No Quiche Till...

There were a lot of things I could have done with my weekend... Why I chose what I chose exactly, may not make sense to any one but me.

With my three day weekend, actually four, as I had nothing on the books all Friday... I'm doing nothing. I've got nothing scheduled.

Besides doing nothing. I'm seeing no one... Well, except those I might bump into at Trader Joes or the Gym or around the "motel." Hanging out with no one... I'm also eating and drinking nothing... Well, except for five things... Water. Water with bubbles. Occasional "special" tea. One too many glasses of salt water this morning (hate that). And "lemonade."

For those that know it, you've already guessed it...

That's right, the good old "Master Cleanse."
Cayenne pepper. Lemons. Maple Syrup grade B. Water.
And no food... Nothing.

It's a funny thing, I've done it several times before, never longer than 4 days, as I've used it in the past to break food habits and reset myself into better ones. I used it to eliminate white flour and sugar at one point... I used it to eliminate processed foods at another. And it's not that I've been shoveling pints of ice cream in my  mouth daily, but I have found a few occasions where I've ordered pizzas, desert, or didn't stop eating at human size portions...

The Fast also some times gives me clarity... My sense of smell increases tremendously... I've again realized how much food is in movies, on television and promoted all over the place... I've again realized how I use food as a way to get out of my house... I use food as a way to burn up time... I use food as a way to socialize... I socialize around food, with food, and because of food.

What does Fasting have to do with being an actor...? Well, nothing... But weight does have something to do with it. How we look goes to how we're perceived... And while I seem to make more money as an actor when I'm a little heavier... That's right, I tend to do better financially when I'm a little heavier... The roles aren't as flattering, and well, believe it or not, this is me saying this... It can't always be about the work.

On my goal list that I have been slowly working on... Two things popped to the top, one was get my weight down a little, and two was get my knees looked at. The two have a lot to do with each other... With aching knees, work outs are much harder to do, therefore causing me to skip or skimp one or two... And by skipping or skimping, my weight can go up a little... And with a little extra weight, my knees probably ache more. Oh yes, a circle.

Some times it's best to take away our toys, so we can learn to appreciate them greater.  Some times in the lack, we relearn things we forgot along the way... I remember one time when I came off a Fast, I went to a place I love going for lunch... Love their hot turkey open faced sandwiches...  No gravy on wheat bread, green beans instead of that canned cranberry stuff... Anyway, before I finished ordering I asked the waitress to put on EXTRA turkey...

"Extra," before I knew how full I'd be... Just did it because either it sounded good, or the last time I had been in there I made a mental note to ask for extra next time... I did the same sort of thing the other night... I ordered a dinner at a pizza joint, and when I got there it wasn't done yet, so I ordered a chicken roll...  What? What the hell did I do that for?

I'm not making the world any better by eating two dinners at one time... And I only did it because I was trying to fill a void some where in my life. And probably not just the one in my stomach.  Anyway, I'm fasting this weekend... I'm keeping a low profile this weekend...  I'm working on my goals, and as I achieve them, I will move on to the next...

Man, I miss eating...

-- Cheesus Quiche I'm Freaking Hungry ~ Tom Kiesche