Day 47: Fat People Promises

Do you make fat person promises to yourself?  You know what I mean.  Let me give you an example.  “Next time the office has donuts I will not eat one, I swear.”  Those kind of promises.  As a fat person I have made many fat person promises to myself only to break them. Today seemed to be a day of breaking fat person promises.  It all started when the alarm went off. 

Fat person promise #1: I will get up and exercise, I promise.

The dog got me up a few minutes before the alarm went off.  Still drowsy and irritated I let her out only to discover it was raining.  The fat person in me reminded me how much my running shoes cost and I couldn’t let them get ruined by rain.  No, the smart thing to do would be to go back to bed and exercise later in the day after the weather had cleared. 

Fat person promise #2: I will eat healthy for lunch today, I promise.

I didn’t make a lunch today and it didn’t matter anyway.  Fridays are half days during the summer so I figured I would go home and have a salad.  A funny thing happened on the way home.  I was thinking about the Chinese people and their struggle for freedom.  Well, I couldn’t let them just suffer, I had to do something.  So I called the closest Chinese Consulate (China Kitchen) and let them know the I would like to make a monetary donation to their struggle (add hot and sour soup and an egg roll.)

Fat person promise #3: I will exercise today, I promise.

Okay, I kept this one.  Kelly and I went for a power walk around Lake Peachtree.  The total mileage would have been 3.6 miles.  The weather had a different idea. At 52 minutes into our power walk and while we were on the home stretch the sky applauded our efforts and wept at how proud it was of us.  Great big bucket fulls.  We sought shelter under a thick magnolia tree and called in reinforcements in the form of Kelly’s mom to come and pick us up.  After all I couldn’t ruin my shoes.

Fat person promise #4: After a crappy lunch I promise I will eat a healthy dinner.

There were meat and vegetables involved in dinner.  They were in the form of pepperoni and tomato sauce.  Not only that but it showed up at my door in 30 minutes.  Isn’t America wonderful! 

Now I feel miserable.

That leads me to…

Fat person promise #5:  After not only falling off the wagon today but also being run over by it I will clean up my act, eat healthier, and continue to exercise, I promise.

Tomorrow I am back on the straight and narrow.  No more junk food, it always make me feel like crap.  I will hit the gym and watch what I eat, I promise. 

Daily Recap:

Matt & Kelly: 52 minutes power walk around the lake until the rain stopped us.