Thank you Wednesday for arriving right on schedule. Never fails. I have to say despite feeling under the weather (does sunlight even exist?) it has been a super productive beginning of the week. It helps to have a to list a mile long so even one check mark can seem like such a feat.
So while you may all be staring at delicious food that I could never make (or even attempt to make), I will give your mind a little break with some sarcasm and music. Nothing heals like that pair. I do though have lots to say between all the jams I link up to. I call these the Alex do’s and don’t. I bet you all have much different ones. (And you all already know my music taste is all over the place, forgive me)
Do… hold your breathe on the metro because the personal bubble spaced has been broken into way too many times. I swear, I have the most sensitive nose but darn do people start to smell funky when they are crammed into a moving aluminum box at 8 am. It goes between waves of too much cologne, a night of drinking, lack of deodorant or the rare gem hard boiled eggs. I repeat, do not eat on the metro. Even if it is a tasty meal, that shit smell funky.
Don’t… hold a coffee in one hand, phone in the other, with no pole around and attempt to ride the metro. It equals Alex falling flat on her face. Funniest part was seeing the five people surrounding me literally STEP BACK as I fell to the ground. Happy Tuesday?
Do… rock out to these songs and mouth the words as you rock some serious miles on a crappy rainy day.
Don’t… forget to fully plug in your ear phones as you board the metro when this song comes up. Small children be warned.
or this one… (this happens far too often for me, you think I would learn)
Do...play Always Sunny In Philadelphia in the background while you do work. I am 1000x more productive when I have background noise but Pandora has been failing me lately. Nothing like some hilarious dialogue in the background, kind of like running to talk shows. Needed.
Don’t… fight your natural weight. I don’t care what people say, I have learned that fighting, manipulating and trying to form my body to what it doesn’t want to be leads to unhappiness. Effort that should be put in other areas of life. Having a period, having energy, having normal body functions is what tells me my body is happy and healthy. Sometimes we may mentally think hey my body should be at X, trust me, our bodies let us know where it wants to be.
Do… stay clear of all office diseases going around. We are dropping like flies over here, one has a ridiculous cold and cold, the other out of the stomach flu… I fear for my immune system. And yes I have not gotten the flu shot yet. Shoot.
Don’t… watch the Biggest Loser, or for me, I don’t watch the Biggest Loser. There is something about this show that irks me beyond belief. Unrealistic weight loss, too obsessive forms to get there, bad habits it leaves contestants with. I just can’t support it. More power to those who find it inspiring and motivating I find it to be too much and not real life. Articles like this just make me stay far away from it. Again, if you like it roll with it. Not my jam. I am however very jealous of all those who can watch Girls, man I wish I had HBO.
Do… people watch. Biggest guilty pleasure of mine. I could people watch till the sun went down. Between the Metro, schools and just walking, I get people watching up to my ears. The classic people talking to themselves, trip and hope no ones sees, couple trying to find how to appropriately show their affection, etc. Such a great distraction. What I need to control is the laughing when I see something or some one funny. I always get that glare when I do that, whoops!
Don’t… label. I have a bad black and white brain. It is a constant battle and reminding of myself that things are not black and white. For example, clean and unclean. Hate them. Hate the labels – I know it is my own deal. For me, it makes me think of right and wrong when really it shouldn’t be a right and wrong answer. I fight those ideas with this thought, candy from a bag is clean because it never touched anyone else but me. Sound good to me!
Do… miss certain parts of college classes. I follow one of my old professors on twitter. She was amazing, like beyond what I could have asked for and she really was the person who made me love all things advertising. Well it is the time of the year where they work on a brand and try to re market it. (My group had Brut – men’s cologne, hardest but most hilarious group project I have done in college) She tweeted out she was looking for some new ideas. Gosh I miss her classes.
Don’t… adhere closely to all the lyrics but like the overall pursuit of happiness beat.
Do… let the winner of the Sunglasses shop giveaway know. Congrats to Bethany @ Accidental Intentions! Email me at therunwithin@gmail.com with your address!
Let’s power through today full steam. Coffee in hand of course. For some reason though, making posts like this is so soothing.
Questions: What is a do in your mind? What is a don’t?
Do set multiple alarms in case you forget to snooze the first one that goes off
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haha i never even use an alarm but i had friends who could sleep through like five
Ha Ha, I absolutely LOVE this post. It was so much fun to read, and definitely made me laugh! Thank you for this, it was just what I needed today
ohh & I LOVE people watching. I can’t help but laugh at some point.. is that mean?
I am glad you got that out of it, i am always in need of a laugh. Nope i do the laughing all the time,i have to watch myself a lot
first of all you aren’t supposed to have drinks on the metro so i’m going to go ahead and call you out on that one. you are doing something illegal every morning you bring coffee up on there. badass. and i don’t know what it is about the biggest loser…it just gets me! i’ve never watched it before this season but for some reason this season i wanted to check it out because of the childhood obesity thing. i was so worried they’d handle it in a horrible way but they have done a great job with it – creating positivity and good habits. i agree with how they treat the other contestants – that’s still a bit hard for me to watch – but i do LOVE what they’re teaching the kids so i’m going to keep watching and probs get addicted since that’s what happens every time i watch a reality show. also holy shit this comment is long. i clearly should just email you.
IT IS A CLOSED COFFEE Container, I would be more afraid of me without my coffee. that is rage to the max. I have to agree, the way the kids are treated this season is much better. But the overall premise and habits they teach is not sustainable which irks me. It creates obsessive habits. Life is about moderation.
Thank the lord it’s Wednesday! Your adventures on the metro always crack me up. Bless your heart, you fell!! Isn’t it the way of people to step back?? Crazy people. I loved what you said about fighting your body. Healthy or non-healthy, my body always tells me when it’s unhappy.
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Have a great day Alex!
Our bodies do tell us when they are in their place, it is all about letting it decide. People just kind of moved aside and laughed under their breathe, oh goodness.
Happy Wednesday dear! I love what you say about allowing our bodies to decide where we should be! Sooooo true! You are really struggling with the metro this week aren’t you? Go and get a flu shot! Stay healthy! and I am hoping for sun soon too!
i should get a flu shot but I just really don’t want to, I am a pain like that. whooops. the metro is not my week for sure
Have you tried Spotify?? It is soooo much better than Pandora!
No but checking it out now, thank you thank you!
Hahah oh no you poor thing! You fell on your face in the metro? That’s something I would do while riding the T. Actually, I think I probably would have last time I was in Boston but somebody I didn’t know stopped my fall. I don’t watch the Biggest Loser either, but mostly because I’m an extremely judgmental person when it comes to nutrition and I am preaching the entire time about how unhealthy they are being by promoting such little calorie intake and exercising a ton. I know, pot calling the kettle black.
You always have the best ideas for posts! This one is no exception, of course
Thanks lovely! the metro is just always a hilarious ride for me, doesn’t help I am clumsy as ever. i agree with the BL, I just have trouble watching something with ideals that are not healthy.
Yay! Wednesday!
These are some great do’s and don’ts. That headphone-being-unplugged thing is a killer. In my writing class last semester we had this guy listening to Mozart on the other side of the computer lab. Headphones not plugged in all of the way while the teacher was talking. I swear darts were being thrown by eyes that day
Haha.
Haha oh gosh that would be me, it tends to happen a lot when I am on the metro which sends dagger eyes my way too. Embarrassing.
More power to you for riding the metro everyday Alex.. I really dont think I could do it, I have a personal bubble issue!
My personal bubble has been popped way too many times, the only way to get to work sadly
I love ‘Always Sunny’ so I totally approve of that choice! I agree that Biggest Loser is a mixed bag. There are some good things that come out of it, but it is also still a show that needs ratings.
yes yes yes, BL has its goods and bad but it is tough for me to support something that promotes such unhealthy habits. Always Sunny is such a winner
That is a really interesting article about BL. Thanks for posting it! I love all the tips about the metro. Those are def things not to do at anytime but god knows at 8am.
oh the 8 am metro ride, always interesting and most likely ending in rage. The article was something I never thought would actually post but makes total sense to me.
Do..listen to Mumford & Sons and Taking Back Sunday more often. Seriously love it.
And yes, yes yes on not fighting your natural body weight! There’s other things that are more worthy of my time.
those are two of my favorite bands, I am glad we are on the same wave length here. I feel like I would love to live in your itunes as well. It so irks me to see people fighting where their body wants to be, I learned the hard way for sure.
Yes to people watching! During college, my friends and I would take a quick run to DD for some iced coffee, pop a over to our college bookstore, and sit at a table outside for literally hours. Best activity ever!
yes! In college I always had to work in the commons because I like the noise and seeing people go back and forth.
oh girl, I’ve fallen on metros for that same reason so many times before, too!
some mornings I am just a mess, that was one of those mornings. glad i am not alone
Love these! Especially the one about plugging in your headphones. Haha I love that song and the whole musical, but it’s definitely one you don’t want others to know you’re listening to.
Sadly I must confess that I love The Biggest Loser. But I completely agree with you. It goes against everything that I believe to be healthy. They lose weight too fast, eat way too strictly, and workout 4-6 hours a day. No one can do that in real life, it’s just not healthy. I just love it for the drama and the coaches! 
there are a few songs on that soundtrack that you really can’t play in public. at all. (the internet is for porn…) I can see people watching it as entertainment, i am glad you totally understand the healthy habits it does and doesn’t promote. it certainly isn’t all bad, i would never say that.
Love that you listen to Always Sunny while you work, awesome show! And I just started the first season of Girls — love!!
ugh I need to watch this show! I keep hearing such great things about it
You’re such a smart girl. I am dying to start watching girls! If I find a website that streams it I will be sure to send it to you. Also, awesome taste in music. And you already know this, but people watching is the best free activity ever. Happy Wednesday<3
Please let me know, I really want to see the show but can’t pay money to watch it. People watching never gets old. Happy hump day to you too!
I loved all your throwback youtube videos. Augustana, oasis and Taking Back Sunday? Love.
Do.. Realize you own way too much black and white clothing because it’s your favorite color combo and continue buying more anyways.
Don’t..feel guilty for indulging on your birthday.
I am a huge throw back music person, I tend to not be able to stay up to date on music because I rarely buy music. I have way too many black pieces of clothing, I wear black a whole lot because of it. And I agree, never feel guilty for indulging on your bday
Totally agree about having a funny TV show on as background noise.. and you really can’t go wrong with Always Sunny. Love pretty much every single one of these songs!
Always Sunny is just a classic for me, either that or The league in the background. I am glad you enjoyed the songs!
Haha, YES, I continue to love you–and your definition of “clean” food! Darn right, those Poptarts are all sealed up in shiny foil and full of great germ-fighting preservatives, clean breakfast ahead! If it’s tasty and I want it, it’s clean
And oh my gosh, can’t believe I forgot about “The Remedy,” what a fun and positive song! (But if you’ve been disappointed by Pandora recently, seriously, create a “Nelly” based channel–so much amazingly terrible early ’00s hip-hop, it cracks me up all day at work.)
the remedy has to be one of my favorite hits, I tend to stick with the classics when it comes to most artists. I love it. I do the same thing, i listen to like early 2000 hip hop or pop. gosh gets me going every day at work. i am glad you agree on my clean eating, the 5 second rule is my clean rule for sure.
I cannot stand the biggest loser, I hate the sound of Jillian Micheal’s voice! I also do not like american idol or any of those wanna be famous shows!
Me neither! This just confirms we are meant to be, really. I don’t watch either of those. bugs me to the high heavens.
Omg did you really fall on the metro! That’s like my biggest fear, you poor thing! Somehow I’m not surprised at all that people moved out of the way rather than, God forbid, help you.
It did really happen, trying to get in too fast, someone’s foot in the way. People are not so friendly in the early hour on the metro. Flat on my face.
Love this! Let’s see-Don’t take a shower in the dark. It may just lead to accidentally busting your head on something
Oh gosh, you do that? the only time I think i ever did that was when the power went out. haha never again, can get pretty creepy.
I always shower in the dark in the morning. It’s weird I know, but it’s a combination of hating artificial light and needing those few minutes in the dark to wake up!
Really? that is hilarious! actually thinking about it I don’t turn on the lights either but their tends to be a lot of natural light
Do have guilty pleasures, hey season 17 of the Bachelor.
guilty pleasures are the best, whatever it may be!
I don’t watch BL either and am about to read that article. It gets me that people spend so much time watching it and truly believe they can lose weight like that even though it’s so extreme. I’ve only ridden the metro a few times (no metro down here, lol) but I totally agree on eating, that would be really nasty to smell early in the morning!
I mean I totally get some food but eggs, come on man, help us out at 8 am. BL is just not for me, I find myself too enraged by a lot of it
I am the BIGGEST people watcher in the whole wide world. I will go to our on campus coffee shop to do just that. It is so much fun to come up with stories about why the person is there, etc.
Amen to health!
I used to do all my work in college in the commons so i could see people walking by all day, reassuringly it worked for me.
Look at you being rebellious with coffee on the metro!
And I’m glad someone else appreciates Avenue Q. Your musical tastes impress me more and more each day
it is a closed container, but yes I need my coffee and no rule will stop that. avenue q was so good when I saw it in NYC, I may or may not know all the words to most of the songs. we have very similar musical tastes from what you share.
This is so great haha I love so many of these songs and agree with you 100% on the Dos and Dont’s. I have never seen the Biggest Loser but have no desire to watch it. I also love the “don’t fight your natural weight”. You’re a smart/funny cookie
Music is something that just gets me through the day sometimes which is why I like to share it.
Oh my goodness, I totally miss people watching in Boston- I loved going to Starbucks and sitting by the window “working” while watching the people pass by… I bet DC has some great finds too
And you know how I feel about the whole fighting your own weight and being yourself, it would be absolutely awesome if more people would start doing that and stop trying to be something they’re not! I hope you made it to work, finally! XO
that is my favorite way to people watch, dc does have some gems. I finally made it to work but man am I ragey!!!
Haha so funny Alex! This made me laugh! I also really enjoy people watching. I always wonder what everyone’s life story is. I find it very entertaining!
i used to try and make up stories with my sister of all the people that walked by.
They’re soothing to read too! (Not to mention hilarious) I’m sorry about your fall, that’s embarrassing.. haha
What you said about natural weight.. nailed it. Oh that is so comforting to read. As always, our body knows.
I feel ya with the Biggest Loser.. It just makes me cringe! Same with the Bachelor. I know everyone loves it, but I can’t take it seriously. I know, go on and hate me for it.
Stay healthy!! Have a wonderful wednesday!
I am a clumsy clumsy person, I am working on that. ha! Our bodies do know, it is a powerful statement but true. have a great hump day!
Alex you’ve included some of my favourite songs on this post! Mumford and Sons? RHCP? Jason Mraz? Instant feel good so thank you very much! Sorry noone helped on the train, that sucks. Maybe they weren’t quite awake haha!
I see we have very similar tastes, I know these songs are what get me through the day for sure. I think people were more amused by it, the 8 am crowd does not do clumsy haha
We do! So glad to have found your blog Alex
Yours as well, new blogs make me so happy!
oh man your metro ride sounds pretty awful… Also, I love the tip of not fighting your natural weight. Very important!!
ya me and the metro just are not friends.
People watching is totally my hobby hahaha it’s fun to silently judge people :p lol jk– I don’t judge too much haha I have actually never seen The Biggest Loser. Something about them working out for 6+ hours and basically dying never seemed too appealing lol
People watching never gets old, i could do it everyday if allowed. BL is just something I would rather not watch.
I’m having trouble concentrating with all the good music playing in the background, but I’ll do my best… SO many things I love about this post. A big HELL NO to fighting your body’s natural weight. I did that for years and it only made me sick and miserable – the body always wins in the end, and honestly, it’s not so bad when it does. And a big HELL YES to avoiding the plague that’s been going around. It’s been trying to get me for the past week but I don’t want it! Fingers crossed that we both stay healthy.
I am worried the plague may have found you, I am hoping no but it worries me. I am glad you like the tunes, I kind of enjoy doing posts like this the most.
Totally agree with the biggest loser thing…i hate that show!
Yep, just not a big fan of some of things they promote
!!! Remember that one time I posted on your giveaway and was all, “Woe is me, here I go entering this stupid sunglasses giveaway AGAIN when Lord knows I won’t win.” ? Hey-o! Also, can I please point out that you commented on my post to let me know about this approximately 20 minutes after I was like, “Today sucks and it’s only 9:20 a.m. Hopefully it can only go up from here” on Twitter? DAY = MADE. You rock my socks.
Um, I <3 so many of these songs. Mumford: love. Also, AUGUSTANA. Yes plz. True life: Chicago has five bazillion street fests during the summer, and one I went to had Anberlin headlining Saturday night and Augustana headlining Sunday night. How much did I pay to get into the street fest? $7. And I carefully washed around my hand stamp on Saturday and they let me back in on Sunday for free, which means I paid $3.50 to see Augustana in concert. Probably the best weekend of my summer. (I also 10K PRed by like 4:50 or something like that that same Saturday). Actually, Augustana had an acoustic show in Chicago last night that I would've LOVED to go to, but breakdancing got in the way, soooo…I didn't see Augustana.
My office came down with a VERY serious case of hypochondria last week. Like two people were legitimately sick, but then whenever anyone sneezed it was like OMG TEH FLU!!! LEAVE!!1!! LEAVE NOW!!1!!!1!! Yeah. Kinda ridiculous. The guy who sits near me and calls people a lot during the day to do sales is now telling all his potential customers that he came down with the stomach flu last week (true) and that maybe he should've gotten the flu shot to prevent it (headdesk. The stomach "flu" is in no way, shape, or form related to influenza, and you could get a flu shot every day of the week if you wanted and it wouldn't do anything to help you avoid the stomach "flu"), but he's not so sure "self-medicating" is the best approach anyway, so maybe it's best to not get shots after all (um…pretty sure getting a shot is the opposite of self-medicating. You know. Since 1) you're not doing it yourself and 2) you're not medicating, you're preventing. Eating ibuprofen like candy when you have a fever = self-medicating. Getting a shot = preventative action). I'm no doctor, but srsly. The amount of misinformation in regards to health is highly concerning.
I am so happy it made your day, it was hilarious because when I typed in the random number and saw your name pop up I was stunned. Plus your comment to it made me laugh. Boo ya, you will need these. I bet break dancing would require them as well. My office is acting the same way all hypochondriac type stuff. I am the only one who hasn’t taken a day off in the past week and half. Yep, body of steel here. I have no sick days so I will not skip work. I will not. I wish I could go to more musical concerts. I have never been to a music fest ever, that needs to change. Make sure you email me!
Ah that Avenue Q song is hilarious, definitely inappropriate for most public places though (: I had very similiar experiences when I took the subway for my daily commutes! It may be smelly, but at least you’re using public transportation (:
it is the only way to get to work so I take full advantage of it. Avenue Q has quite a few songs like that…
People watching is definitely one of my favorite past times. I miss college sometimes because I used to love to grab a coffee and just sit along our library windows to watch the people outside. haha! I imagine people watching on the metro is even better than random public places!
Ahh, unfortunately I love the biggest loser but I second you on the Girls show. I am seeing this shit everywhere and I really want to try to persuade my parents to get HBO. Sigh.
I know, Girls need to somehow make it into my life. Le sigh have to wait to own it on dvd or something. You are not the first person to say they miss people watching at a coffee shop, that is how I got work done in college!
Same here! I loved having the background noise and the ability to just take mini breaks to people watch without having to get up!
Ohmygosh, only in NY do people let you fall and not offer a hand! Going from there to friendly TX was such a culture shock. Makes for a funny story though!
Ha I know I miss the southern charm there was in college, certainly not here.
I love your break to sarcasm! I totally miss some things about college too. I like that you name things that are okay to say and feel. That’s the way to go for sure!
Glad you enjoyed the dose of sarcasm, I have way too much of it. Have a great Wednesday!
I am so happy I am not the only one who does NOT watch the Biggest Loser. It took my awhile to accept my body’s healthy weight that it likes to be at where I can live instead of existing in a rigid world of manipulation. Just getting used to the DC metro and laugh at all your references to it : )
I bet you will soon learn about all the crazies. I just can’t get into the show at all.
I like the creative way you announced the giveaway winner! So true about the body operating normally when you are at your normal weight. When I was at my lowest weight my skin itched all the time, I was always constipated, and my hair was dead. Yet I somehow thought that was just what I had to do to be skinny enough. If my body is behaving that way, clearly it isn’t happy. Seeing things in black and white, always a big don’t that I tell myself!
That is exactly what I was trying to get across. fighting against what our body needs is just counter productive, i was the unhappiest and unhealthiest when I tried to keep manipulating it. I loved the way you did WIAW today, it was so the break I needed in my reader!
Aw so happy to hear!!
i just LOLed at you falling on the metro, we’ve all been there! and I agree when i take the subway to yankee games in the summer and its packed everyones sweaty and gross i sit there and hold my breathe and get so grossed out lol and not trying to fight your body is so right, I still had it in the back of my mind a few times in the past few months but held back from going back to old ways! People watching is the best too, I sometimes get in such a daze at the gym lol
I do the whole breathing through my mouth thing so I don’t have to smell. Hilarious but works. People watching will never get old, one reason I miss being part of a gym
My additions:
DO end your day with pudding and chocolate.
DON’T let the fact that you feel you ate too much over the holidays stop you
I agree with both of those, except I would say do end my day with whipped cream and popcorn (not together but you know what I mean)
Love all these songs!!! Definitely In need of some new downloads on iTunes! And I totally agree with the whole biggest loser thing…the only reason I watched the first episode was because of Jillian michaels (I really like her for some reason). But aside from that I think it’s totally exploitive and sends a bad message. It like glorifies being unhealthy and is so unrealistic. Not my jam at all
I agree, I like Jillian but I don’t like the whole premise of the show. She does some killer podcasts, I know you know that already! I hope you find some new songs you dig!
People watching is the best! Airports and malls are my favorite places to people watch–so funny.
YES both those places are prime for it
I love people watching too. I’m sure DC is the prime spot for that!
You are correct, DC is a prime hot spot for the crazies
Ewwww, I’m with you on holding your nose on public transportation– so disgusting!!
As I said in one of the above comments, I do the whole breathe through my mouth thing so I don’t have to smell people
Hahaha public transportation is the best, isn’t it
I have to admit, the buses in my college town aren’t horrible but I always end up sitting next to someone who just got done smoking, gross.
HBO has all the best shows. My family moved over the summer so we got three free months of HBO with DirecTV and The Newsroom was my favorite show. Now I wish we still had the free trial so I could watch Girls.
Gosh I wish I had HBO, so jealous of you for that. I have that stroke of bad luck too, the smelliest or loudest will always sit next to me.
I’m with you on The Biggest Loser…It’s just not right!
Thank you! I am glad I am not alone on that
Haha love this! Have a great night:)
You too lady!
I love how I know what kind of day I’m having based on what songs I pass over when I put my music on shuffle. It’s actually become my easiest way of identifying my emotions. Thinking that I’m going to have to pull out my old Taking Back Sunday CD …
Wednesday’s blow. Monkey chunks. I needed this.
And I think that many others needed to hear my favourite “Don’t” — letting our bodies hit and rest at their natural size is key. I’m working hard at getting there. I’m finally accepting that it’s going to happen and I finally don’t want to stop it from happening. Frightened? Heck yes. But soon enough I’ll be comfortable, hopefully. And then it’ll all be alright, hopefully. Just need to take it one wicked Wednesday at a time. Right?
for some reason this week is blowing monkey chunks aka why I needed to shake it up with this kind of post. music soothes my mood like no other. I think it is ok to still be finding it difficult to trust your body, it takes time lady. Lots of time
I give an amen to the DONT of fighting your natural body shape, weight, type, etc. I have been in this war with myself for years now and honestly, I am soo damn over it
DO catch up on the Bachelor tonight instead of reading for school
I like the way you think, both of those get a big amen
ahh I know what you mean about smelly people on the metro … when I was in Hong Kong … Omg throw up. haha sorry to hear there are some mean people that don’t help you up. I would of caught you if I was there! as for the sickness in the office, I luckily haven’t gotten sick and and almost every single person has had the flu or cold. I thank Airborne for that. check it out. it helps because I didn’t get the shot either.
Holy cow I can’t imagine public transportation there, so crowded! I would hate that for sure. My boss is now on day three on the stomach bug. Crazy!
“Don’t fight your natural weight”–amen! I loved that whole don’t. It’s so true. Today I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing on my way home today. I realized how much fun life is (even though I was stuck in rush-hour traffic) when I’m not obsessed with losing weight and what my body looks like. I couldn’t believe that I was literally laughing out loud for no real reason. Life just felt good
that is the best feeling isn’t it? just being able to laugh because. keep rocking that laugh!
Bahahaha I agree about the metro. People are weird on that thing, and I cannot imagine the 8AM riders. Yeesh. I actually agree with these all! Also, do you happen to be working at PR tomorrow? I am going to be in DC without supervision from the boy from around 5-7 cause he’s in class. Sorry I haven’t been able to make concrete plans yet! I have a feeling you work your real job, but I thought I’d try!
I am not working at PR today, sorry girl. I work on Sunday next.
Well I have to say I am a Biggest Loser fan. I really can’t put my finger on WHY – it is indeed highly unrealistic, but I always like how they work with the contestants on the mental/emotional issues that are the REAL cause of their weight gain. I don’t think it’s the best way to go about weight loss, but the reality is (and in the HLB world I feel like most people are completely unaware of this) that like almost 40% of our country is obese, and that’s a huge problem – Biggest Loser might be drastic, but SOMETHING drastic has to be done to get people to wake up and pay attention to their bodies and their health.
Oh both sides of the spectrum – Totally agree with you about not fighting your body’s natural weight! If you try to starve yourself down to a weight that’s not right for you, you’ll just fuck your metabolism and years later will be unable to be at a place you’re comfortable with. People need to realize that bodies need some fat, women need to get periods, boobs and hips are attractive – BUT also, our bodies don’t actually want to be overweight! They want to be fit and healthy. I found my happy place by letting go and eating when I was hungry, not forcing myself to eat when I lacked appetite, and eating what I craved at the time. Before surgery I felt like i’d never looked better – and I’d been eating more than I ever had, things I used to be afraid of, and yeah I was training hard on my bike, but not obsessively. Now I just feel gross (yay meds!) but I know now that I can trust my hunger cues even when I am completely (and temporarily – I need to remember that too) inactive.
And ew metro…..that is some hilarious shit!
I see your point on both of them. BL is somewhat addicting because while it may be promoting some unhealthy habits it is addressing a larger societal issue of obesity. I just wish the habits were more realistic for the contestants to carry out with. The article just nailed it with what some contestants can walk away with. Again, I so agree with natural weight. They want to be at a happy place so that means eating what your body needs, not more or less.
I think what contestants do on the Biggest Loser is totally unhealthy! I just can’t imagine what they’re doing to their bodies or wonder if their new healthy habits will stick.
I will definitely rock out to those songs tomorrow on my run…I think it’s going to rain tomorrow here again. Boo. Let’s hope this sun comes out soon!
Do: live in the moment
Don’t: think too far ahead
this rain has been killing my running mojo, but the songs do help. Hope you do find a few that help. I am with you on BL, i just can’t watch it for those reasons