Riddle me this...

Can someone please tell me why I don't love exercise the way I love, say, Doritos or Pad Thai? Or really awesome, crusty bread with yummy, melty French cheese? Or red wine?? Ok...I'll stop now, but just so you know, I could literally go on for paragraphs (oh!! Hot wings...can't leave out hot wings!)

I know I feel great after exercising. I know it's good for me! I know it will make me stronger and increase my endurance for the fun stuff...if you know what I'm sayin' and I think that you do *wink*. There have even been times in my life where I've actually been...dare I say it...addicted to exercise! (gasp!!) So why is THAT addiction so easy to overcome?? Huh? I mean seriously...if reality TV ever needs the Dr. Drew of how to overcome your addiction to exercise, I'm so their girl! I will cure EVERYBODY! There will be tears, and relaxation, and naps, and couching, internet surfing and catching up on every TV show anybody ever said something positive about EVER! I could be the Jillian Michaels of teaching everybody to be a lazy butthole, making people cry and throw up delicious snacks to make room for more delicious snacks. I would be super famous!

Stupid, effed up Universe.

Sweating My Ass Off In March???

And not in the 'I'm working out so hard!' kinda way? What the hell is it with this heat...HEAT in MARCH??? And I live in Canada! Land of the igloo, etc. I know that come Wednesday, I'm going to be turning on the AC. In March. In CANADA. What?? Does this make anyone else feel like maybe the Mayans were right? Yikes!

Right now, I'm making a big pot of chicken tortilla soup in my slow cooker (which would have been nicer if the weather was actually March-like! Sheesh!). It seems to be my current pull-my-fat-ass-out-of-the-junk-food-tornado food. I can portion it out and eat it all week long. Sans tortillas, because those, although knee-bucklingly delicious, add like 200 calories to an otherwise healthy food (not to mention sodium!), and really...I don't need them. I do, however, top it with Monterey jack cheese - which is something fairly new up here - and hello! Melty, stretchy HEAVEN!! Why have you people been keeping it secret? Trying to keep it all for yourselves? Ah, who could blame you? That shit is crazy good!

Updating my life...well...I wrote about New York City...which was grand. I can't wait to go back, and when I win the lottery, I'm getting an adorable place in Greenwich Village, and spend endless days wandering the city and hanging in Manhattan, cursing the tourists. It's gonna be sweet!

Other than that, I'm pretty wrapped up in rehearsals for my play. It's really coming together, and I think it's going to be great! My worries about making out with a strange boy on stage were for nothing...he's awesome, and although I'm still a giggling idiot when I have to do it in front of everyone, it's all coming together! I'm so so glad that I got back into theatre! I had no idea how much I'd missed it! I'm very grateful that I got it back!

Hey! Here's an idea! I think everybody should post their go-to 'getting back on the wagon' food! When you know you've been being bad, what is your food that you make to get you back into healthy eating? I wanna know!! Comment, or, even better, blog about it!

Sofie's Choice

Today I went to meet Sofie! She's newly banded, and she took me out for lunch at the lovliest little cafe in the town where she lives (and did NOT get stuck! Yay Sofie!) Totally worth the drive! We talked non-stop over lunch, and then she took me on a tour of where she works...and THEN we looked at each other's tummies and she felt my port in the middle of Main Street. How's THAT for a Hallmark moment? It would have been truly beautiful...if she hadn't gone "ew!" and made a face. Seriously though, it was so nice to meet her in person after talking to her on the phone so many times (oooh! And she brought me flowers!!) I love a little pre-BOOBs excitement, because she IS going to BOOBs 3.0, and you are going to adore her!

Oooh...and also...I wore SHORTS (well...skort, but still...) and SANDALS! Yes that's right...feet unsheathed in MARCH! Dear Global Warming: you terrify me. However, my Fred Flintstone feet...they terrify us all!

NYC Makes Me Miss Kristin and Joey!

I've been having such a blast in NYC the past couple of days! I got a tour of 30 Rock from hubs' cousin who works for MSNBC, and met Alex Wagner, saw Martin Bashir and Cee Lo Green...took secret pictures of the SNL studio even though I wasn't allowed, went up the Empire State Building (which my 5 year old has been calling the Vampire State building...which frankly, I prefer) and today...(deep breath!) went to Central Park to see Strawberry Fields and to see the Dakota. Honestly, such a moving place to see for me (huge Beatles fan, huge Lennon fan, although George is my favourite). This afternoon we're off to Greenwich Village to meet hubs' aunt who is rather a famous literary agent, and see her office, and then to her place for dinner! Phew! There's more, but really, haven't you heard enough?

All this has been awesome, but it makes me miss Kristin and Joey, who I was here with at almost exactly this time last year! It's made me realize how incredible it is to be shown around the city by people who KNOW where they're going and who know cool places to see. I guess you never forget your first, right?

And...off I go to have more fun!

I Don't Ever Want To Hit Goal

I just decided this. Just now. I think I'm going to set my goal lower. All this time it's been 170. And trust me...I'm nowhere near there! But...I think I'm going to set it lower. Because I can't ever stop fighting. I'm actually not sure I ever want to even hit 'onederland'. Because if I do, that will feel too much like a super-victory. And if I feel victorious...I might stop fighting. And tonight I realized...I never want to stop fighting this fight. I've fought it my whole life...and I LIKE being a fat chick. I just didn't like being as fat a fat chick as I got to be.

I want to be a chubby chick.

I want to feel good, and be healthy, and I don't want to stop fighting. Not ever.

NOT EVER!!!

I Hardly Ever Ask You Guys To Do Anything For Me

Today, that changes! Be loves and run over to http://www.circleofmoms.com/top25/Top-25-Funny-Moms-2012?trk=t25_Top-25-Funny-Moms-2012#_ and vote for my lovely friend Kyla's funny mommy blog (especially if you read it, which you totally should because it's awesome!)

Thank you loveys! Enjoy the positive Karma!

My Secret FromThe Petticoat

I just heard from my Sofie! She's out of surgery...all is well...she's a bit dizzy but she's officially a banded sister! If you don't follow her, I suggest you check her blog out to see her awesome before picture!

Congratulations, Sofie!

BYOC on a Sunday

I can do that, right? I'm putting off doing housework...

1. Since I talked about psychics this week - I'm curious....if you could see one for free and you could only ask one question - what would it be?

Honestly? I don't know. I've never been to a psychic, but I imagine that I'd like to play with her/his head a little bit and see how wrong they could be about stuff.

2. What's your favorite ice cream flavor and topping?

I'm not a huge ice cream person, but when I do go for it, I'm a Baskin & Robbins Peanut Butter and Chocolate gal. Or if I'm buying it, I like Haagen Daas (did I spell that right?) Dulce De Leche. It's soooo creamy. Topping? Hmmm...maybe a hot moist brownie?

3. What's your preferred method of working out? DVDs, an external gym, gym inside your home, classes?

I totally prefer the gym, even though I feel intimidated in gyms. I love classes! Even though I step all over myself through Zumba, and I'm terrified that I'm gonna kill someone with a weight during Body Pump, I like the fact that I'm there for the duration, sweating it out with a bunch of other people. At the moment, since I'm broke, it's just me and Jillian Michaels, shredding every morning.

4. If you work outside the home or if you ever did or will in the future - do you think it's better/easier to work with men or woman? Who do you work mostly with now?

I work better with men. I can flirt with men more effectively, thereby getting my way more often. Thank you, boobies.

5. Repeat question. Summarize your week in real life and in blog land.

This week was fun...I got my nose pierced! I've wanted to do it for years, and never could when I was working because they kinda frown on face jewelery when you're an undertaker. So I FINALLY did it, and I insanely LOVE it! Other than that, I'm still logging my food intake...I got a fill on Monday, and I don't really notice a huge difference, so this week will be about portions and making good choices and not drinking my calories.