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The next best thing

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Well, my first full day without the sweet stuff was a little traumatic. I didn’t pack enough snacks to woo me away from the beloved candy dish, therefore I had slight withdrawals.

For those who expressed concern about my decision to do this, I assure you it has nothing to do with the act of cutting something out to lose weight or whatever -  I just need to remind myself that I can live my life without letting crap candy control my every thought throughout the day.

This isn’t a one square of quality chocolate a day type of habit, it’s ten Hershey’s milk chocolate squares in two hours or 50 peanut m&m’s before lunch. Not cool.

I will eat anything and everything I want, but once it gets to the point where I feel out of control with something, I have to do something about it.

That said, Kelly happened to inform me that Sweet Green in Ballston has froyo, so you can bet that I had some last night. I have to ease into this thing after all.

They only have plain tart yogurt and it wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but the fruit was really fresh and delicious.

People who say fruit is nature’s candy can bite me, but it does take the edge off. Especially in the height of summer. I guess it’s the next best thing.

In other news, I wrote a guest post for my long lost soul sister Jess that’s up today. It’s being a cheap ass, go check it out!

How annoyed are you by the whole Instagram thing? I’m on the fence about it, but when my photos are crappy (note the lovely sink cameo in the background) I like to play around with it.

goodbye sweet friend

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I have mentioned a few times that I’ve been having a little trouble avoiding the candy dish at work.

When I say a little trouble, I mean that I’ve been averaging between 500-700 calories of chocolate on a given day. Seriously.

Before the candy dish came into my life, I only ate chocolate and candy when I was truly craving it – which was probably once or twice a week. Having it right at my fingertips is altering my perception of whether I want it or just eat it for the sake of eating it.

This, paired with some other bad eating habits and not working out as vigorously as I used to has led to noticeable weight gain.

I’m 100% a believer in all things in moderation, but when I lose control over how much of something I eat and feel addicted to it – something must change.

Therefore, I have instituted a month-long hiatus from the sweet stuff.

They say it takes 21 days to kick a habit, but I’m throwing a few more in there for good measure. The hiatus shall conclude Labor Day weekend when I go home to visit my friend and family in OKC(!).

So for the next month I shall eat no candy, chocolate, cake, cookies or any derivative thereof. Frozen yogurt is acceptable, although there aren’t any froyo places close to me so I don’t even know if that will come into play.

I’m hoping that after avoiding the candy dish for a month, I’ll regain some modicum of self control and will be able to eat the occasional piece without it spiraling back out of control.

Only time will tell.

What do you do when you feel you’ve become addicted to something?

Music and Sunshine

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Good afternoon! Thank you all so much for reading about my current dilemma. Things are still up in the air, but they change about every five minutes. I’ll be sure to let you know when I things get finalized!

I’ve been moving slowly today. I think I’ve totalled maybe 9 hours of sleep the past three days. It hasn’t been pretty.

So I decided to treat myself to a lunch out to get the blood pumping a little. That and the fact that I have no groceries. Story of my life.

It’s been forever and a day since I’ve had Panera, which is odd considering that I used to have it like once a week. I guess that means I’ve been sticking to the budget. Go me.

I got the Pick 2 with half a Turkey Artichoke panini (that wasn’t good at all) and half a Greek salad (which was delicious and loaded with olives, score).

While eating, I enjoyed thirty minutes of eavesdropping on OPC (other people’s conversations).

One girl was crying uncontrollably because she hates living in Oklahoma and her significant other won’t let her move. Sad deal.

Another table of middle-aged ladies were discussing how to avoid raising children to be gay. Yep – sort of like you train a dog not to bite. Oy.

Anyways, since I didn’t enjoy my sammich – I got a brownie to go.

 Even the brownie wasn’t that great. Panera kind of let me down today. I should have gone with one of my standbys – the toffee nut cookie or the cinnamon chip scone. Bad decision. Don’t kid yourself into thinking I didn’t eat the brownie though. Even meh chocolate is still chocolate, and chocolate is good.

Post-brownie consumption I decided to enjoy the gorgeous Oklahoma day by walking a few laps around my office building while listening to Panera. It was fabulous. The music and sunshine cleared my head and I felt a lot lighter than I have the past couple of weeks.

I know I’m taking all of this moving stuff a little bit too seriously. The bottom line is that I’m very lucky to be in a position where I can relocate to a city I love and no matter how things end up, they will be for the best.

Remind me of that next time I start freaking out.

It is sure to happen. Probably in the next few hours. Just give me a swift kick in the keister and refer back to this post. Please and thank you.

Do you like olives?

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I Want Candy

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Since I ate tacos last night, I decided running wasn’t necessarily a priority. This means I have a run and Body Pump scheduled for this evening.

I had to fuel accordingly.

My hormones made me do it. For the record, the Skor was infinitely more delicious than the Caramello.

I know you’re “supposed” to choose quality dark chocolate over cheap milk chocolate stuffed with sugar-laden fillings, but sometimes that just ain’t what you want. Besides, I don’t enjoy being told what to do. Am I right or am I right?

Oh, and I washed both candy bars down with a refreshing Coke Zero. How did I not know how delicious that nectar was until today? Travesty.

What’s your favorite candy bar?

Fat Taco Tuesday

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I’m pretty certain that I’ve never celebrated Fat Tuesday before, or Mardi Gras in general. It always kind of sneaks up on me and it’s on a Tuesday, which is the suckiest of all days.

However, yesterday I just so happened to celebrate… with beer, tacos and alligator.

Iguana Mexican Grill, a local Mexican restaurant in OKC, has special $1 tacos on Tuesdays. Clearly, I’m all about the food deals lately. First, $3 burgers and now $1 tacos. It’s okay to be jealous.

Taylor and I got there before everyone else, and we couldn’t be seated until our entire party arrived. The host seemed to feel bad for us, and brought us each a free Tecate and a shot of organic tequila.

I couldn’t take the shot of tequila, as I had a long drive home and wasn’t sure I’d be able to stomach it. I used to be the master of tequila shots, but somewhere along the line it seems I’ve lost my skills.

But free beer? I will never turn that down.

Shortly after, the rest of our party arrived and we were seated. There are usually really long lines to get your taco on, but they were also having an outdoor Mardi Gras party and that seemed to lessen the wait.

The taco specials for the night were: Alligator, Blackened Chicken with Watermelon Salsa and Veggie. I got one of each.

The tacos are quite small, about three bites a piece, so you have to order more than one to make it a meal. I liked the variety.

No one else at the table ordered the alligator, but I thought it was quite tasty. Just like chicken.

It turned out that there was a mighty need for chocolate at our table, so I ordered a dessert for us all to share.

That would be a chocolate chimichanga. We got a little eager and cut into it pre-photo.

It was good, but not really what I wanted it to be. A little too rich and chocolate cake-y. I don’t like chocolate cake. Weird, right?

All in all it was a wonderful way to spend Fat Tuesday. And the basket plus of chips and salsa (they have the best salsa ever) I consumed prior to the arrival of my tacos allowed me to live up to its name. I had to represent.

Did you, or do you usually, celebrate Fat Tuesday?

Have you ever eaten alligator?

P.S. I wanted to cleanse my palate with a lovely green monster for breakfast today. I blended one up this morning (which is the loudest process ever and must wake every person in my building) only to leave it sitting on my kitchen counter. Such a bummer.

My Bestest Friend

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Sigh. This week has gone by incredibly fast, but it’s also been very tiring! My new job position stresses me out a lot. I hope it gets better, but a part of me is afraid that I’m just not in the right place. A part of me likes the challenge and the responsibility, but there is a nagging voice reminding me that I have pretty much zero interest in doing this for the rest of my life. Oh well.

Breakfast was more tropical oats. I wanted to use the rest of the pineapple.

And yes, I ate my oats out of a DiGiorno cheese container. I am the epitome of class.

My lunch appointment took longer than it should have, and it was basically a waste of time. When I got back to the office, I quickly heated up some leftover brocolli with jarlsberg cheese from last night.

I also had a cracked wheat dinner roll.

I really didn’t need to eat that whole portion since there was a LOT of cheese going on in there, but I got distracted since I was working and eating at the same time and ended up finishing the whole thing. This is why I need to stop eating at my desk!!

That didn’t stop me from having a square of chocolate later on though.

Chocolate is my bestest friend. Especially today.

My afternoon appointment got moved until tomorrow, so I stayed at work a little bit late to catch up on some things. I may or may not have eaten another dinner roll or three. At least they’re small! 

Now I am about to rustle up some grub (probably in the form of a salad), pack some more (how tired are you of me saying that??), do some stress-relieving cardio at the gym, and hopefully get a good night’s rest! I forgot that I have to go in an hour early tomorrow in order to get to my new apartment on time and sign me lease. And… I’m OUT of coffee! This. Is. A. Travesty.

Enjoy the rest of your night ladies. It’s almost the weekend!