What Not to Eat

I don’t think I can go more than 3 hours without some sort of processed sugar. Most of my friends know this about me. All my life, I’ve been blessed with my father’s metabolism that allows me to eat a whole pizza in one sitting and not gain any weight. For the most part, I was good about what I ate. I had sugar everyday, but I tried not to have too much of it, and I was pretty good at portion control for the rest of my food.

 

Then, something both marvelous  and monstrous happened to me: Dining Services. The food is good and plentiful and my metabolism has been having quite a duty trying to keep up with my. My side-kick, Emma, and I are known for our food shenanigans. We frequent Taco Bell like it’s our job and just a few days ago, we bought a whole pumpkin pie and devoured the entire thing in less than 48 hours.

Last night seemed to be the last straw for the both of us. For desert, we made a waffle and piled it with ice cream, whipped topping, chocolate sauce and whopper bites. It was disgustingly delicious, but it got me thinking a lot about those extra pounds that have been creeping up on me since schools started. Then and there, we both decided that it was time to stop being lazy and actually work out, so we started a 9-minute abs program. 9 different abdominal workouts for 1 minute each, with push-ups in between each minute.

I felt pretty good when I woke up this morning, but as the day as progressed, I’ve started to feel the effects. A simple laugh and I feel the burn from last night’s workout. Not going to lie, I love that feeling. Makes me feel like I actually did something productive for my body.

I think the hardest part will be sticking to it, but that’s why we’re doing it together.