Health Trekker Blog, Day 12 9/28/09

Another Monday, another weekend of friends, celebrations and food! As much as i try to stay wth just healthy foods, it all seems to go potty on the weekends. Our stay in the camper was a big success. it is comfortable, warm, cozy and everything works beautifully. We had a few friends over for a little camper party and birthday celebration for my brother-in-law. We ate, played games, ate, talked, ate, laughed, ate and finally went our separate ways. So this morning I was up at 4:00 a.m. and off to the gym to work off the weekends indiscretions as well as try to lose a few pounds before I face the scale on Thursday.





Have you heard of the "cat who" books? They are delightful little stories about a bachelor journalist and his two siamese cats named Koko and Yum Yum who help him solve mysteries. He is always looking for topics for his Newspaper column. One of the articles he wrote was entitled "Nobodies". He said we should look for the nobodies in our lives instead of doting on all the celebrities. Like the people who do random acts of kindness without expecting a return; those with a specific talent they share just for the fun of it; the teachers who love their jobs and inspires their students; the person who holds those signs at construction sites in all kinds of weather... Just ordinary people like you and me are the important ones and we can all catch them doing good things on a daily basis. Perhaps they are the ones we should emulate instead of the notorious persona that ends up on the National news. Food for thought- non-fattening and can sometimes take us beyond ourselves into a new realm of consciousness... Look around today and see how many nobodies you can find. Enjoy the smiles and kindnesses bestowed on you, then pay it forward!





Poem for today:


WHY


I know the Why of my need to reduce


I dream of the day when my clothes are all loose


Yet night after night, I sabotage my goal


By trying to fill this big empty hole


We live in a world of immediate need


With instant credit we give in to greed


Our parents worked hard to reach their goal


We buy now, pay later, and often lose control


Sometimes we all feel worthless and sad


We stress over behaviors that we deem as bad


And to comfort our egos we reach for the food


And all that we do is increase our bad mood


Habits are formed where food seems to be crucial


While reading a novel, munching chips seems essential


but how much food do we mindlessly consume


Once we're aware, we are filled with such gloom


If we ate as a child, only eating a mite


Letting each bite fill us with delight


Push away from the table when we'd had enough


Wouldn't our lives be a little less tough?





Judy Patt Hall


March 21, 2007

Have a great, healthy day and ROCK ON everyone!

Judy

My plan for today:


Granola bar at 4:00 a.m.


Breakfast: one egg, toast, tea


Snack: Grapes


Lunch: Chicken and tossed salad


Snack: Apple and cheese stick


Dinner: Cube steak, small baked new potato, broccoli


No evening snack to make up for the weekend!





Exercise: 1 hour workout at the Gym; Mr. G's list, Yoga in the evening