So... Sue Clerc has been on vacation this week. And, so has my diet. (Not really, it just sounded good.) Last week, I had jury duty, so I wasn't too worried about my diet. I didn't even think about it. But this week, I was back at work and I was going to eat better. I kinda did. I only had fast food one day. I brought lunch the rest of the week.
I'd say it was a pretty good week overall. But when I had that fast food (which I typically have smuggled in by someone else), I have to admit that I missed that look of hers. Sue Clerc's look. I missed all of her looks actually. She's quite the presence.
Facebook was my solace. I could see her face there. (stalker much?) She did all kinds of fun things while she was on vacation. Zip lining, saving the world, boating, kayaking, things like that. (Okay the only one I know she really did was zip lining, because she posted pictures.) I was disappointed that there were no food pictures. I wonder what she ate? Not really, I know exactly what she ate. It was all gross veggie stuff that she loves because she's all healthy and stuff, ALL THE TIME.
If I went on a vacation, all diets would be out the window! Well, I supposed it would make a difference where I traveled to and how I got there. Road trips are bad! You eat so much crap along the way. Snacking for the whole trip, eating whatever you can find at a gas station.
My husband and I went on our honeymoon a month ago. We didn't even have to drive that far, but we still snacked. It was about an hour and a half drive. Granted, we did a lot of driving that day checking on our bees (yes bees, we're hobby beekeepers) and we were in the car for the majority of the day, but still. I think it may be because we were both smokers. We both quit, he quit 3 or 4 years ago, I quit 2 and a half years ago. When we were smokers, the first thing we did was light up. Now, it's open a bag of chips. Oy, you just can't help it. But, I don't really vacation. I got too many kids for that. My weekends are my vacations.
(Side story. While we were on our honeymoon, my husband took a photo of a delicious bowl of Mexican fried ice cream that I was about to devour and put it on facebook, tagging Sue Clerc in it. He said something along the lines of "look at what she's eating Sue Clerc!" Cue Clerc's response? Why are you thinking about me on your honeymoon? It's your honeymoon, go crazy, eat what you want. --Or something similar, I can't remember exactly.)
I know that weekends are bad. But, at least I'm getting smarter about my eating habits. I'm looking at all that I do. My habits about food. My patterns, if you will. We have a little gas station that doesn't sell gas across the street and another one a block or two down the road. These are too convenient and easy. If I crave some Doritos, guess what? I get me some Doritos. I got nowhere else to be. Just here, in my house, bored, playing WoW, sitting on my butt.
So, I did something new this time. I went to the store yesterday (Friday) and got some healthier snacky stuff. I got apple slices and hummus with pita bread. You know what I really wanted to find? Those little bean sprouts, the tiny ones that they put in pita sammiches, not those big ones that look like worms. I couldn't find them at Rainbow and I didn't have enough motivation to check another store, so I just went without. I totally just had a bowl of cereal, but talking about the hummus makes me want some. Yummy hummus.
It's not veggies, but it's not Doritos either. Sue Clerc doesn't eat legumes. It's a Paleo thing. Which is why I know Paleo wouldn't work for me. Legumes are the healthiest thing I eat! I could write an entire blog entry about legumes and farting. But, I won't subject you to that. We don't know each other well enough yet.
Anyway, I got off track there, sorry. I'm planning on trying to be healthier on the weekends too. My husband wants to get in better physical condition so that he can apply for a more physically demanding position at work. And I will do everything I can to make that a reality for him. Which means that I will eat better too. So it's really a win-win. And I'm sure that Sue Clerc would approve!
