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April 22, 2008
Ravenous
I have no idea what my deal is right now, but today my metabolism seems to have kicked into high gear. I cannot eat enough food.
The day started with my usual fruit/protein/soymilk/coffee smoothie. I followed that up with an almond poppyseed muffin between classes (far more than I usually have for a mid-morning snack, but I was starving and a little shaky). Then at 1:30 I realized the headachy/nauseous feeling was hunger, not stress, so I had a pita with hummus, cheddar, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, olives and horseradish. I was hungry again at four so I had a no-whip, blended soy mocha. And now I'm eating corn fritters and a really yummy taco from our local Co-op, which not only has a sandwich bar and a sort-of deli counter, but different hot meals for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Vegetarian and meat-eater options for each.
I'm just not sure where all of this food is going, though "my hips and thighs" would be a good guess. I don't at all understand, however, why I am suddenly so hungry today. I mean, my exercise level has actually dropped because I've been too tired to walk to campus. I think I had a cold of some kind. Hmmmm... I wonder if that's what this is about. Replenishing my stores...
Couldn't we burn the fat away first? I mean, I'm more than happy to conserve resources while using my own blubber to fuel my activities for a while.
**UPDATE** 11:17pm. It's taking all my willpower to not get myself a slice of bread and cheese before bed. Surely, surely all the food I shoved in my face today (that listed above and three teeny little brownie cupcake bite thingys) should be enough to keep body and soul together until tomorrow.
The good news: I have now graded 12/29 projects that I need to give back on Thursday.
The bad news: I don't really have time to grade the other 17 tomorrow. Or to work on my lines. Or to do the rest of the very tall stack of remaining grading. And yet, I worked steadily today. Except for those moments when I was searching out edibles. How is it that I seem to have accomplished nothing but eating?
Posted by sally at April 22, 2008 06:35 PM
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