Wake - up call!!!!!

Lark, one of my ex-colleagues, called me today.

Lark: hey, got a job yet?
Me: No. Proposed yet?
Lark: no. But did propose to go for chinese.
Me: Oh. weak. You're losing your touch.
Lark: I read the NYT article you forwarded. funny. How's your weight loss thing going?
Me: Oh. it's ok. i guess. I haven't really lost much for a month. and...well, Today is my cheat day.
Lark: Your what?
Me: My trainer said its ok to have a cheat day.
Lark: ok. how much do you weigh?
me: mumble. mumble. a trillion. for real.
Lark: and how many months do you have?
Me: technically a month because I go wedding shopping...
Lark: honey, time to take off the braces and run.
Me: what?
Lark: seriously, you want to lose weight. you are not entitled to a cheat day. I mean,
Me: maybe I am not losing weight because of my metabolism.
Lark: that's crap. You are not losing weight. Change your diet. stop the oil. stop the cheese. eat more fresh raw veggies. increase your exercise. Stop whining.
Me: you are such a freaking insensitive jerk.
Lark: whatever. You know I am right. Focus dude. stop thinking you are owed a cheat day if you want to lose the pounds you put on. If you have a bad metabolism, then accept it and work harder. Its unfair but you know what, suck it!

I yelled at him some more.

But after I hung up, I had to look myself in the mirror and go - he's fracking right!

Ugh.

ugh.

It's all work. And its tough.

And to drive the point home, I caught today's Biggest Loser episode. Man, those people are working it.

ugh.

Mr. World, I am ready for my magic weight loss formula now.