Why do women act like this? As you may know, I had a photo shoot on Monday morning with a photographer from Lawrence, Kansas, named Dan Ray. He drove down here to photograph the Lone Star Classic and work with a few girls in the Dallas area, one of them being me.

Anyway, we drove over to an apartment complex/business district that is still undergoing some construction. There were some archways that looked very interesting, and the light was right, so we wanted to try that out. I have this zebra-print dress that would really stand out against the gray and creme-colored building. But I needed a place to change. So, I walked into the Subway and made a very crucial mistake. I asked if I could use the restroom. That was a big no no. Whenever you want to do something, don't ask; just do it! What would the girl behind the counter have done? By the time she would have reached me, I would have been in the bathroom and wriggling into the dress. But she asked how she could help me, I asked if I could use the facilities, and she outright said, "No." And not in a nice tone. I explained that I was doing a shoot (that probably made the situation worse) and just needed the facilities to simply change from one outfit to another and would be in and out in no time. "No," was the abrupt response.

We went back and forth on this. Let me state that the "restaurant" was completely empty. Not a soul in there besides the two of us. I asked for her understanding, asked for her to be nice, spoke as sweetly as I could, as patiently and respectfully as I could, and she wouldn't budge. Instead, she got ruder.

Now, I could have gone back out to the car, gotten 50 cents, and trotted back into the Subway and paid for a small water, and then probably would have received permission to use the restroom. It's the principle of the matter (and downright stubborness) that kept me from doing so. I would have rather changed in public than given in to a woman who I felt was ruder than a New York cab driver (just without the foul language). I mean, how unhappy can you be in life to not do a favor and try to help someone else out. And all of those who think if it was a man behind the counter I would have been able to use the restroom, raise your hand. Mine is raised.

So again, I ask, why are women like this?

I did eventually get to change. I went into the leasing office for the apartments there and had to explain myself a few times, say please and thank you a ton, and finally I was allowed to utilize the restroom. I'm sure they thought very oddly of me, for I walked out of the restroom in this tight, short dress and heels about as tall as I am. I looked about out of place as Julia Roberts was on Rodeo Drive in Pretty Woman. I received a few funny looks, but I just hightailed it out of there (well, I strolled...the heels are difficult to run in, much less walk). Again, if it was a man behind the desk, I have a feeling I would have ended up in that restroom a lot quicker.

In fact, I don't have a feeling. I just know because earlier in the morning, I went into a gym, asked to use the restroom to change for a photo shoot, and was delayed not because I wasn't allowed to use the facilities but because all the guys wanted to know what the shoot was for, what gym do I work out at, do I compete, what am I competing in, where the shoot was, etc. They had no qualms about me using the restroom and in fact invited me back to change as much as I needed to. Funny. Absolutely funny.

As for doing the shoot in front of the grayish building, that was successful for about 10 minutes. A woman from the leasing office came charging out across the street and told us we couldn't be in that area without a hard hat. I'm not sure what might have fallen, unless we were Chicken Little, for the construction was basically done on the outside, but we decided to pack up and head out to a community pool instead. So the morning was quite the adventure!

I'm off to do cardio...second session of the day. I had to run for 45 minutes this morning. The only good thing on television was Blind Date, an old movie with Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger, so you know I was a bit bored running. I'm on the bike and the stepper, and I'm into the last 50 pages of Bel Canto, so I'm looking forward to this! My veins in my abs were very evident the last few days, but my carbs are being dropped to flatten me out so I don't spill over and have water hiding my conditioning next week. The carb cycle is like riding a roller coaster but each rise and drop of the tracks is unknown until the cars actually travel over them. I have to watch my body every day and understand what is occurring so I can adjust the diet accordingly. Lots of detail work!

Leg training has been completely cut out as of last week. Not even hamstring or glute work will be done. So, today and tomorrow are just cardio days. I'll go in and do calves and abs and work those extra hard tomorrow, but it'll be back-to-back low carb days and high cardio sessions. Fun, fun! Ha!

I'm also in the process of setting up a chat session time for Monday, June 14th, so please don't miss this! I'm creating two times: 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Central Standard Time. Post on the board if you have any questions!

Enjoy your Monday; hopefully it's not as dreary and wet as it is here in Dallas!

Jodi :)