Instantcrazy's Journal, 21 October 2014

Disclaimer: I was in a van for a very long time alone today, and the girlfriend is at work, so I'm still alone, consequently, there is a lot of rambling on here.

I learned I can not keep snacks in the work van. I get bored on long drives, so I snack, then I get bored some more, so I snack some more. It does help if they are super spicy because then I can't eat a ton, but I just wait until my tongue cools off and...I think you see where I am going with this. Needless to say, there are no more snacks in the van. Tomorrow I will probably be sulking because there are no more snacks in the van, but I will just have to get over it you big baby! Sorry, had a moment.

I was on a website looking up measurements for plus size models, and can somebody please tell me ON WHAT PLANET or IN WHAT UNIVERSE IS A 5'11" 130 LB WOMAN PLUS SIZED???!!? I was a little mad when I read that. I want to go back in time to the 60's and shake the people who thought skinny little models were a good way to go! I don't just mean I'm want to grab their shoulders and shake them, I mean I want to pick them up with my teeth and shake them like a dog with a rabbit. Yes, I understand there are naturally tiny women, but when that becomes the standard and EVERY woman is held to that tape measure, it's shaking time! If you haven't heard Meghan Trainor's song "All About That Bass" you must. One of the lines is:

I see the magazine workin' that Photoshop
We know that shit ain't real
C'mon now, make it stop
If you got beauty, beauty, just raise 'em up
'Cause every inch of you is perfect
From the bottom to the top

At what point does someone hold the fashion industry accountable? Makes me want to SCREAM!

Which sort of leads into my next paragraph. One of my gumball machines was broken into at some point during the week. I have no idea how they did it, but I'm guessing there was a foot involved. I had to file a police report for insurance purposes, and for some reason on these police reports they always take my information, name, birthdate, eyecolor,height, weight. Not sure why but, whatever. After my last experience with the police, I just hear them like Charlie Brown's teacher. ANYWAY, the officer was questioning me and then he asked "how much do you think you weigh?". Odd. Why not just ask what I weigh? Why wouldn't he assume I know that. I'm a woman. 99.9% of the women I know can tell you their weight sooner than they can tell you the names of their kids. Ok, most women I know don't actually have kids, but you get it. The really sad part is when he asked that question, I almost replied I THINK I weigh 212 lbs., but I was good and answered 175 (could have told him ounces too, but didn't figure it was pertinent). I don't know it just struck me as an odd question, to which the honest answer was easier than the real answer.

OK, I'm ending my rambling soon I promise. Last night's dinner was onions and peppers, fried with potatoes, and pink beans. I. LOVE. PINK BEANS! I've never had them before, but I just wanted some more protien so I threw a can of them in the pot. UH, maze ING! (god why do I talk like a 13 year old girl? Oh yeah, in my mind I'm still a 13 year old girl). You must try pink beans! They are sweet and creamy, and don't have that weird bean texture. Tryyyy it! You'll like it!

That's it for now.

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LOL...I'm turning 46 soon. I still talk like a 13 year old girl. Now I have to try pink beans. I didn't even know there were pink beans. Honestly, never ate beans until this diet. I'm with you on the plus-size model thing. I think the delusions of the fashion industry may be reaching some sort of self-limiting point. I mean, how long can they be so out of touch with reality and not start to seem ridiculous and "so yesterday". ;-) I think it's a good idea not to have snacks in the van. I can't have snacks in the house, nothing is safe from my late night munchies. If I have 'em, I eat 'em. All of them. The police officer in question clearly is from a different planet, one with no women on it. Every woman knows exactly what she weighs. She just might not admit it. Maybe it was his way of saying, "how much are you willing to tell me you weigh?" LOL.  
21 Oct 14 by member: ChrisSpark
Love that song, have it taped. Good to dance to as well. It is a relief that real curves get a lot of the spotlight now. Maybe having gum or fresh fruit in the work van might help. Also, the 100 calorie bag of nuts, only one bag, for emergencies. I keep a couple of those bags with me in case I have to run into grocery store before I get a chance to eat real food. Anything to curb the hunger monster which unleashed can do major damage :) 
21 Oct 14 by member: kattay
Sorry your machine was broken into. Hope they catch the person who did it. I have never heard of pink beans. Will check them out!  
21 Oct 14 by member: Deb_N
Pink beans are yummy. You can often find them in Hispanic sections in grocery stores. Funny how different beans can be. Sorry about the gumball machine. Snacks while driving tend to be mindless munching. Maybe the cop is just used to women lying about their weight. The fashion industry is weird, why do people buy into some of it? There are a couple women at work who wear those really high heel platform type shoes they always look like they are in such pain when they walk.  
22 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
What is the world is a pink bean? Totally agree w/you on the fashion model thing. Also agree w/no snacks in the van; that's just asking for trouble. I keep a case of water in my car ~ but that's it. That police report - yeah, I agree... why does the 'victim' have to give all of the stats. I had an ID theft last year and went thru the same thing. Is there some data gathering where they conclude some crime related statistic on overweight people? Weird.  
22 Oct 14 by member: FullaBella
I loved all that you wrote, Instantcrazy. It was honest, heartfelt, and real. Snacks: replace them with healthy options. Fashion industry: they are delusional. The Cop: so out of touch, it's ridiculous. Stay focused on your goal and shrug off all this nutty stuff. It sucks about your machine but you're rockin' the one-seven-five! Smile at them all cuz it drives 'em crazy.  
22 Oct 14 by member: SkellyShelly
Laughing so hard I am crying. There is someone new in the office and I think he thought I was in the corner sobbing. I cannot compose myself. IF you ever move to LA, let's be roommates. Seriously. 
22 Oct 14 by member: JW4444
Bella, pink beans are beans that really are pink.  
22 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
Wholefoodnut, thank you I was trying to figure out how to say that without sounding like a total smartass. Uh, pink beans are...pink, and beans. lol Oh and my mom and grandma and sister all wore spike heels, because you know, they are obviously so good to work in. Two words, bun onions!  
22 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
SkellyShelly totally had a duh moment when you said replace them with healthy snacks. Today I had cauliflower. The sad part about my machine is it isn't the worst damage I've had. I have a guitar hero video game, and someone stole the keys on one of the guitars...TWICE! seriously?  
22 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
JW4444 it's a deal! I do have to warn you, I have adhd, and I'm totally addicted to clicking pens over, and over, and over... Should have seen me when I had a flip phone. Tomorrow, you should tell your new co-worker you were upset because your favorite plant died and see if he will take you out to lunch.  
22 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
I used to love my little spikey heels, before I messed up my leg, these contraptions (shoes) mostly are bulky and stiff, they often cannot even bend their ankles in them!!  
23 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
I really enjoyed reading your journal. I'll have to try the pink beans....maybe in a batch of white chili. 
23 Oct 14 by member: jmb3450
I've never made white chili. How do you make yours? I hate it when women can't walk in their shoes and end up just clomping loudly.  
23 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
... From the bottom to the top! 
23 Oct 14 by member: tempest_spirit
IC, you make me laugh so much I think you might not be a real FS user. I know there is review humor (Three Wolf Moon) - comedians practicing their material in a public forum. Maybe there is such a thing as message board humor. Maybe you're a size 4 comedienne in Manhattan preparing your act. 
23 Oct 14 by member: JW4444
Nice Post! Sorry about your machine. The cop probably felt uncomfortable asking your weight. My wife is full figured and I agree, plus size ads should use plus size models. There are some plus size sites that do. Yes, if your in your van for so much time, not a good idea to keep goodies in it. I know if it was me, I would have to buy the giant value bag cause I wouldn't be able to stop. Got to try the pink beans, they sound yummy. Never wore the spikey heels, but use to roller skate. 
23 Oct 14 by member: Chillie Willie
Chillie Willie I used to do roller derby. Grab your skates! Where we going?  
26 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
JW4444 lol no I promise I'm fat. I WISH I was a size 4 comedienne in Manhattan! I'm a size 12 (16 in my head) Jill of all, master of none living in a small college town in the state attached to the Republic of Chicago, although I have been to Manhattan... Kansas. :/ I'm just a really strange person with RAMPANT ADHD whose brain doesn't work the way most people's do. For example, I once convinced a co-worker not to peel a sticker off our counter because someone had so OBVIOUSLY put it there to seal off a portal to an alternate universe where tiny people were climbing out and plotting to eat us all. He left the sticker. Then asked me "What would make you EVEN THINK OF THAT?!?". I'm a mad genius put here to save the world from things other people can not see. You're welcome.  
26 Oct 14 by member: Instantcrazy
LOL  
26 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut

     
 

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