I have missed you guys, and I have not been doing any work for my goals of fitness, healthy living, or weight loss - and I’ve been feeling terrible about it. Out of shame, I haven’t even logged into this tumblr to check on you guys or cheer you on in your amazing progress.

Luckily I have a new job that keeps me on my feet all day and out of the habit of just sitting around at home eating. Also included in my new job is a co-worker who used to be a long-distance runner and wants to start serious exercise again. We’ve already started kind of. Wednesday we went for a run - well, haha, I started c25k AGAIN and she did her thing. Yesterday we went for a bike ride. I just mapped it and I went 5.1 miles, I think it took us a little over an hour. Not a great pace, but we were both like, “Ahhhhhh peddling uphill ahhhh.” Not as hard as I thought it would be, but I felt the burn.

Anyway, I also found out at the beginning of April that I’m moving to France in September! WHAT. So I have to kick this workout and diet thing into high gear since I have to go through the terrible full-body scan at the airport and then live in France, land of the skinny, chain-smoking fashion women and no plus size clothes.

I have missed you all so much! How are you?

11:32 am  •  10 May 2011

Anonymous asked: Hey Buddy...

I'm officially the worst Fuddy EVER. I'm soooooooo sorry that I haven't been around to cheer you on. It's pretty lame.

I started sucking, which is bad enough. But, the fact that I didn't even stick around to be your Fuddy is even worse.

I'm glad to see that you're still working toward your goals and I hope you'll forgive me for not being around to see it!! xoxoxoxo

Oh Fuddy! Wish this had a date on it. I also fell off hard for the last month or two, so don’t feel too bad.

11:10 am  •  10 May 2011

Well! Haha, it’s gallery attendant. Not too exciting, except that all my co-workers are young here (instead of 70 like they are at the Kimbell). But I have some small powers! Like if you come visit, I can just wave you in real cool-like. No ticket necessary for my friends.

Jeggings! High five!

5:01 pm  •  7 April 2011

I went shoppingggggggg

I started my new job yesterday at the Modern Art Museum! I had to buy comfy shoes because it’s one of those “on your feet 8-12 hours a day” type of deals. I tried to get the cutest, but most affordable ones at the scrubs store. But you guys don’t care about shoes!

THEN I bought two pairs of skinny pants, a size smaller than my current jeans. I had been waffling. “Oh, I’ll get them when I get down to 18… Oh… I can’t really spend the money.” But you know, I’m tired of flapping around in wide-leg, boot-cut, “flattering silhouette,” bullshit pants. So I got some jeggings (hahahahaha fuck yes) and a pair of black skinny trousers to wear to work. And you know, I look okay in them.

Today’s exercise is DDR! I made a friend on OK Cupid named Sven, and he has one of those fancy metal pads for two players. So he was like, “I wanna be skinny again!” and I was like, “I wanna be fit!” So we’re DDR-ing on the regular. For me, that’s on top of walking, running, and biking. Only I haven’t quite got my diet under control, as usual. But I have skinny pants now, so the carrots and celery are looking real attractive.

6 months-ish until France!

4:54 pm  •  7 April 2011  •  1 note

Today I went for a run! Well, I say run. I warmed up with stretching and a brisk walk (about 3 and a half minutes) and then I tried to run for as long as I could, which was only 2 minutes. I was pretty bummed, but then again, I haven’t really run in about a month. I went for a brisk walk last night for an hour, which was nice! And I think I’ll ride my bike later.

Breakfast was healthy! Plain Icelandic style yogurt with agave, cinnamon, granola, and mango, but I also ate some Oreos. Oops. Okay, it’s only 10:00 am, I had my cookie fix, the rest of the day will be perfect. I will probably go on a bike ride.

Ahhh okay, keep calm and think of France. I have to look good in skinny jeans and leather boots.

9:56 am  •  5 April 2011

I GOT ACCEPTED TO TAPIF and I TOTALLY GET TO MOVE TO FRANCE IN SEPTEMBER so now it’s time to step up my fitness and healthy diet routine because France hates a fatty. You guys, hold me accountable! You are all still so wonderful and amazing, you are my heros.

4:51 pm  •  4 April 2011  •  2 notes

Having one of those days, I’ve eaten like 4 bowls of cereal, 3 (THREE) ding-dongs, a Cadbury creme egg, a cake ball, a Funfetti pancake, and a chicken Caesar salad (with light Caesar dressing!)

Cringing as I type all this out. May have a problematic relationship with food.

Went to the doctor today, he told me I probably have a sinus infection and bronchitis as well as allergies so I’ll be on meds for that. God what am I gonna do, gotta stop eating, gotta get back on the bike. Maybe when I get all dosed up on amoxicillin and cough syrup.

5:52 pm  •  31 March 2011

I have a 5k in a week and a half and I can barely go on a walk without dissolving into a hacking cough. Seriously a brisk walk from my car to the building where I had class last night had me going, *ulp, swallow, swallow, don’t cough, ulp, auuugh runny nose hack hack hack*

I think I might finally have to cave and go to the doctor. Kind of wish I hadn’t registered for this race after all. I am in no way closer to my goal of a 12 minute mile, in fact it will probably take me an hour to walk the damn thing. I don’t want to be falling off the exercise horse.

12:39 pm  •  30 March 2011  •  2 notes

Haven’t done any workouts, barely monitoring my diet. Oh well, probably just standing up straighter.

I registered for the Blue Bell Fun Run! I haven’t done any training at all but my friend had already registered under intense pressure from me, so I had to do it. I’ll hope for the best. I just haven’t felt like running for the last week, as I’ve had some variation on dripping nose and hacking cough since last Wednesday. It’s actually getting worse, traveling to my ears, so I might need to see a doctor. Which, whatever good that will do, I never have enough money to buy my prescription meds anyway. Lots of water and vitamin C!

This is pretty much the only place on the internet where none (okay 1) of my real life friends see what I write, so can I just say, my best friend? I think she’s being downgraded to “friend.” I feel bad about it, but quite frankly, I hate her current boyfriend, and I’m starting to realize that she’s maybe not the most positive force in my life. And as my friend Charlotte says, the idea of a “best friend” is so overhyped, you almost can’t help but be disappointed eventually. And you can’t get everything you need from only one other person. Time to branch out.

12:32 am  •  26 March 2011  •  1 note

Tee hee, I saw this sign when I was at the rally! I knew someone would take care of the Y U NO Guy angle

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1:14 pm  •  24 March 2011  •  412 notes