Figure THAT Out

This weekend I went with my friend to a fitness figure competition! It was hosted in Ramstein Germany and included female figure, female body building, and male body building categories. Naturally, being the skinny shapeless thing that I am, I didn't really care much for any of this. However I went to support her, and that is just what I did! She did amazing, competing in the under 5'5" category, winning first place, and THEN winning first "over-all" figures!! I am so proud of her! She looked amazing.

Back to what I said about this not being my thing... I am a runner. A seasonal runner, if you will, as I hate the cold. From about April until November I will run my little heart out, eating like a pig so that my slender figure does not whittle away into nothingness. But, since I was around the diet and figure building experts... I asked for recommendations. I have decided to implement changes in my nearly vegetarian diet. First, I LOVE a good, medium rare steak. I love BBQ chicken. And I like tuna steak. That is it for the meat category, I really like nothing else.

So, add a little bit of vanilla flavored protein to milk, and slurp that sucker down, four times a day. FOUR TIMES? First, I don't drink milk. Second, you want me to drink that HOW MANY TIMES? Fine, I will bargain with myself. I will start by drinking one glass per day, and as my running mileage increases, I will increase it to two glasses. I can add more pasta in my diet to combat my minimal intake of poultry and pork. I will eat breakfast, and I will eat more fruit. Yes, I will eat bread too, I like bread. I cant promise any more than that.

After all, beach season is approaching and I would rather not have to dodge anorexia pamphlets being thrown my way. I would rather passersby NOT count my vertebrae, thanks a bunch. I will continue to run my little legs off, but when it comes to living a healthy life, and eating better, I FIGURE what can I lose?