A Tearful Goodbye

This week has been a bit.. heavy.

I’m pretty okay with that and know that as prep draws to a close I’ll probably have a decent dose of heavier posts going on here. I admit I’m ready for this to be over. I’ve been dieting since January and while I still feel really good mentally and physically, the wear is beginning to show and I’m slowing down.

To say I won’t be sharing my coffee with the Fritz anytime soon is an understatement.

Mine. Mine. Mine.

To avoid being all heavy and serious here for at LEAST an afternoon, I’m staying true to three things Thursday! Enjoy!

1. Smelly Hair

If you’ve been a longgggggg time reader you may remember me mentioned or posting about once upon a time having long hair. I mean like, booty length hair at the worst of it.

… yeah, I don’t know what’s worse, this photo or my hair.

This hair all came about because I wasn’t able to find a hairdresser in Montreal that I liked so my hair was trimmed by my Saint John stylist twice a year when I was home visiting family. This also resulted me me splurging on higher end shampoos and conditioners due to my love for straight irons and curling irons.

Once I met my current stylist and chopped my hair off I’ve admittedly cheapened my hair care needs. Hello, it gets trimmed A LOT, and I never iron/curl it anymore so it’s healthy. I usually buy jumbo bottles of stuff when it’s on mega sale. It works.

Last night I knew I was out of conditioner, so I ran into the drug store looking for a deal. I was downtown so everything was freakishly marked up (HATE THAT) and thought I was going to get bottom of the barrel (and still pay $$$), until I looked to the top shelf and saw this.

Ummm, regular price? $9.99….

Mega clearance price? $1.49.

SOLD!

When I opened it and got a smell of it this morning in the shower. Um… holy hell, I will be returning to buy whatever is left tonight. It smells AMAZING.

In a week my smelly lotions/spray/body wash is cut off for peak week. Usually a sad time, but at least this bottle of conditioner will make my nose happy for a little while! WOO!

2. 30 Second Gym Showers

… seriously. How do people do it!? 

Since January I have showered every single morning Monday-Friday at the gym… with the except of the rare holiday/my week vacation (where I showered at the bare minimum.. but yeah, dirt bag)

When I shower at home I give myself tons of time knowing I love a long shower. Like LOVE. It’s warm and fantastic and just relaxing.

Personally I don’t see why 5/7 days a week I should have a 30 second shower at the gym like 99% of women I see. How do they do it!? Sure I’m not in there for hours, but i take my time and relax. It feels wonderful after a long sweaty cardio session.

… Am I alone on this?!

3. The Tearful Goodbye

I mentioned this morning as of tomorrow I’ve got some pretty drastic diet changes going on.

My macros are all reworked and I’m actually kind of excited for a big switch up. I’m crossing my fingers my new plan doesn’t push me into too many veggies territory, but with the cycle of the new plan it shouldn’t be too painful.

Eek! So many changes!

Anyway! With these changes comes an end to a delicious era… for now anyway.

I’ve been eating my banana oats since the beginning of May.

Every.Single.Day.

Tomorrow that ends. I just finished my last bowl of banana oats… until Sunday… If I’m lucky. And been then the banana goodness is drastically reduced.

*tear*

Drama Queen much?!

…. Damn right!

So alas, my ziplocs of frozen portioned banana slices will remain in the freezer for a few weeks… so until then, farewell my afternoon happiness! I shall see you soon!

What’s one meal you could eat every single day and never ever ever get sick of?

Gym showers? 30 seconds or 5 minutes? Am I abnormal?!