I’ve gained some weight since all of this nonsense about transferring offices began. Add one part stress, one part unhealthy eating during the month of the epic train commute, and one part failure to workout and you get a professional wardrobe that is suddenly all too snug. While looking myself over in the mirror on a recent morning I went from thinking “these pants seem tight” to imagining myself a card-carrying cat lady in about two beats.
Unacceptable! (I am, after all, allergic to cats.)
The easiest way to deal with this would be to hit the mall, but I’m not one for shopping. I spent my money on half-marathon registrations instead. (Even race registrations are more expensive in California than they were in Texas!) While I have no talent for running, the exercise does a lot for my waistline and the endorphins do a lot for my blue-leaning personality.
The goal is to lose 10 pounds by the time that I head up to Sonoma for A & T’s wedding. I know I can do it and I’ll be sharing the data along the way.
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