Determined To Succeed

Random thoughts on a Saturday morning.

I wish I had a model’s body sometimes. I know that’s a weird thing to say first thing on a Saturday morning but it’s how I feel today. More to the point I wish I had an Olympic  athlete’s body. They eat like maniacs and have bodies with like 2% body fat. OK, I know the reality is some people have fantastic metabolisms and some do not. Also, athletes work out all day, every day, and I do not. Hence, their 2% body fat. What does this mean? I need to get my ass to the gym and work out.

I wish I could eat foods like rice, potatoes and breads, or drink sodas, and NOT gain weight. I like each one of them with chicken and veggies but it’s always these that get me the most. Not only do I eat them my body holds onto them like a damn $20 Coach bag at the outlet malls. Sigh. I know throughout my weight loss journey I have discovered what foods work with my body and which don’t but sometimes – just sometimes – I wish my body would reverse itself and I could have that stuff. What does all this mean? I need to get my ass to the gym to work it off when I have them.

I wish my thighs weren’t so big. We all carry weight differently and my fat butt carries it around my middle and on my thighs. Going back to that first random thought – it’s not like I need big thighs to handle a big ski jump or half-pipe run. I’d just like to shave some off so I could look a bit more slender and not have to buy “relaxed fit” stuff. I also hate the way they jiggle. Like freaking Jello. What does this mean? I need to get my ass to the gym and do a workout.

I am done with freaking winter already. I know. I know. Says the Chicago boy who always protests about winters in New Jersey being NOTHING like winters in Chicago. While that is true (and it IS SO TRUE – winters in the Midwest are far harsher for both cold and snow) I am just done with the chill in my bones and the nip in the air. The overcast skies and glaciers of un-melted snow. I want to walk and exercise outside with the sun shining, birds singing and with a warm breeze in the air.  Phooey. So what does this mean? If I want to exercise and get my head out of the overcast clouds I need to get my ass to the gym.

Other random micro-thoughts: I miss my mom; I want to write a song; I should finish that script; I wish Blubrry/iTunes would get their act together and fix my podcasts on iTunes (grrrrrr), I need to clean the house and do laundry; I need coffee – bad; I still need to see a few of the Oscar nominees before next Sunday; I need to play the lottery; I will have that body I want; I need to do some shopping today…

…and what’s the perfect way to organize thoughts, even random ones?

Get my ass to the gym, get those endorphins going and make my mental weekend “to do” list.

Funny how even random thoughts aren’t so random after all.