Yep - the candy is already out!
Gotta get ready
Candy is dandy - Liquor is quicker -
I would mix the two with RedBull!
I'm just kidding, of course!
Aye - there'll be no grog for me, matey!
Temptation is everywhere -
a slippery slope of memories and mnemonics...
I am re-learning what these triggers mean,
why I have them,
and what to do about it NOW!
(Which is the only thing that really counts)
"What Cha Gonna Do About It?"
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This is Miss J. She's a REAL "tree-hugger!"
Even her coffee mug says "tree hugger!"
She just about fits the whole picture.
From her hair to her Birkenstocks!
Her wholesome, organic, clean-eating food choices
are never an excuse for ever-eating.
(Even Dr Atkins said LoCarb is not an excuse for gorging yourself!)
Which is sorta like an excuse for not losing weight.
Not finding joy. Not being loved. Not loving.
It's never about the food - I'm convinced by now.
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Maybe its about the reasons behind why being overweight "works."
Or why it did.
I imagine myself to be insulated behind a burka of adiposity.
Skin, and stories, and layers of clothes that no longer fit.
And I not only keep them, I worship them.
And ruminate over them.
OK. Time to work - clean something....
do something..... fix something.....
Not just as a way to interrupt the triggers,
But it's win-win....
My apartment is coming right along!
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It's good my job lets me have so much time off....
Makes up for the crazy days and weeks of non-stop work.
It goes like that in Hospice... Nurses call it
"Feast or Famine" which is pretty accurate.
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is fast approaching! Now that's something to partake of.
Or is it "in?" Aye be gar!
'Tis a non-candy/food (pseudo) holiday at any rate.
September 19th. A Sunday this year.
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YouTube Video
"In The Waiting Line"
Zero 7
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Hope your Holiday is going well.....
Shoring up the gains and losses....
Getting ready for the season of love and candy!
What every kid wants to be for Halloween ... a late night talk host? No more sugar for them!
ReplyDeleteYep - but only cuz all the "Geraldo" costumes were already taken!
ReplyDeleteFlying off the shelves.
Avast there, ye Scallywags!
It's off to work I go!
Hey my friend just told me she ran into Jay Leno the other day at Whole Foods. Said he must of just finished taping cuz he still had all the makeup on (heavy foundation). I asked her what he was buying but she didn't notice. She was just impressed with his kind demeanor and his willingness to talk to anyone who approached him. He even stopped to talk to the folks at the enterance of the store looking for someone to sign their petitions. I'm not sure if he signed their petition but he took the time to hear what they were there for. Then he got into an old classic of some kind and drove off. Even in the land of Hollywood people love their encounters with a celebrity. Especially one so big hearted as Jay.
ReplyDeleteAhoy, Matey! My husband fancies he is the descendent of a pirate, so we have pirate ..everything. Actually, we have a photo of his brother and niece with a ghostly shape in mist that looks like a pirate watching over them . Seriously.
ReplyDeleteAnd we, of course, celebrate talk like a pirate day. On plan for the day, will be grog and fish n chips if I can find a slightly lower carb / less calorie way of making them as we watch "Master and Commander".
Speaking of triggers,just walked quickly past the aisle at CVS pharmacy past the Halloween candies.
I used the weight for so many years as an excuse to not participate in life, I am finding so much freedom in not having it as a reason, an excuse to not be present in the moment. Funny, it wasn't about food, it was about so many other things, so much freedom in letting all that crap go...
ReplyDeleteIsn't is amazing all the crazy stuff you find in a party store-- And it sells!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a fun and relaxing weekend, Anne. xo jj
Yep learning our triggers and how to defuse them.
ReplyDeleteLove that rubber chicken, Anne. Hmmm, talk like a pirate day...argggh, ye maties.
ReplyDeleteAvast, there, Just Me - er uh, Just You!
ReplyDeleteIt was either the rubber chicken
or the thigh-high boots
and matching fishnet costume.
Guess the rubber chicken got lucky today!
Choices, choices, eh?
"I imagine myself to be insulated behind a burka of adiposity."
ReplyDeleteWow, what a visual... you have a way with words!
Halloween... candy time. I used to like the fact that I could load up my cart with my favorite candy, and pretend it was for "them". Yeah, right.
Them thar days be gone!
Loretta
=^..^=
Smile.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many reasons behind overeating and you're right- they are never about the food!
ReplyDeletetrigger happy
ReplyDeleteon a slippery slope...
right on
ye comely wench
burka of adiposity
rarely required
thise days...
ye keelhauled it
right good matey
I loved this line too ("I imagine myself to be insulated behind a burka of adiposity.")....amazingly accurate whilst being incredibly quirky--thats what I love about you and your blog!!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I crave the old favorite store-bought sweets (I dont know if you guys have Drakes cakes there but Devil Dogs and Funny Bones were my loves!)...AARRRGGGGG!! Feed em to the parrot! Well maybe not, if you care for the birdy! :-D
So true. It's never about the food.
ReplyDelete((hugs))