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I'm losing weight, why.
Er, I mean, YAY!
My skirts are fitting me better, but I'm not doing anything different. Except that I think I missed one morning and I wasn't able to drink my medicine. I'd expect that would mean my metabolism would slow down if there's ever an effect, which I doubt there should be because I took it after I realized I forgot. I don't know.
I'm getting paid Php 1,000 per week to prepare my parents' meals. They're on the South Beach Diet, although my dad's already in phase 2. I always felt sorry for him because I know a lot of his favorite foods are not part of the diet, but he has discipline and I'm really proud of him.
I don't think my mom can endure it though. She's a sports-addict - and I'm serious, she goes on withdrawal and gets depressed when she misses playing for more than two days in a row - and since she needs carbohydrates for energy and the diet forbids them, I don't think she's going to last. She's getting weak, plus she keeps on telling me that she wants her food to taste better. She wants oyster sauce on her vegetables and just this morning she took a little bit of ketchup, so right now I was wondering if I should restart her diet. It's only her third day.
By lunchtime today I have finally convinced her to quit. It's not that she can't do it - although I do have my doubts, she's always liked richly-flavored food - but because it isn't healthy. You cannot go without rice or bread and expect to play intense games of badminton for three hours straight. All right, you can, but the allowed carbohydrates are really expensive. Honestly, how many light mozarella sticks would she take to make her hunger go away? How much is a small, ordinary block of mozarella? Not to mention the desserts. One cup of non-fat ricotta cheese with assorted flavors every night, are you kidding me? I'm not buying that for my parents, even if it's their money.
My sister always said I was weird this way. I'm so concerned about money that's not even my own. Would you believe our electric bill's Php 10,000? I almost had a second seizure and it's not even my money; imagine how things would be if I'm the one earning along with my dad. I might've had apoplexy. I'm currently grilling my best friend that he take a management degree instead of studying art. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the love of art and passion and what, but he already paid Php 600,000 for his culinary arts course and he's graduating and bite me, but I'm not letting him waste that. His dad doesn't mind - honestly, rich people - and is even asking him all the time about whether or not he's taking art and I'm like Fuck no, I'll kick your face in, I swear.
Anyway, back to the family. By telling my mom to quit, I just gave away Php 1,000 for one week. Maybe I'll get 500 because I'm still preparing my dad's food, but I don't know. I didn't want to get paid from the very start anyway. I thought it was too much, and maybe they can just give me money if I need it, but my mom insisted.
It's funny because these are one of the things about me that my sister hates. She studies and I don't and I still get a higher grade than her (except in Accounting, she beat me there, at least), she hates getting hugs from parents and I really don't mind, she hates being ordered around while I also don't mind, etc. There are a lot of things I don't mind doing, like get my brother a glass of water if I'm near the water dispenser, or cook lunch for everyone instead of just sticking to the contract and cooking only for my parents. I prepare two meals at a time: one for the dieters and one for non-dieters. It's probably because I really think I'm being paid too much; doing 8 meals in a day is worth the amount, I think. It's stupid anyway, I cook for the family when I feel like it, which is pretty often. Just not days and days in a row because I also get tired and lazy. Maybe that's why my mom made it a job, so I won't be able to refuse.
Er, I mean, YAY!
My skirts are fitting me better, but I'm not doing anything different. Except that I think I missed one morning and I wasn't able to drink my medicine. I'd expect that would mean my metabolism would slow down if there's ever an effect, which I doubt there should be because I took it after I realized I forgot. I don't know.
I'm getting paid Php 1,000 per week to prepare my parents' meals. They're on the South Beach Diet, although my dad's already in phase 2. I always felt sorry for him because I know a lot of his favorite foods are not part of the diet, but he has discipline and I'm really proud of him.
I don't think my mom can endure it though. She's a sports-addict - and I'm serious, she goes on withdrawal and gets depressed when she misses playing for more than two days in a row - and since she needs carbohydrates for energy and the diet forbids them, I don't think she's going to last. She's getting weak, plus she keeps on telling me that she wants her food to taste better. She wants oyster sauce on her vegetables and just this morning she took a little bit of ketchup, so right now I was wondering if I should restart her diet. It's only her third day.
By lunchtime today I have finally convinced her to quit. It's not that she can't do it - although I do have my doubts, she's always liked richly-flavored food - but because it isn't healthy. You cannot go without rice or bread and expect to play intense games of badminton for three hours straight. All right, you can, but the allowed carbohydrates are really expensive. Honestly, how many light mozarella sticks would she take to make her hunger go away? How much is a small, ordinary block of mozarella? Not to mention the desserts. One cup of non-fat ricotta cheese with assorted flavors every night, are you kidding me? I'm not buying that for my parents, even if it's their money.
My sister always said I was weird this way. I'm so concerned about money that's not even my own. Would you believe our electric bill's Php 10,000? I almost had a second seizure and it's not even my money; imagine how things would be if I'm the one earning along with my dad. I might've had apoplexy. I'm currently grilling my best friend that he take a management degree instead of studying art. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the love of art and passion and what, but he already paid Php 600,000 for his culinary arts course and he's graduating and bite me, but I'm not letting him waste that. His dad doesn't mind - honestly, rich people - and is even asking him all the time about whether or not he's taking art and I'm like Fuck no, I'll kick your face in, I swear.
Anyway, back to the family. By telling my mom to quit, I just gave away Php 1,000 for one week. Maybe I'll get 500 because I'm still preparing my dad's food, but I don't know. I didn't want to get paid from the very start anyway. I thought it was too much, and maybe they can just give me money if I need it, but my mom insisted.
It's funny because these are one of the things about me that my sister hates. She studies and I don't and I still get a higher grade than her (except in Accounting, she beat me there, at least), she hates getting hugs from parents and I really don't mind, she hates being ordered around while I also don't mind, etc. There are a lot of things I don't mind doing, like get my brother a glass of water if I'm near the water dispenser, or cook lunch for everyone instead of just sticking to the contract and cooking only for my parents. I prepare two meals at a time: one for the dieters and one for non-dieters. It's probably because I really think I'm being paid too much; doing 8 meals in a day is worth the amount, I think. It's stupid anyway, I cook for the family when I feel like it, which is pretty often. Just not days and days in a row because I also get tired and lazy. Maybe that's why my mom made it a job, so I won't be able to refuse.