I know a lot of you probably boycott Starbucks and it begs the question, why? Please, be specific. Is it that they're the amazon.com of coffee? Or is it more serious...like child labor laws serious? I know they take good care of their employees (at least the in-store, bespectacled twenty somethings that use the company for health insurance and their wages for art supplies). Until I get a good solid reason, I'm going to use this gift card until it runs dry. Then go back to Dunkin Donuts.
In a completely unrelated turn, I had my first physical in eight years yesterday. Yup, eight years. Why? Because the last time the doctor called me fat. Which, you know, I kind of was, but it still wasn't very kind.
Basically, I put my health at risk for nearly a decade to avoid an unpleasant conversation about my diet. Great. So, now I've downgraded to a little chubby and I had more confidence walking in. She was actually very nice and gave me some good pointers about what to eat. My heart's healthy and I don't smoke now, so she loved all that. She made another appointment with me in four months and said that I should try to lose a pound a week. She kept saying, "You are so pretty, I want to see you beautiful." I'm not taking it the wrong way this time, though. I'm only a little overweight now and it's totally do-able. I'm going to the gym, so I just have to stop eating tons of crap food (goodbye Dominos cheesy bread...I'll always love you.)So, if you see me abstaining from pizza or fried oreos, you'll know why. Wish me luck!
This is going to be me in four months...if the gift card doesn't run out.
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It's weird to me that your doctor would give you advice for weight loss using the vocabulary of appearance ("pretty," "beautiful") rather than health or self-confidence.
Obviously it's all connected, but it seems like a destructive meme nonetheless - given that we have such limited control over how we look... the emphasis should be on what you can DO and how you feel as a result, and your doctor should be the one reminding you that weight and beauty are not the same thing.
That said, good luck! Losing weight is HARD, and being honest about what you're going through is even harder. And... it's never really over. Good times ahead!
Thanks, Liz. I know her language is a little off. It might have something to do with English not being her first...or just that she's kind of old fashioned. I'm taking it as a challenge, though, so we'll see!
Please promise me to never lose your sense of what looks ridiculous! Mary Kate (or is that Ashley) lost so much weight, they forgot what looks HORRIBLE clothing-wise.
If you promise to keep your cute sense of clothing, I may just buy you another Starbuck's gift card.
Oooooh!
Although, I think my cute sense of clothing might be a myth seeing that I'm sitting in my cube right now with jeans and gym sneakers on...
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