Thursday, February 16, 2006
tumataba
blame it on my twisted ankle, blame it on my bum knee. blame it on the cold weather and my preference for going home at 4:30 and crawling under the quilt on my couch with a tasty snack. oh heck, just blame it on my laziness and my penchant for eating… whatever the case, i’ve gained enough weight that the first thing my aunt does when she sees me is to pat my arm and say “tumataba”, which i can only translate as “you’re getting fat!!!” nice, real nice…
now, i know that my weight fluctuates as the seasons come and go… and i’m the first to admit that compared to my eating habits, i’m still rail thin - if i were to look like that amount of food i eat, i would be twice my size by now! however, not too long ago, i stepped on a scale (which, admittedly, was a big mistake) and realized that since the beginning of the school year, which was approximately the time that i stopped attending gym nights due to my bad ankle, trying to let it heal, i’d actually gained 20 pounds! yessirree, you read me correctly - that’s TWENTY POUNDS!
and normally i don’t care about my weight at all since my weight jumps all over the place as if it were a kid in a bounce house, but now, NOW, when my clothes start to not fit right, and NOW, when even a saleslady laughed at me and told me to go up two sizes (i’m SO not exaggerating here!! just ask kat or susan!), well… then… i have to admit that it’s time to start getting back into shape.
thankfully, for me, rita has come back to town (back from living in washington during the week, and back from a 3-week-long vacation in the philippines). she’s gonna start getting in shape for her wedding in september, and as her roomie, i have the distinct privilege of being her first choice for a workout partner.
so here we go folks!! this is the first time i’m attempting some type of diet. or rather, maybe just a workout regimen will do the trick without having to cut back on what i eat =) hahahah… lookat that, i haven’t even started yet, and i want off it! hahahah.... well… i’m sure with rita dragging me along, i’ll start feeling more active, and maybe i can start fitting into my normal clothes again =)