Weddings On My Mind

Weddings are on my mind a lot lately.  Mainly because my BFF is getting married in November.  And though my maiden days are long, long behind me I am going to be a bridesmaid in her wedding (too bad there is no such thing as a “bridesmatron”.  Because that really describes the situation much better).

This is very exciting news.  I love weddings.  I especially love them when they involve people I love.  But I even like the ones that involve people I don’t love.  Hey- free cake is free cake!

So naturally, when one hears the words “Will you be in my wedding?” of course the first response that springs to mind is “Yes!” The second thing that comes to mind is “Oh, boy, I’d better go on a diet”. In this situation, matters are further complicated by the fact that my BFF’s sister-in-law-to-be is some kind of gorgeous bikini model.  Yikes! Now there is no way possible that I can be in bikini-model shape by November of 2020 (i.e. NEVER), let alone by November of 2009.  But what is involved here is PRIDE!  Which means I want to put up as  good a (skinny) front as possible to properly represent the bride’s side of the aisle.

I know, I know, this event is not at all about me.  I’m just a supporting player.  But I’ve got to at least fight the good fight.

So I’ve been thinking about how I can kick things up a notch to accomplish my goals.  This is not so easy for a big lazy like me.  But all this cogitating on the matter has led me to the comforting conclusion that, at the very least, dieting is Frugal.  Because you (hopefully) eat less, so you spend less on groceries.

I’ve always walked just about everyday.  But I think I need to work a little harder to get that heart rate up.  My neighborhood is somewhat hilly, so I thought I’d start out by walking the uphills and running the downhills.  I’ll get up real early and do this in the dark so no one can see me.   Hopefully all this running in the dark will help me work up a sweat.

As far as eating goes, the best thing I can do is cut out the sweets and the between-meal snacking.  Oh, boy, I have a TERRIBLE sweet tooth.  This will be really hard, but I have a goal, so I’m strongly motivated.  Summertime is especially difficult in this regard because I just want to eat ice cream all the time.  But, no.  Now I won’t.

I really, really love my friend.  We have been buds for 20 years.  That’s a long time to put up with me! So I feel like there’s nothing I won’t do for her on her special day.  Gulp! Ok enough of this typing–time to hit the pavement!