Anyway, we have an odd relationship. I'm one of his younger patients and have been seeing him for 10 years. We've had chummy chats about infertility and adoption and I also drive him crazy because I am crap about remembering appointments and it often takes 2 or 3 cancellations before I actually show... a trait that makes me tremendously unpopular with the office staff and with my husband. Hugh likes it when I go to the doctor. He thinks it will help me live longer. Oh, Hugh!
Now, today was my (rescheduled) 3 month checkup (from October), and I showed up and had to get on the Scale of Doom (I always manage to weigh more on his scale than on my own) and hello, DOOM. So, I say to him, "Damn, I'm the size of a bus" and he says, "Not really" and I say, "How about a nice script for some drugs" and he says, "There really isn't anything good... " and so I suggest a run to Tijuana to see what they're selling South of the Border, Down Mexico Way... and he sighs and suggests that I simply, "Eat Less and Exercise More."
Seriously.
I was like, "YOU GENIUS YOU!" and then I said,
I think I sense a bestseller. 2 pages long. Very helpful.
Bless his heart.
As for me, well it's back to friggin' Curves. The gym of the elderly is just about my speed.
17 comments:
I ♥ Curves. As you say, the gym of the elderly is the gym for me!
Yours and mine both, darling. Except I think the grannies would kick my ass. ;-)
Eat less and exercise more.
He's got my vote!
Lisa
Anon - I'll look for you there... I'll be the one getting schooled by an octogenarian.
Shelley - JOIN ME in HELL!
Lisa - Dr. of the year, clearly. ;-)
I think I'm going to chuck it all in and start my new career as a competitive eater.
I could come over and breathe on you. I'm sick now, as is John. If it works like it did for Sydney and Kate, I won't eat for a week. ;D
Oops. That was Becky who said that!
LOL, the gym of the elderly! That eat less and move more sounds so good in theory...
Jenn - We could so take that hot dog guy and the shrimp girl.
Bex - Oh no! Just lick something and pop it in the mail please...1 case of stomach 'flu, coming up!
CR - I know... so very simple, yet, Ring Ding anyone?
hand farting burns almost no calories. just throwing that out there.
Van - So, you're saying I should stop?
Yes, I once went to a nutritionist who told me to eat carrot sticks instead of cookies. GENIUS! Why didn't I think of that?
I also love people who say, "Have you ever tried dieting, dear?" NO, NEVER. Please tell me how that works exactly. Grrrr.
And I used to go to Curves. I loved it! I should join again. *sigh*
Kristin! Just when I thought you and your blog were things of the past....hello! And I missed you.
I'm sorry that you even have to be seeing a cardiologist at your spry young age.
I would so love to eat less and exercise more! HA! For me it's the other way around...see food eat it, see exercise run from it.
Oh, if only I could get that mantra in my head...eat more, exercise less. Ooops, I mean eat less, exercise more - see, I can't get it all straight in my head.
Ah yes...if it were only that easy. =o)
It's me, Barbara, not Anonymous- You knoooow......I could snag you after my bus stop duty not 30 paces from your front door and make you walk with me. I do it at least once a week. But I hate rejection; I envision knocking on your door only to see a flicker of movement as the curtains are drawn closed, no answer...just the sound of fuzzy slippers scurrying in retreat.....Would that happen? Or would you come for a (not too) brisk walk in the gorgeous spring morning sun with me? Just once, to say you did? Aw, c'mon!
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