Are you fucking kidding me??

So I was getting ready for my evening shower last night and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. Frankly, I was disgusted by what I saw. I'm not fat per se, but I am packing some weight in the midsection. I've always been fairly large, but until I hit the mid-20's, I was in somewhat good shape. It's really been downhill since then, and I get fits and spurts of inspiration to work out, but it usually fizzles out within a few weeks.

Last night I decided I'm going to try to diet. I'm not going to go crazy with salads and atkins' and what have you, but I am going to try to limit my overall meal size, as well as cut back on greasy and fatty foods. For breakfast I had my usual, cereal and 2 pieces of rye toast. Reasonable. For lunch Jenn brought me a six inch turkey sub loaded with veggies. It was good, but compared to my usual lunch, it was a bit less than filling. I had to go out to Purolator to pick up my replacement XBox, so I figured I'd stop in on my way back at a 7-11 and grab a hot dog. Ok, that's not the healthiest, but a six inch sub and a hot dog is still a reasonable lunch, compared to what I usually eat.

I pulled into the 7-11 on 109 street and 102 avenue, and walked in. I grabbed a reeses, in case I need a sugar bump later, and went to the counter and ordered my hot dog. The girl working was asian, and had a strong accent. She asked me something twice that I didn't understand, but after the 3rd, I finally gathered that she was asking if I wanted a sample of pizza and wings. Now, being on the diet, the smart thing would have been to say "No, Thank you" and be on my way, but I'm on the diet because I have no self-control, and now it was awkward because I made this girl repeat herself three times. I figured, what could be the harm in a sample? 2-3 bitesize pieces with the hot dog? Meh.

.... The sample consisted of 1 full size slice of pizzeria style pizza, 2 honey garlic wings, and 2 hot wings. In what universe is that a "sample"??? The retail costs of this sample would easily be $6-8. I spent 4.70 on my hot dog and chocolate bar. I also have this weird thing about food that I can't let it go to waste, so I've brought it back to the office, in hopes someone will give it a good home. I of course, ate one of each wing, but at this point, the pizza remains untouched.

WHY WOULD 7-11 CHOOSE MY DIET DAY TO GIVE ME FREE FOOD?!?!??!