Guess which one? If you know me...ding ding ding...you are correct! "C" is the right answer!
Week 4 was supposed to be my "Slingshot" week where I eat high carb ALL week. This is to sort of "stoke" the metabolism and trick the body into thinking that it's got all the calories in the world coming, so no need to "save and store". But I was on a roll and didn't feel like "slingshotting" (seriously, the terminology Chris Powell chose for this program is ridiculous. Rob and I spent a whole evening coming up with an alternative word or phrase for "Shaper Excercises". We settled on "Interval Training".)
Anyway - I didn't "Slingshot" last week and this week I started to make up my own rules again (i.e. - red wine is a healthy carb, cleaning stalls is 'just like' doing cardio intervals, etc.). But I had to bend the rules because I had a baby shower and two happy hours with girlfriends this week (and there is nothing, no diet, NOTHING, more important than spending time with your girlfriends. Especially when wine is involved).
So this is week 5. No change on the scale. But I cheated enough this week that I'm going to call it my "Slingshot" week and start the next cycle on Sunday! (I know, I know. Again with the "making up my own rules" thing!)
I have other exciting news! I bought a super cute cowgirl shirt this week at a local western store (that's exciting, I know, but it's not "the" exciting news) and I started chatting with the girl who was folding the Wranglers. Here is how our conversation went, or pretty close to it: (SL = Sales Lady, btw.)
Me: Isn't this shirt so cute?
SL: Yeah. Those shirts are pretty cute.
Me: It is, isn't it??? (With more enthusiasm. She was kind of "hard to engage".)
SL: Totally cute! (I think I startled her) You could wear it to a concert! (That's more like it)
Me: (furrowed brow, I don't really go to country music concerts) But I could ride in it too, right?
SL: Oh, yeah. Definitely.
Me: So are you suppose-ta' tuck in these shirts? 'Cause I'm not gonna do that. But I keep seeing people with their shirts tucked in. I don't wanna stand out... (I decided to type that sentence how I actually spoke it. Yikes! I really use terrible grammar!)
SL: Oh, I don't like tucking in the shirts either unless I have to wear a belt. Believe it or not, you will stand out in a GOOD way. You'll look a lot cooler than some of the ridiculous....(she seemed a little bitter here, but I let her go on, it was very educational!) blah blah blah Wednesday night ladies team dummy roping at Bassos...blah blah blah...funny wardrobe malfunction story ...blah blah blah...
Me: Wow! They sound like total "buckle bunnies", right? That's HILLARIOUS! (obviously I left out a good chunk of the conversation and I can't remember where I heard the term "buckle bunny" but I've been dying to try it in a sentence, I hope I got it right. She nodded vigorously, so I think I did). But tell me more about this ladies team dummy roping.....!
And SO, I went back to the ranch and asked the only other two girls there if they wanted to start a Ladies Team Roping....team! We're going to take group lessons and hopefully be able to compete this summer...or next. Or never (two of us don't exactly have horses we could rope off of - small detail). I hope they know I'm not joking. Cowgirl up, ladies! And let's get some cute matching team shirts...not TOO cute though. We don't wanna look like buckle bunnies!
By the way, this is NOT me, NOT my horse. It looks really dangerous and I'm NOT ever going to do that!(ha ha ha) Although I may have to reconsider tucking in the shirt....
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