Unabashed Love & Adoration

With so many serious things going on in life around me, it's nice to come home to a new episode of Gossip Girl. While I'm sure I'm older than the intended target audience, I am such a loyal fan, having not missed a single episode since its debut. I am such a closet Chuck fan that it's verging on non-closet status these days. I secretly root him on with every episode - especially when he's THIS CLOSE to winning Blair over again. Whew! And did he ever turn the tables on her sneaky arse last night...hah! Is anyone out there with me?!?!

Something Much Larger Than I

I don't know enough about the economic crisis that's happening right now to really get into depth, but it's very strange to feel like the depression of the 1920's is happening all over again. Banks are going bankrupt, large chains like Mervyns & Linens N Things are going out of business & I even saw a House Forclosure Auction advertised on tv. I've never been alive for something like this and it's scary not knowing what's ahead or how much it will affect me on a personal level (which sounds more selfish than I mean for it to...). I want to just hide under a big fluffy pillow...wake me when it's over.

New Music

October has been a good month for the music lover in me. Ingrid Michaelson, Rachael Yamagata & Ray LaMontagne all released new albums. I was up till 1 a.m. listening to new stuff and I actually started writing. There is something about a really good song that brings words out of me and it felt great. I havent written since February when I was forced to for assignments. I needed to take a break because I started dreading it. I'm not certain that the break is over with, but I'm open to new possibilities. Maybe I should've gone the lyrics route from the getgo...?

Don't Be Fooled

Kind of a bummer find today. I stopped at Subway for lunch and since I've been trying to get back on the healthy track, I ordered a 6 inch turkey sub. Come to find out the herbs & cheese bread I chose is 6 pts as opposed to wheat @ 4 pts. Also, the chipotle sauce is 3 pts as opposed to 1 pt for sweet onion!! So en toto (in total ;) ) the sub was a whopping 12 points! That's two bites shy of a big mac. Ouch.

Final Sesh

So last night was my final night with Thor (a nickname I've lovingly applied to my beast trainer). And I must admit - I ended up warming to her in the end. Well, either that or I was so scared I just found myself laughing at everything, assuming she was just joking when telling passers by to "F off" and referring to all males as "a-holes" (I'm sensoring here). I can't imagine a world where we all act like that at work...can you?

Ironically (dare I call it irony and be incorrect only to be corrected...?) we spotted a GIGANTIC woman last night who was towering at 6'5 who passed us by and Thor says in her thick Romanian (yes, its been confirmed) accent, "You are taller than me...unacceptable." So I laugh on command and the giant mutters something, clearly upset by this. So the entire session Thor keeps asking where the freak went to and finally I said to her that I'm pretty sure "she" used to be a "he." It was as if she'd never heard of such a thing - she was stunned. I call this irony because when I first met Thor I thought she had too once been a man...

As for the aftermath of training...I let out a painful "uggg" and it feels like I'm walking around with 50 lb weights on each thigh and 10 pounders under my arse. It's pretty ugly. I don't plan on getting suckered into anymore sessions, but stay tuned...you never know the persuasive ways of a Romanian giant.

Blood Type

So I met with my trainer, Mirella, Tues night and she was the ONE trainer I feared. I'd seen her around before and she looks INTENSE. She's about 6'2 and all muscle - short cropped blonde hair with a very masculine edge to her.

So I was interviewed for several minutes as to why I was there, reasons I'd gained weight, but with every question she'd pose I was constantly fearful I was giving the wrong answers. When she asked me what proteins I ate, I listed chicken, beef, turkey and in her thick Russian accent she says "OK you not going to answer me that, we move on." Flustered, I started spewing off any protein I could think of...beans, roast beef, ham, corned beef...aghh! Scary right?

She's big into the Blood Type Diet and was 95% sure I was Type A so I just ran with it. This means I cant eat beef of any kind, yellow cheeses or whole wheat because they slow my body down. She also wants me off the birth control and to get my thyroid checked out. Mirella means business. I'm trying to consider her ideas because she is all lean muscle and knows her stuff. After sharing that I'd just rejoined WW (kind of a lie as I havent yet...), she responds with, "Weight Watchers doesnt know shit." Clearly she has a beef with their program...

Why does every training session have to be so dramatic?!

I'd Like To Be Proven Wrong...

After having to reschedule my as-of-yet unscheduled training session 3 times now - I'm not pleased. What is it with every 24 Hour Fitness Manager being incapable of sticking to what they said they'd do?! So while I don't want to get my hopes up, I think I have my first of five training sessions tonight with "Marella." I don't use quotes as to imply that it's her alleged name, but they've moved me around to so many people now that I'm trying to remember if that's even who I'm supposed to meet up with...

So stay tuned!! It should be interesting trying to cram in five sessions before they expire on the 13th!