Large and In Charge
So I finally got to go to my doc today, with no puking child in tow. It turns out that since I have quit smoking, I have gained 12 pounds. Yes, 12. Pretty soon I won’t have legs anymore, I will have lumps of pudge. Before long I’ll need a Hover-Round just to get to the fridge. I’ll be so fat that when I wear a raincoat, people will yell “Taxi!”
So I’ve figured out my problem. Used to when I got a craving, I would smoke. Now I eat. So I have to find another habit to replace eating before I turn into the white Oprah. Here are some of the alternatives to eating I’ve been throwing around:
1. Exercising: This is probably the most healthy, but alas, it cannot be. First of all, I don’t like exercising unless I’m in a gym, and I don’t want to (nor can I afford to) pay for a gym membership. Plus, I get the urge to eat at 4am. I can’t go running at 4am. Shane won’t let me. Plus I don’t like exercising, so it wouldn’t last. I would just go back to eating.
2. Typing: This was Shizzy’s idea, and I think it’s a good one. You can’t eat and type at the same time now can you? I’m sure I could find a way. There is a con though… I already type a lot. I’m on the computer a lot. Really I am. Pretty much when I’m at home, I’m either typing, eating, or sleeping. So then it would be typing and sleeping. I don’t know about that.
3. Cleaning: This is probably my best option. It gets me moving, I enjoy it, and it is more productive than the other things.
4. Shopping: Most enjoyable, most expensive, can’t do it at 4am.
So all in all, I think cleaning is my best option. We’ll see how that goes. I really have to stop it with the eating thing.
Good news at work: I get to wear whatever scrubs I want now. To hell with Royal Blue! Today I’ve chosen red. They’ve made a (feeble) attempt at “boosting morale” by letting us pick our scrubs. Really we need a manager, a different charting system, more staff, and new equipment. That might help morale. But I’ll take the change in scrub color. It’s better than nothing.
