Ok, so I had a little bit of a pity party today. I was feeling pretty down about life, so I went over to my friend Sam+Creadles's house and we had a solid girls night. We all vented about shit that has hit the fan and gave each other some solid feedback. Since they are also poor grad assistants and fairly healthy eaters, they gave me some tips on cheap healthy eating. Sam said that celery and carrots are always cheap, and she buys them with a big cuke that she slices up and eats throughout the week. She also said yogurt and oatmeal is pretty cheap too. Creadles told me about apple cider vinegar and that it's supposed to help with weight loss. She started drinking it before every meal (1 tablespoon mixed with 8 oz water) and said that it not only makes you feel full but it also really flushes out your system. We then brainstormed some ways to make it taste better, like mixing it with a little Agave nectar or a packet of Emergen-C. This, combined with some super sweet support from my Floridian transplant friend Erin, really helped pull me out of my funk. We also made the most INCREDIBLE pasta-less eggplant lasagna (basically just layered eggplant parm), followed by "Raising Helena" and brownies with cream cheese frosting (hey, it was a girls night, we needed a little something extra). We also drank martinis and discussed the finer aspects of porn, but that's besides the point. I really thank everyone for their support, and I was really inspired tonight to pick myself back off, shake off the rainy day blues (it has been overcast for 2 weeks now!!!! -_-), and take this weekend to get back on track. Tomorrow and Saturday are gonna be big gym days, and Sunday I'm going on a hike up by Dover-Foxcroft with a friend.
For now I'm just going to polish off my Emergen-C/Vinegar drink (which basically tastes like Kombucha) and hopefully flush out the brownies and cream cheese frosting I just ate cause HONEY BADGER DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT, IT WAS A HUNGRY LITTLE BASTARD!!!!
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