The Fun & Funny Fitness Bitch: A Donut, Handful of Jujubes & Shot of Dopamine
Introducing the Fun & Funny Fitness Bitch: The Series
My fitness adventure started with a donut, a handful of jujubes, and a plate of poutine. My go-to snacks shot a regular jolt of dopamine into my brain — until the day the button of my jeans popped off and flew across the bedroom.
I laughed for a second and embraced the flying button as my new superpower. But after I recovered from losing my favorite pair of jeans and the mark that left an indentation around my waistline, I cried.
It was Christmastime, and I still hadn’t followed through on my New Year’s Resolution “get into shape & lose twenty pounds!” annual theme. I knew I’d be feasting on holiday treats, renewing my NYR in a week, and breaking the promise (again) with my first sugar craving.
But this time, I didn’t.
Making it happen
A week had passed into the new year — I needed to shift my perspective and make something happen. Doing nothing on the couch, searching for self-gratification through cookie highs while fantasizing about getting into shape, was getting me nowhere. After eating my last donut, shaming myself with self-doubt, and procrastinating by stuffing jujubes into my…
