Gemini Tendencies

In Which the Tart is Two Places at Once...



The Burrow, at Burrowers, Books & Balderdash, is beginning a nefarious plan tradition. TODAY, I explain it all to you and give you an example, and TOMORROW it begins. In brief, we have a history of writing DRABBLES (stories of exactly 100 words) to IMAGES. Today we have an EXAMPLE of a project we did in which several of us wrote to the SAME image, and TOMORROW we are POSTING an image, and asking you to join us in the fun... So head over there if you like that Drabble thing, or even if you're curious. Come on, I know you want to...





But I am ALSO doing my regular fitness blog HERE... So there.



And for today, I am offering a LIST.





THINGS I INTEND TO START DOING ANY DAY NOW *shifty*

1)  Lifting weights. My upper body doesn't carry the same unsightly BULK as my lower half, but my arms and back are actually capable of great hotness, if I really try. I haven't been really trying for a very long time, but I keep thinking, “I don't want author photos until my arms have achieved great hotness.”



2)  Using my exercise ball. I'm supposed to. My back feels a lot better when I do, so it isn't strictly for the six pack I crave... but somehow making the TIME is just really really hard...



3)  Giving up Diet Coke. Oh, I know—seems harmless, but I think in reality that when we try to fool our bodies, they fool us back—jokes on us... I was reading a comment at Sugar's blog recently from a person who says there is RESEARCH SHOWING people who drink diet pop actually gain weight—and I believe it. Now I don't know if it's because people think “Oh, look, I gave up the 200 calorie soda, so I can have the extra in dessert.” That's possible. I think it's more likely there is some “BUYA! Not falling for THAT one! Coming from inside...



4)  Journaling points: I haven't written down what I eat since maybe... February... See the trouble is I'm pretty good at calculating and then keeping track in my head—ACCURATELY... so that when I'm DOING IT, it works anyway. But not writing it down makes it too easy to STOP DOING IT... So it is time to get back to it.

Now this week hasn't been as bad as last week—I actually lost a little of what I gained—though not back to my low yet, but I am doing the wrong stuff all over the place... I just need to find my core... the WRITING got back to it this week, so hopefully NEXT week the fitness piece will too...



Because I TOO want to have an admirable behind...