The Belly...

I don’t make New Years resolutions but this time I think I am gonna have to. In the last six months I have gone from 131 lbs to 156 lbs. I have myself and my job to thank for that. I have not worked out at all either. My 32 inch jeans are now too small and I have to wear them with the button undone to be comfortable. Now, everyone has told me that I look fine and that I am still very skinny. They are right to a certain extent. But these folks do not see me naked. It really isn’t the way I look that bothers me rather than the way I feel. My weight gain is in my tummy and since it is winter I am wearing larger clothes that disguise the shed I am building. Honestly, I am not all that concerned about the weight gain. I am more concerned with how I gained it all. When I stared my new job at FCS I thought WOW I don’t have to pay for food any more. Working for a company that caters in lunch everyday and has an open kitchen has been a money saving blessing! However, my one Diet Coke per day habit has now increased to three and my cereal intake has increased dramatically. Then there are the lunches. The menu is rotated regularly and they try and bring on new restaurants all the time. Here is the breakdown:

Monday: Usually BBQ or fish (Rockfish, Colters, Mama’s, etc)
Tuesday: Sandwiches and salads. (Which Wich, Potbelly, Atlanta Bread Co., Snappy Salads—YUMMY)-this is probably the most healthy of the week
Wednesday: Usually pastas and Italian or Chinese
Thursday: Mexican
Friday: Junk food (Sonic, Arbys, Pizza, etc)

During incredibly busy times such as a quarter end that requires us to be here during the late evening, and sometimes during the early night, dinner will be catered in. So you can see how convenient and cost effective this is. If there are leftovers then we can take some home. I rarely cook anymore and never during the week. Starting now, why wait till the New Year, I am chilling out on my food intake. Last night they catered in Chick-Fil-A, well…..I inhaled about 15 nuggets and a chicken sandwich. I felt miserable. I am fighting the urge/need to go buy a new pair of larger jeans. If I do that then that means they win. After I got home last night I crawled into bed and did some stuff online and was thinking to myself this hour that I am sitting here surfing the web I could be downstairs in our gym. I just closed the laptop, turned off the light, and went to bed.

Today, I have been working on the same diet coke since 8am (it is now 10:23). Lunch will be served soon and it is Pizza. Ugh. I left my wallet at home today otherwise I would have gone and picked something up that is much healthier. I don’t know, as I get older I fully expect to gain more weight as my metabolism slows down but it seems I am ahead of schedule. My goal is not to go by new pants.