Food Blues

Just as I get used to spinach it has to go and disappear. This E. coli thing is forcing me back to Subway sandwiches with superfattening avocado. I was going to branch out, too, and try cooked spinach. I thought I'd try it in a pizza, or maybe in a quesidillas.

Anyway, the diet isn't going to well. I hit 274 about a week ago, and have been yo-yoing between 274 and 276.5 all week. I guess the easy part is over. And as usual my enthusiasm is fading quickly. Today I ate a container of yogurt, a hot dog with a small lunch-bag-size bag of chips, and . . . fajitas at On The Border. I just don't have any discipline at all.

(sigh) I did eat cherry tomatoes while sitting at my desk this week. It took me three days to get through the pint I purchased, and every time I popped one into my mouth I felt like maybe the real me has been abducted by aliens. But, sadly, I have proof to the contrary -- two mid-afternoon trips to Subway for cookies. And a late-night dinner at Boston's. And lunch at Boston's. And four pieces of chocolate off Lynne's desk.

My latest "diet myth" is that if I buy a new video iPod I can watch TV while I ride that stupid exercise bicycle I bought. I should just break down and buy cable TV instead. I'd probably save money in the long run.

(later)

I feel a little better -- I decided I'm going to wash all my dishes this weekend, and I've made a good start in that direction. This probably seems like a trivial thing to do, but remember I've had a plumbing problem for about two months now. The dishes were stacked on both sides of the sink when the problem started, and I'm afraid I've only added to the problem since then.

It isn't as gross as it sounds -- my kitchen is not full of rotting food. Remember, I don't cook much, and I don't eat sauced or sticky things, so as long as I wipe everything off with a paper towel it's decent if not sanitized. (Yes, I have mice, but they eat the cat food, not people food.)

But I want really, really clean dishes. I want to put everything away, and invite a plumber into my home. So I need to wash the dishes. But the only sinks in the house that work are the tiny, tiny, tiny bathroom sinks. I can't even stand a glass under the faucet, so washing dishes in the bathroom has been mostly useless.

Until tonight, anyway, when I filled a plastic container full of dishes. I did the dishes sitting on the side of the bathtub. The first batch is drying now, and I'm giving my back a break before I start the second batch. I think there are three batches total.

MONDAY I AM CALLING A PLUMBER!!

I can't wait.