my friends are making me fat!! :)

we will preface this post with a little disclaimer. yes, i’m small. no, i’m not fat. but i am beginning to believe some of those articles that say your friends are making you fat. 

but not for the reasons they are saying.

i used to eat lunch at my desk…and was able to get away with eating really healthy things like cheetos for lunch. or rice cakes. but now, i eat lunch in the cafeteria, or i go out for lunch. two things that mean higher calories. but i would so much rather eat with my friends than be a stick figure. i really would.

the husband and i used to not go out to eat a lot or go out for drinks – during the babies were little stage we just didn’t. but now, we have our usual sunday night out with the besties…and we almost always go for dinner. and have drinks. many many drinks. (and don’t even get me started on Dimitri’s…where the desserts pack in more calories than the recommended daily amount) two things that mean higher calories. and again, i would rather go out with my friends than stay at home and starve.

so, i’m definitely enjoying this eating lifestyle. i’m happier. food makes me happy. it really does.

but, i’m starting to feel a little bit gross. and my clothes are starting to feel a little bit tight.

so, i’m upping the exercise, to 4-5 times a week.

and i’m bringing out the big guns. trying to eat better. certainly not a diet…but i’m going to try to eat less white bread and eat more veggies. eat less sugar and more protein. today was successful – i had a multigrain sandwich with yves turkey and lettuce.

and it was all well and good until i had to go and bake chocolate chip cookies for tomorrow’s final scholastic softball game. i didn’t have a choice. i promised. so, a wee bit of cookie dough and one (only one, though) cookie later…i’m vowing to start eating well tomorrow.

when i won’t have a single cookie. well, maybe i’ll have one…