Lately, my pants have been a little tight. And not the kind of tiiiiight! that is slang for "cool," but the kind of tight that translates to me vainly attempting to stuff my thighs into last year's trousers. I will spare you the details. Let's just say that the pants problem, combined with an overall lack of energy, have driven me to invent a fitness regimen.
I call it Operation: FTAS (Fitting into Trousers, Avoiding Sleepiness). This is how it works:
Eat better.
Fruity crepes made at home are healthy. The crepes benedict at Le Peep? Not so much. Therefore, I will make breakfast at home every day! One easy way to do this is to drink a chocolatey protein shake, which tricks me into thinking that I'm having dessert at 9 a.m.
But do not diet.
I am almost underweight, so I don't think I need to diet. I just needed to clarify that before anybody said, "But you are a size four and maybe you have weird body image issues." While I do have weird body image issues (don't we all?), I think it would be lunacy to diet. Instead, I am trying to eat with overall health in mind: more nutritious foods like vegetable tagine and fewer sneaky snackos like Rice Krispy Treats (those I make and shove off onto Jesse).
Exercise.
I really hate this one. I love to ride my bike and play soccer or wiffle ball, but the idea of exercise for exercise's sake is boring. Jen loves her treadmill and her kickboxing DVDs, and although I have tried to love things like that, I become very frustrated and I give up.
The beauty of Operation: FTAS is that you can exercise while watching Jim Lehrer's NewsHour. I time my sit-ups and leg lifts to match news segments. I do push-ups while Lehrer is talking between b-roll footage, because my arm strength is somewhat weak. Right now, the exercise time is only about 15 minutes, but maybe it will improve over time.
The results so far
I have been doing Operation: FTAS for only one day, but so far it is going very well. I woke up this morning and was sore in a good way. More importantly, instead of scolding myself for not exercising more, I congratulated myself for taking care of myself. Soon, the pants will fit again, and there will be no more skirty mishaps. I have great faith in this plan.
I call it Operation: FTAS (Fitting into Trousers, Avoiding Sleepiness). This is how it works:
Eat better.
Fruity crepes made at home are healthy. The crepes benedict at Le Peep? Not so much. Therefore, I will make breakfast at home every day! One easy way to do this is to drink a chocolatey protein shake, which tricks me into thinking that I'm having dessert at 9 a.m.
But do not diet.
I am almost underweight, so I don't think I need to diet. I just needed to clarify that before anybody said, "But you are a size four and maybe you have weird body image issues." While I do have weird body image issues (don't we all?), I think it would be lunacy to diet. Instead, I am trying to eat with overall health in mind: more nutritious foods like vegetable tagine and fewer sneaky snackos like Rice Krispy Treats (those I make and shove off onto Jesse).
Exercise.
I really hate this one. I love to ride my bike and play soccer or wiffle ball, but the idea of exercise for exercise's sake is boring. Jen loves her treadmill and her kickboxing DVDs, and although I have tried to love things like that, I become very frustrated and I give up.
The beauty of Operation: FTAS is that you can exercise while watching Jim Lehrer's NewsHour. I time my sit-ups and leg lifts to match news segments. I do push-ups while Lehrer is talking between b-roll footage, because my arm strength is somewhat weak. Right now, the exercise time is only about 15 minutes, but maybe it will improve over time.
The results so far
I have been doing Operation: FTAS for only one day, but so far it is going very well. I woke up this morning and was sore in a good way. More importantly, instead of scolding myself for not exercising more, I congratulated myself for taking care of myself. Soon, the pants will fit again, and there will be no more skirty mishaps. I have great faith in this plan.
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