After years of shirking commitment, I am taking the plunge with NaBloPoMo. Seems as good a time as any to start as I have been totally delinquent in posting since getting back from Sweden. I gotta get back on this horse.
So a few short things:
1. I was out watching the marathon in front of my house at 10am when a cavalcade came by, including a convertible with none other than Mayor Bloomberg. I totally raised my arms in victory and yelled, "MIKE BLOOMBERG!" And Bloomberg smiled and pointed right at me. I now realize I should have yelled, "MORE BIKE LANES!" or "MAYOR MIKE 4 LIFE!" or something. We had a total moment, anyway.
2. Halloween scares me. It's not the ghosts, it's the egg-pelting teenagers in my hood. Also, I realize that the pressure to come up with some clever but not too obscure costume overwhelms me. I have one non-sexy nurse costume that will probably get trotted out every year until it no longer fits.
3. I am no longer eating sugar. More on that later.
So a few short things:
1. I was out watching the marathon in front of my house at 10am when a cavalcade came by, including a convertible with none other than Mayor Bloomberg. I totally raised my arms in victory and yelled, "MIKE BLOOMBERG!" And Bloomberg smiled and pointed right at me. I now realize I should have yelled, "MORE BIKE LANES!" or "MAYOR MIKE 4 LIFE!" or something. We had a total moment, anyway.
2. Halloween scares me. It's not the ghosts, it's the egg-pelting teenagers in my hood. Also, I realize that the pressure to come up with some clever but not too obscure costume overwhelms me. I have one non-sexy nurse costume that will probably get trotted out every year until it no longer fits.
3. I am no longer eating sugar. More on that later.
Why no sugar? My macro friend doesn't eat it and has all kinds of reasons why. I don't think it's good for you, but I'm not as scared of it now as I have been in the past, when I thought it was responsible for everything that ailed me.
I regularly do a lipid/cholesterol panel because of my family's heart health history. My cholesterol is okay, but my triglycerides keep creeping up. I went to see an endocrinologist and he suggested cutting out all sugar. The triglycerides themselves don't contribute to bad heart health, but they can turn into fat which eventually is no good for me.
I don't mind so much. I think sugar and simple carbs make me feel like a bottomless pit.