In other news, cats and dogs continue long-standing rivalry and sky is discovered to be blue.

Every guy should read this. Just saying.

Old habits die hard is a cliche. It seems a little…over the top, habits dying. But it’s a cliche because it’s…well, true.

My visit to the nutritionist on Thursday was a tad discouraging. I was only down 1/4 of a pound from the last time I was there. She said this was natural, and that I shouldn’t get discouraged. When people have a big drop, she said, they usually bounce back up. The fact that I wasn’t actually above where I had been before was great.

I handed her my food diary, and she started critiquing a few of my choices, giving me a slightly disparaging look whenever she’d see something I shouldn’t be eating on there. Not unkind, not without understanding, just a kind of quiet “come on, really?” look. I’d have the immediate urge to justify it, to explain it, to make her say “Oh, yes, I can understand. I would’ve done the same in your position.” It made me realize how often I have the urge to do that. To explain myself, to try and make people see it from my point of view and to sympathize and relate. 

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- Evil HR Lady Suzanne Lucas

Really important thing for HR people to keep in mind. It’s SO easy for us to get bogged down in the mire.

• Roasted veggies are infinitely tastier than boiled veggies.
• I’m not usually as hungry as I think I am.
• Choosing to not have something as simple and healthy as a granola bar (even a healthy one) can make a huge difference.
• Eating apples is not the solution to health.
• There are, in fact, some things that taste as good, or better, than thin feels. But they taste good in moderation too.
• The internet is not a good source to determine a healthy weight.
• A small amount of hunger sharpens the mind. 
• I have way more self-control than I thought I did.

Depending on who we are and what situation we find ourselves in, doing something ‘new’ can either fill us with excitement or burden us with anxiety, or some imbalanced mixture of the two. Yesterday I had a new beginning that was purely enjoyable and positive; I went to the local branch of my…

Great first post from my friend Adam on his new blog. Give it a read if you have a moment, he’s a great writer.

For all those who are sick of hearing me ramble about how awesome Iceland is; watch this video. Then let me know when you want to go.

I want to go back.

On Thursday I met with the nutritionist. She’s very intense, very downtown core. I’m coming to find people who work in the downtown core seem to be cut from the same cloth. They’re fast, direct, cut and dry. Very business. While I enjoy working there for now, the more time I spend there, the more I wonder if that world is really where I want to be forever.

But that’s another post.

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