Are You Trying to Be Fat?
I'll update later about my weekend, but right now I need to be an asshole.
I really dislike the people I work with. It's quite possible they dislike me just as much, I constantly have my iPod earphones in while in lab and avoid social interaction with them at all costs. If they dislike me... I'm just fine with it.
I could list a plethora of reasons why I dislike them, but my current dislike for them stems from the fact that two different people brought in homemade "treats" yesterday: one brought in brownies and peanut butter cookies and the other chocolate chip cookies. I realize they are trying to be nice and I should see this as a gesture of kindness, but seriously do you they really need More crap to stuff in their face?
The annoying second year brought in the chocolate chip cookies. She knows I don't eat carbs, in one of her many failed attempts to initiate a conversation with me she has brought it up. In spite of this knowledge she still brought the cookies directly to my desk and offered me some. I sighed and did my best to politely say "no thank you."
Said second year has commented many times how she doesn't want to gain weight again this year now that classes have started up for her. She is not overweight, but I really wouldn't call her fit. We all know I'm a genius, so maybe this is beyond her, but here's an idea, I dunno, maybe don't make chocolate chip cookies? That might be a good start to not gaining weight. And the chips and salsa she brought in last week, yeah, maybe don't eat that either? I have nothing against salsa, but I tend to consume it on egg whites versus carb laden, empty calorie tortilla chips.
As for the rest of the people I work with... it would just be too easy to go there. With the exception of about 3 of them (seriously), all of them could stand to loose a fair amount of weight. Perhaps I should encourage them to keep stuffing crap in their faces, because the bigger they get, the skinnier I look next to them.
September 11, 2007 7:23:00 PM MDT
Hmmm. Well, as an individual that could stand to lose about 30 pounds (God it sounds like a lot when I say it that way), I can tell you that any self respecting overweight person would much rather have salsa on chips. :D
The way I look at it, while I would gladly use one of my three genie wishes (if such an opportunity presented itself) to trim down and tone up, I am generally comfortable enough to not let it bother me. I realize that I would be healthier if I made a diet/lifestyle change, but at the present moment, the cost outweighs the benefits.
I probably sound like some lazy fat guy making excuses, but this is something I think a lot about. As for the cookies, would it really have killed you to eat just one? top
September 11, 2007 7:59:00 PM MDT
Timmy, you know I love you, bunches, really. BUT, get over yourself. I know you're just bitching and venting. If you can't stand the temptation, then you need to find a better diet. And you know it would have been ruder for the 2nd year to NOT offer you a cookie. I know your lab is annoying, mine has a lot of the same. Just keep it in perspective. Okay, you can begin yelling at me now. top
September 12, 2007 3:27:00 AM MDT
HEY, what is wrong with making chocolate chip cookies??? I suppose your anti chocolate cake too? (sorry, I just enjoy cooking/baking).
Seriously though, no matter what diet your on, every once in a while you can treat yourself to something small. If you feel guilty just add 5 min onto a run. Plus would it really have been that bad to take a cookie, simply nibble at it at your desk, and then pitch the rest of it on your way out the door? You probably would have made her day. top
September 12, 2007 4:13:00 AM MDT
What the fuck is getting into you lately, dude? Lighten up, will ya? It's getting to the point that this interesting guy I used to enjoy reading is turning into a whiney, self-centered dick. Knock it off already. top
September 12, 2007 7:02:00 AM MDT
I gotta say I agree with Josh. What happned to all the cute stories about Aaron and your dog? Or about your struggle as a dude coming out in conservative Utah? I still love your blog but I miss the more sweet, genuine, down-to-earth Tim. I think your diet has become all-consuming! (pun intended) top
September 12, 2007 7:07:00 AM MDT
Tim, it sounds to me like you are just hungry and therefore venting.
I totally understand the question of why do people who say they want to lose weight tempt themselves with fatty foods, BUT not everyone can have the will power you seem to have. And I think DB is right, it would have been more rude of her to NOT have offered you a cookie.
Just say no thank you and move along.
Cheers! top
September 12, 2007 8:24:00 AM MDT
What's up with all the fashionable eating disorders these days? What's wrong with a normal, balanced, healthy diet?
Just eat what would normally be good and healthy, just LESS of it.
No second helpings for me, dude.
I'm going hungry as I type this... top
September 12, 2007 11:29:00 AM MDT
Wow dude. You are a dick.
...but you all know how much we all like dick, so...
(Next time, take a cookie and do whatever you want with it when she's not looking... I'd eat it.)
Nothing Golden Stays top
September 12, 2007 12:04:00 PM MDT
Wow, I always knew that Utah isn't the hippest state in the lower 48, but who would have thought it would take this long for the Atkin's diet to arrive there. top
September 12, 2007 8:45:00 PM MDT
I have to agree with the people who said it would have been ruder for her not to offer you one.
And whilst you may think most of the ppl at work could lose a few pounds, maybe some of them are happy with how they look.
Which is a far better thing. top
September 14, 2007 11:48:00 PM MDT
I've gotta say, I feel your pain. My co-workers have pulled some shit. One started a rumor that I pulled my gun on someone without cause, which started a huge investigation into me, and turned out to be false. Then there was the sexual harassment claim, which was proved to be false. Then there was the car accident in a patrol car that never happened. It never stops. top
September 15, 2007 8:06:00 AM MDT
dude, you seriously need to chill out. anything that is too extreme is just not normal. you're a little ocd with your diet.
remember you're not a teenage anorexic girl - you're a young man whose trying to get fit. so lighten up.
seriously, don't you notice how people who don't eat carbs are fucking crazy. the real deal is you're starving yourself. you need to look it up. your brain needs carbs. top
September 16, 2007 9:46:00 AM MDT
It's not loose -- it's lose. top
November 6, 2007 8:20:00 PM MST
I have to say this is my favorite blog post ever. That said, it might be time to rename your blog I Am Quite Positive I Am Gay.
:-) top