Part of an email that I wrote to my parents:

"Sometimes, at night, when I lay in bed, I have trouble falling asleep because I begin to fret that my arteries are clogged.  I haven’t worked out in ages and all I do is eat…SO, if you want to spare me from my fast-approaching heart attack, I would be forever indebted to you if you could send me a pair of shorts and my running shoes."