Boy, I'm really out of shape.
Now, just to be clear, I'm not out of
shape physically. During this whole little crisis I've been keeping
up on my routines of running and working out and kicking a soccer
ball, and as soon as I get some time to pump up my tires I'll add
biking, as well. I'm not out of shape physically. I am, however,
REALLY out of shape when it comes to eating baked goods.
And yes, that is a thing.
The shutdown has affected a lot of my
favorite places around Marquette, from Babycakes to 231 and many
others. Now that they're reopening we've been celebrating by
purchasing some product, and that how I've discovered just how out of
shape I've gotten.
I can't even eat a whole scone in one
sitting any more. It's shocking, isn't it?
Now, admittedly, this isn't an average
scone. This is a Babycakes M&M's scone that's approximately the
size of an old 45 record, and with a weight that's approaching one
pound. A normal person wouldn't be able to eat it in one sitting
anyway. As we all know, though, I'm anything but normal, and would
often scarf a whole one at one time, washing it down with a glass of
milk. But when I tried it this weekend, even without the milk, I
couldn't even make it halfway through without uttering this refrain--
“I'm so stuffed I'm never eating
again”.
That's never happened before when
eating a Babycakes scone. But because I haven't had one in six or
seven weeks I just couldn't do it. It took just six or seven weeks
for my eating muscles to atrophy and for my stomach to rebel half a
pound into the one pound scone. I guess fitness experts really are
right.
If you don't use it, you lose it.
Never fear, though. I will work to get
back into shape. I will keep eating Babycakes scones, no matter how
long it takes, to make sure that I can finish one in one sitting.
I've been that in shape before, and I'm sure I can do it again.
Wish me luck.
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