Eatin' Good in the 20's Neighborhood - Tuesday!

It is a crazy life and I think I need a vacation.  I had class with a crazy professor who has put me in a terrible position, my dad is a jail-hopping moron who lives to stir up trouble (for example - he called on my birthday - April 11 - and since I was in class I didn't answer he left a message - which said, and I quote "Hi Amy, I just wanted to call and wish you a happy birthday.  I hope you have a good day.  And this is really hard for me to say, but I don't want you or your sisters to call me anymore.  I don't want to talk to you guys anymore.  Happy birthday." yes, he is a winner), my bff decided to have a nervous breakdown and somewhere in between the crazy I am supposed to write several more papers and prepare for finals...yeah.  It's going well.  I cannot control the crazy, but at least I can control the food. 8:30am - 12 oz sf ff caramel macchiato w/ extra shot of espresso 20 oz water and class with my crazy prof - who is literally - I think - off her rocker Noon - 1:30 (I sat at the table in the cafeteria with my friends, picking at my food longer than I should of so I was able to eat more than usual)- 6 oz chicken caesar salad, 4 oz fruit salad 40 oz water 5pm - 3 oz chicken lo mein and 2 oz cucumber slices 20 oz water and I'm thinking about some peanuts or something because there is a circus happening with my family right now and I am going to be up for a while watching the side show - so peanuts just seem appropriate. I start to wonder how I came out so well...or did I?   Tell me there is normal out there - or at least not crazy. 

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday....had another date tonight...this guy is kind of freaking me out...he's like already in love with me after three dates....makes me wanna run for the hills...even though he treats me like a queen him being so serious really is scaring me...uhhhhg...I always get myself into these ridiculous situations...either I hurt him now or hurt him later....daaamn it!!!!  My friends think I need to go on a few more dates with him to be sure I'm not feeling it...but why drag it along if I don't feel that connection now?!?!  Any advice?????????

Tuesday, April 29^th, 2008

- 1 babybel cheese

- 1 whole wheat tortilla with peanut butter

- 3 oz penne pasta with meat sauce

- 1 piece of garlic toast

- 1 side salad with honey mustard dressing

- 4 oz blackened salmon

- 2 oz broccoli

 

Work out---45 minutes walk/jog

I have always been upfront about those things.   I think if you aren't interested it is a complete waste of your time and his.   Just my opinion though. ~Leslie

Honestly when I read your other post about your date I was a little worried then... seemed very over the top for so early out... its so hard these days because there are so many wack-a-doodles out there... was it really love at first sight for him? or is he a psycho stalker dood who falls in love with everybody? hard to say. I would say 3 dates... if after that you dont feel a connection then just get rid of him... you dont want to keep leading him on... you are young and there will be plently more dates.  I am somebody who does not like strong come-ons... pre-op I went on a date and the next day the guy sent a dozen red roses to me at work - it really pissed me off. I hated having the flowers at work (all sorts of comments from the peanut gallery), was miffed it was red roses and it wasnt even that great of a date... just a semi-decent date. He had tried too hard on the date too... took me to an overly fancy resturant which is pricey... then I selected bowling which was more my style! I could easily tell sending the flowers was his 'routine'... Im sure after all the first dates he sends flowers. Just not my style. With your date I thought the whole 'coupon' breakfast thing was a little out of left field... a little early to be presuming you would be having breakfast together - which implies a night together.

Thanks for the input...that's exactly how I was feeling about it.......I think I just need to make a clean break now....hmmmmmmm....how to do it?!?!  I don't want to really even see him again, I'm sooo bad because I'd rather just send him an email...but I know that's horribly mean!!!!!  LOL....uhg, I hate this stress....why do I always get myself into these situations?!?!?!  haha.... Thanks again for the advice! Kim

ummm, yeahhhh.....I was a little bit alarmed when you mentioned that he is in his thirties and drives around town in a Firebird, but I didn't say anything because I don't know enough...but, as a rule of thumb, no respectable mature adult man drives firebird. It is only OK, if you are a senior in high school, have appeared as a dancer in Gerardo's "Rico Sauve" music video, or if you still have a mullet - otherwise it's a sign of some kind of problem....Find a guy, who drives a hybrid...If he cares enough to save the earth, imagine how much he will care about his mate. huh?

Hahaha...thanks Mike!  I have finally seen the light...I broke things off today so they wouldn't get any worse and I don't have to worry about it anymore...phhheeewww....I feel sooo much better now!!!! 

Amy...wow you have had quite a day, and I remember finals time so well it is always when everything comes crashing down and you are physically and mentally bogged down before any additional problems arise--school does the bogging down on its own. My family has its issues too and my mother will ask me how I overcame it all...or how I turned out so well.   My response to her is I am the size of two people.   Everything else I have made a success, but my size is where my personal weekness is.  And I know that isn't just a size problem, it is my eating habits, why I am eating, and lack of excersise. With that said, I will most likely need therapy along with my WLS on MONDAY!!!!   My time is finally getting close.    Keep you head high, because you are dealing/overcoming it all!!!   We all have our issues, it is just how we deal with them.  Also, I promise to start posting what I am actually eating once I have surgery.   My surgeon doesn't require a pre-op liquid diet, so I am not measuring or counting everything currently.  But that is just for a few more days!  Take care of yourself....just a little longer until your finals will be completed for the summer.~Leslie

Amy, hang in there...It's days like these that heading down to State Fair, or tuning into Jerry Springer can be theraputic, you take a look around at those families and find yourself saying "hey, we're doing alright"