Sabotage

Oh freak,

My coworker Alex and I decided to go for a bit of a walk over to Quiznos for lunch. The past few times we went there it was in another person’s car. Honestly I don’t see the need to take the car there. It’s within walking distance. We had a leisurely lunch and were able to make it back in very little time. Anyway, Alex owed me for lunch, so this one was on him. To keep things simple, I just ended up ordering what he ordered. He ordered a large chicken carbonara which looked damn huge! I figured it wasn’t wise to do the same so I stuck with a regular.

Damn!!! That thing was rich and filling. The chicken carbonara has chicken with mozzarella, alfredo sauce and bacon. After eating, we were rightly stuffed. We were bitching about how we would possibly get back to work after eating such a heavy meal. We were right to worry. Upon getting back to my desk, I was nodding off pretty quickly. So was he.
Nodding off is not recommended when you’re already having trouble looking busy.

This sandwich is the root of all evil. Alex and I are rather large people. We’re thick…and we’ve got appetites. Truth be told, I can see a great amount of similarites between the two of us. Ah, but anyway, early on we were talking about feeling the urge to lose weight. We’ve both got “guts” and so we’ve been making grand plans to try to lose this extra weight. It seems though, that we keep getting derailed by good food. Today was Quiznos. Yesterday was Subway with other students besides us. The other day was all you can eat sushi. When we decide to stay in it’s either canned ravioli or jamaican patties. We’re sabotaging our own plans, man!

We go in with good intentions–but where do they go? It’s sort of disheartening just thinking about it, but it really brings up the question as to whether I want it bad enough.

Do I want it bad enough?

Truth be told, my will power isn’t as strong as it could be. I’m not consciously forcing myself to get active. Maybe I’m just comfortable where I am.

I’ve got a big motivating factor. Since I’m MC-ing Engineering Orientation Week in September, I’d like to look better. I’ll be in front of a thousand or so people. I get nervous just thinking about it. Is it the right motivating factor?

Am I doing this for them? For myself? Oh hell, I don’t know.

Well, Alex and I do want to take steps in the right direction. We’ve decided to go for good walks during the lunch hour instead of staying in and eating junk. It’ll give us a chance to get away from work. God knows we look forward to times away from there.

Our goals are still within reach. Maybe we just need to make sure our expectations are realistic.

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