I meant to post a blog last night, but I got caught up in watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt takes precedence, trust!
Yesterday there was a Health Alert. New reports are suggesting that an airborne germ can be causing the obesity crisis around the world! According to these reports, up to one in three people who are carrying around extra weight may be able to attribute their obesity to the "highly infectious cold-like virus, known as AD-36." All this time I thought I was gaining weight due to fatty, fried foods and not exercising! I love any opportunity to not take responsibility. I am not responsible for the tire around my waist...I'm almost sure I've come across this virus.
I pondered this whole virus thing while making my way to a meeting. First, I stopped in our cafe to grab a sandwich. The guy making my sandwich tried to sabotage me. " French roll? Do you want more cheese? Avacado? Are you sure that's all?" I grabbed my extra cheese and avacodo on a french roll sandwich and stood in line. On the way to the register I tried to excercise some will power. It is very difficult for me to have a sandwich with out a side of chips. I was hoping the crisp lettuce in my sandwich would suffice for my need to cruch. Then I saw it-the freshly stocked display of chips next to the register. Ruffells, Doritos and Fritos, oh my! Why can't will power be a virus?! Then I could say, "no, no chips for me, I caught that will power." I gave in and got Sun Chips, thinking I was doing good.
Before I reached the meeting destination I had to walk down a long hallway past the elevators. You wouldn't believe what I ran into. Three long tables topped with nice white linen, coffee and tea carafes and 10 (I counted) boxes of donuts and one empty box that was labeled, "donut holes". If I wasn't carrying my lunch, lemonaide, notepad and wallet, I would've grabbed one. How could I resist fried dough covered in sugar?
I was the first to arrive to the meeting. Little by little everyone rolled in with their lunches in hand. I loved the woman that sat across from me. She had two small containers from the cafe. One was filled with steamed vegetables and the other with steak fries. It looked liked she was dipping her french fries in pesto sauce?! I made a mental note to try that. I loved her lunch. The other two women across from me clearly took advantage of the tostada bar at the commissary. I couldn't believe how piled high their containers were. It looked as if they frosted the top of their tostadas with sour cream. I'm awful. I told them, "There are donuts out there." Misery loves company.
So, today I decided to turn over a new leaf! I packed a bag of healthy treats. Baby carrots, tangerines, some cherries and then a Lean Cuisine for lunch. As I was turning on my computer and getting my day started my boss breezes by my office door..."Hey Lady! There are donuts in the conference room!" Fried dough again?! I had to get up and look at them. I have a thing for how foods are displayed. Plating is so important when cooking. There they were...two pink boxes filled with a variety of colorful, sugary donuts all nicely packed in rows. I decided to use my birthday as an excuse to have one. I mean, you can't deprive yourself on your birthday. Plus, I felt like I was balancing it all out by having a cup of green tea and a tall glass of water. A little good, a little bad. Then I wrote a note to myself to call my doctor today. I want to know if there is some form of antibiotic for this virus. Preferably something in a pill form and not diet and exercise. Under my note about the doctor I also jotted down, "get pesto from the store".
Yesterday there was a Health Alert. New reports are suggesting that an airborne germ can be causing the obesity crisis around the world! According to these reports, up to one in three people who are carrying around extra weight may be able to attribute their obesity to the "highly infectious cold-like virus, known as AD-36." All this time I thought I was gaining weight due to fatty, fried foods and not exercising! I love any opportunity to not take responsibility. I am not responsible for the tire around my waist...I'm almost sure I've come across this virus.
I pondered this whole virus thing while making my way to a meeting. First, I stopped in our cafe to grab a sandwich. The guy making my sandwich tried to sabotage me. " French roll? Do you want more cheese? Avacado? Are you sure that's all?" I grabbed my extra cheese and avacodo on a french roll sandwich and stood in line. On the way to the register I tried to excercise some will power. It is very difficult for me to have a sandwich with out a side of chips. I was hoping the crisp lettuce in my sandwich would suffice for my need to cruch. Then I saw it-the freshly stocked display of chips next to the register. Ruffells, Doritos and Fritos, oh my! Why can't will power be a virus?! Then I could say, "no, no chips for me, I caught that will power." I gave in and got Sun Chips, thinking I was doing good.
Before I reached the meeting destination I had to walk down a long hallway past the elevators. You wouldn't believe what I ran into. Three long tables topped with nice white linen, coffee and tea carafes and 10 (I counted) boxes of donuts and one empty box that was labeled, "donut holes". If I wasn't carrying my lunch, lemonaide, notepad and wallet, I would've grabbed one. How could I resist fried dough covered in sugar?
I was the first to arrive to the meeting. Little by little everyone rolled in with their lunches in hand. I loved the woman that sat across from me. She had two small containers from the cafe. One was filled with steamed vegetables and the other with steak fries. It looked liked she was dipping her french fries in pesto sauce?! I made a mental note to try that. I loved her lunch. The other two women across from me clearly took advantage of the tostada bar at the commissary. I couldn't believe how piled high their containers were. It looked as if they frosted the top of their tostadas with sour cream. I'm awful. I told them, "There are donuts out there." Misery loves company.
So, today I decided to turn over a new leaf! I packed a bag of healthy treats. Baby carrots, tangerines, some cherries and then a Lean Cuisine for lunch. As I was turning on my computer and getting my day started my boss breezes by my office door..."Hey Lady! There are donuts in the conference room!" Fried dough again?! I had to get up and look at them. I have a thing for how foods are displayed. Plating is so important when cooking. There they were...two pink boxes filled with a variety of colorful, sugary donuts all nicely packed in rows. I decided to use my birthday as an excuse to have one. I mean, you can't deprive yourself on your birthday. Plus, I felt like I was balancing it all out by having a cup of green tea and a tall glass of water. A little good, a little bad. Then I wrote a note to myself to call my doctor today. I want to know if there is some form of antibiotic for this virus. Preferably something in a pill form and not diet and exercise. Under my note about the doctor I also jotted down, "get pesto from the store".
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