Nachos vs. Kettlebell

Like most girls with a few extra pounds, I love my nachos (anything dripping in cheesy goodness really). Unfortunately, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Jenny Craig, Zone, or any of the current "hip" diets out there don't advocate consuming mass quantities of nachos. This sucks. I spend lots of time dreaming about nachos. Specifically, this little Mexican joint downtown that has an item on their menu called "Macho Nachos" that I like to refer to as "mucho nachos" (because they are mucho good, duh). I find the more I resist getting these nachos, the more I crave them. I don't know why I'm so addicted, but I can't help myself.

I started Kettlebell a couple of months ago. Best. Workout. Ever. Whoa, coming from a former Army girl that suffered through Marine Corps Martial Arts training (yeah, I'm tan belt, so what?), this speaks volumes for the workout. I love it. My trainer is the picture of fitness and has nothing to do with foods like mucho nachos. I firmly believe that she doesn't know what she's missing, but I suppose if I had her 8-pack abs (yeah, you read that right...did I mention she's 48 yrs old with this body?) I might think twice about ruining it with nachos. But, I don't have 8-pack abs. Crap, I don't have 2-pack abs, so what's to ruin, right? Yeah, yeah, I know, I won't ever get them either if I keep consuming mucho nachos at the rate the monster-truck owning hillbilly down the road consumes petrol. Obviously people that think I should just abandon these nachos have clearly never had them.

Last night at Kettlebell, my trainer delivered a great work-out, as usual. We started a little push-up improvement program and are supposed to work on our push-ups everyday for the next two weeks. I posted on my Facebook page that I might have troubles lifting my mucho nachos to my mouth after last night's workout. My trainer commented on my status and told me "Whenever you feel like eating nachos, practice your push-ups instead". I thought about this for a while. I'm only guessing (I haven't tried this method yet), but am I supposed to complete a push-up and think "mmmm, push-up, that was totally satisfying. Those nachos don't even compare to those push-ups"? Is she kidding (don't hurt me Johanna)? Sure, I'll try her advice. Clearly she does something right to keep that body of perfection at 48 (and had a kid too). I think she underestimates my attachment to these nachos. It is seriously my brand of heroin. I think they need some kind of drug that can ween you off nachos like you can get at the heroin clinic. Maybe, just maybe, then I can think "mmmm, push-ups, so satisfying".