Chocolate strawberry tarts

[velvetpage]

I just tried a chocolate strawberry tart from Tim Horton's. It was a disappointment; not enough chocolate or strawberries, too much mousse, and a crust that wouldn't hold together long enough to actually eat the darn thing. Highly overrated.

Luckily, that diminishes the likelihood that I will eat too many of them and gain back some of the weight I've been losing.

I was down one more pound this morning, in spite of the cinnamon bun I had yesterday and the veggies I didn't. Life is really strange; you diet for weeks, watching every bite that goes into your mouth and analyzing every stretch to estimate how many calories you burn. Then you stop caring for a few days, and your weight takes a dive of several pounds!

I know I can't have a lot more days like this, so I'm going to enjoy until I start gaining again, then diet some more.

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[kianir.livejournal.com]

This whole post reminds me of a couple scenes from Absolutely Fabulous, unfortunately far too tasteless to comment on here. :)

What sort of exercise do you do, out of curiosity? I've tried doing some bikeriding lately, since I've been idle for the past six months or so and have gotten terribly out of shape (and I had a desk job before that.) It's enjoyable to do, especially after dark when it's cool and there's not a lot of traffic, and it involves being outside.

I got myself an old man bike a couple years ago, one of the curvy types with fenders, U-shaped handlebars, and a wide seat with springs. T'was cheap, and it's been fun being able to bum around town comfortably instead of being unpleasantly hunched over on a rough-riding mountain bike. I think it was US $150 new, and it's been worth it.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I go to Curves - cliched, I know, but it works. I've been going since the end of May, and in that time I've lost 10 lbs and about 13 inches. For me, that's two dress sizes. I enjoy the workouts, I don't end up feeling really out of breath the way I used to on aerobic walks or my brief attempt at jogging, and I can fit it into my schedule even during the school year. There were a few times when the stress was getting to me that working out really, really helped. The rest of the time, it was something I could do to be in control, even when I was hating my job and feeling totally powerless in it.

I think when I get close to my goal weight, I'm going to invest in a bike. It's really great for the glutes and thighs, apparently. The problem with bikes in Hamilton is the Mountain - our name for the 300-yard high Niagara Espcarpment that runs through here. A lot of the good places to shop, and my previous job, were on the top, and I live in the valley. My new school is down here, though, a comfortable 20 min. or so by bike, so I might consider it sooner rather than later - say, next spring.

[kianir.livejournal.com]

Curves itself isn't cliche, I don't think. The locations here are really bad, though. There's one in a strip mall in Ann Arbor where Curves is right next door to a Baskin Robbins and around the corner from a Domino's Pizza. And the one closer, there's a small strip mall with (in order) 7-Eleven, Hungry Howie's Pizza, a liquor store, Curves, and #1 Chinese. I have to wonder if they're in cahoots.

Anyway, as for biking. I didn't bike much after getting a car, and the main reason was really that biking was so darn hard. Growing up in Wyoming (and Casper in particular), it seems you're always going uphill, with first gear a common option even on an 18-speed mountain bike. My current old man bike is a 4-speed, and is pretty much sufficient for around here, where it's flat as a pancake -- still an exercise, but not a seriously strenuous one. And I have heard the same thing, though put much less tactfully (i.e., "Biking gives you a nice ass"), and assuming it's the truth it's not something I'd mind at all. :)

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Our Curves is in a building that used to house a Shopper's Drug Mart, dollar store, and convenience store. The only one left at the moment is the Curves, which is perfect. It's also only a few blocks from my house. The other day I walked Elizabeth over to my dad's house, left her there with her aunts, walked up the street to the Curves, had my workout, spent five minutes in Bonnie's Used Kids' Stuff shop, and was still home in time for General Hospital. It was great.