Obsession

Okay. I am once again immersed in a food obsession. Every time I decide I MUST lose weight, I become obsessed. Today I am very proud because I have already drunk (wish I were) a bottle of water and am currently chowing down on a wrap made up of spinach leaves, grilled chicken and a sprinkle of cheese. (Hey, don't judge. I had to make it edible!) My enjoyment of spinach leaves does concern me a little though. So, when I get hungry in the middle of the afternoon, will I be tempted to snack on house plants? However, the good thing about spinach leaves is that I'm pretty sure if spinach is part of a wrap, it has like negative fat and calories.
I have come up with a list of negative calorie foods. (Okay, they're not really, but they definitely should be.) 1) Celery. If eaten alone, the eater should be able to subtract a significant number of calories, for several reasons. One, it doesn't taste particularly good. Two, it requires more energy chewing and biting than being taken in. Three, I'm pretty sure it requires a lot to digest. 2) Rice cakes. Seriously?? Even "flavored" rice cakes (and I use the term loosely) are not particularly good. I recently bought some apple cinnamon rice cakes at the suggestion of my husband who said, "These are a great snack and they're filling!" He's a liar. They are neither great nor filling. They are however edible if smothered in peanut butter.
The exercise part is what I hate! Weebles don't do exercise very well. Ever seen a Weeble on a stationary bike? No? There's a reason for that. Sadly, there are many exercises I'm not even capable of performing. I've been at it for more than a month, yet I still can't do a lunge without holding on to something. (Maybe if I were a better Catholic and had more practice genuflecting...)
My muscles are completely freaking out. Some days, I am sore in places I didn't even realize there were muscles!! My stomach muscles have become much stronger (though honestly, you can't feel them unless you manage to get past the several inches of padding surrounding them) and I can just about open a jar with my rear end! (Unfortunately it doesn't look any better.) Walking I am capable of but honestly, it is no fun. Even standing in front of a television it is boring.