needed clarification, this guy needed to move along. Any future dating prospect has to respects the process enough to follow along and pick me back up when I fall. To me, it's way more valuable then a partner that will shower me in gifts and nights out to dinner.
· A friend of mine, on the fence about losing weight and getting health, tried to use the excuse that she doesn't have time to go to the gym.
Time to go to the gym? The gym is only a fraction of my week. I tend to spend more time in there then the average chick but its because of 15 other reasons combined with getting healthy. My time in the gym is not the standard. In fact, you don't even need to go to the gym. Ever.
· A family member stated that it was ridiculous that I/we/us find gyms on vacation.
My vacation is exactly that, MY vacation. I can (could) see where he is coming from but it's what I enjoy. I also no longer allow myself excuses. I can't have my cake and eat it too. If I want to let up on my diet a bit, I have to make up the difference some where and vice versa. You can't not put in the effort and expect the results. 4 total hours on my vacation might keep me from playing "catch up" when I get back. Is it worth coming home from vacation stressed out? To me it's not. I will tell you that the vacation that I took with Kelly changed my whole thought process. We switched it up, tried something new, did it together and I came home to a loss on the scale.
Funny how you don't realize how much of a change you have been thru or how different we are with are meals and planning until you start talking with guys and dating again. Glad you are able to keep it up on vacation! I too love the gym and even though I am hanging with friends this weekend am glad they are supportive and are okay with the fact that yes even though we are hanging out I will be going for a run with or without them and yes tomorrow is a normal boot camp day so I will be visiting the gym with or without them. Thank goodness they are very supportive and my friend has a gym membership down here and we will all be going together!
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