I ran into the sweetest woman at Starbucks today. She struck up a conversation regarding the look of bliss on my face after I took my first sip of coffee. I explained, "Usually when I come in here it's for a frappe or something…anything that leaves room for whipped cream. But today I made a better choice." She asked if I was on a diet. Suppressing the desire to move my fingers into a cross to shield my face, I corrected her. "No, I'm making better lifestyle choices." I stirred my coffee. I HATE the word "diet".
She told me she had been going to a local gym for 4 years. (She's in great shape.) She was explaining it took her roughly a year to find the right trainer. She would talk to different ones about her concerns but the majority of them ignored her comments. She said, "I'm well over 50 years old. I can lift a lot of weights but my doctor doesn't want me to. And the trainers kept going higher & higher with the weights." She went on to explain her fragile bone condition and her concerns with them breaking.
Pretty intense conversation before your first cup of coffee, huh?
It reminded me of those doctor commercials that encourage you to ask questions. Why do we feel more comfortable at Starbucks perfecting our beverage orders than we do at the doctors or at the gym?
Diet Low: Everything under the bakery glass tried to seduce me! (I kicked mass! None for me!)
Diet High: When I'm over 50, I wanna look as good as my Starbucks pal. You can find motivation everywhere!
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Way to go! I hear you re: bakery glass seduction. For this very reason, I'm not even going to Cafe Intermezzo again for a while...no way. Have a great week.
ReplyDelete@Soleil'sDad: Cafe Intermezzo is evil! Evil I tell you! They have a cannoli cheesecake that will bring me to my knees anytime I walk into the front door.
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