Erincita

Essence of Cookies
Monday, January 10, 2005

I'm looking forward to Friday the 14th. For all of you who aren't paying attention, Jan 14th is Dana's birthday, so be sure to buy her a birthday card. For any Purcells reading this, Uncle Scott's birthday is Jan 16th. Dana will be 27 and it's just rude to ask anyone beyond the age of 50 how old they'll be. Now, the 14th is important for two reasons. First, it's Dana's birthday. Second, it marks the end of phase one for South Beach Erin. I get to start eating things like oatmeal, whole wheat bread, and wild rice. I can't say how much weight I've lost, but when I started I was between 165-168, and now I'm holding steady at about 162. Not bad for 9 days.
The best thing, though, is that simply being on a diet has motivated me to work out almost every day. Pretty surprising considering the lack of carbs in my system needed to get me through a good workout. It makes me feel good and gives me something to do besides sit at home drinking in the essence of Kate's home-made chocolate chip cookies. I was actually somewhat depressed this afternoon and if I hadn't worked out I probably would have faltered and eaten at least 3 of those cookies (she was taking them out of the oven the minute I got home). But I resisted and had ricotta cheese with sugar-free vanilla syrup (compliments of Starbucks) and and unsweetened cocoa powder instead. It's surprisingly good, like a substitute for ice cream.
The other thing going on with my life is reconsidering my vow never to go back to school. I'm considering dental hygiene or nursing now, but it's a HUGE commitment. I was an anthropology major, mind you, so there will be tons of prerequisites on top of the minimum two years to complete one of the programs, which are very selective. It was very daunting looking over the application process today, and that's why I was depressed earlier. The easiest thing is to just stick with Starbucks. I love the job but it's just not fulfilling, and I feel like I'm throwing away my educational foundation by not trying to do more. I just constantly wish that the foundation were enough. When I graduated college I wanted to be done with higher education, but the "real world" hasn't been as welcoming as I hoped.

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