Showing posts with label choices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label choices. Show all posts

10 September 2010

spend a day with me

Broody skies from 5 floors up

Breakfast in bed
And Lunch and Dinner, too

A breath of fresh air

Take a ride

Looks like a life saver

The down side 
of laying in bed

The bed and mattress are here

 
Make good choices today

'Cuz we'll be carrying it around for the next few years
Up and down and all around - mind the stairs!

 
Talking to myself - and actually listening!
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Got big plans for the weekend?
Enjoy safe snacks!
(I never grow tired of hearing that!)

26 August 2010

pizza-palooza!

Yo - the pizza guy is here - somebody pay him!

 
It's an office pizza party!

I'll have a slice, or two....but no crust!
Pizza Hut has generous toppings.

Thank you very much - but no thanks!
I'm able to say "live and learn" this week.
My stomach was actually growling! Grrrr! But no crust for me.
Not after last week's semi-indulgent carb-fest! (Buns!)

And the crust goes to .... 
Look at all the quack-quacks! And twice as many turtles!
And here's me up  5 pounds. My first actual gain.
When you are short, 5 pounds shows up unmercifully!
[I am 5'2".]  Betcha that 50 pounds shows up even more!
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I really had to ask myself all the key questions this week.
Is it worth it? Turns out, I think it is worth it.
Or am I being sidetracked from the heat injury last week?

LoCarb isn't perfect, but it is better than being where I was.
Will there be hungry days? Yes.
Missed meals? Yes.
Cakes that want to get eaten? Yes.
Impromptu office pizza parties? Oh, yes; most definitely!

Can other people eat the stuff with no problem?
I dunno. Is it "fair?" Hardly. 
Can I eat carbs and sweets like I once did?
No. Is that "fair?" I shouldn't think so.
But it is accurate. At least for now.
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Tell ya what. Here's my logic:
Go back and eat the cake and cookies and anything ya want.
As much as ya want. And come back and tell me how that's working for ya.
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It's never just about the food.
We aren't just learning about diets.
We are learning about ourselves.
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Hope your week is filled with splendor -
or Splenda, as the case may be!
Or at least sweetness and light!

12 July 2010

autobiography in 5 short chapters


Weight Loss Style



I
I walk down the grocery store isle.
There is a big bag on the shelf.
I fall in - I'm sucked in.
I am lost...I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes me forever to find a way out.

II
I walk down the same grocery store isle.
There is a big bag on the shelf.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place
but, it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III
I walk down the same grocery store isle.
There is a big bag on the shelf.
I see it is there.
I still fall in... it's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV
I walk down the same grocery store isle.
There is a big bag on the shelf.
I walk around it.

V
I walk down another isle.

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Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
(Click here for a link to the)
Original by Portia Nelson
"There's a Hole In My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery"

Adapted by me!
I posted this nearly a year ago...
The message never gets old.
And works for many situations in countless forms.

27 June 2010

a buffet kind of day

A neighbour wanted to take me out to feed me.
After my hair fiasco.  (Distraction?)
A buffet! I did ok.
Choices, choices.
A Caesar Salad with cheese.
A slice of roast and 3 Brussels Sprouts.
A spoonful of greens to taste them.
A little slice of Tilapia with cabbage and green beens.
And a brocoli. She's chopping brocoli. ♫♪
Then, at work today, I was like all  * # ☁ ⚡
Then, I thought better of it. And settled down.
And re-assessed the situation.
(Gratuitous hair pic. It looks ok to me now.)
Nurses use "The Nursing Process" 
to solve problems and get things done.
"The Nursing Process is The Life Process!"

P = Problem
I = Intervention
E = Evaluation
(Yep - it spells PIE)
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 P..... What is the real problem?
I..... What did you do about it?
E..... Did it work? How well? Or not....
Choices, choices. 
Sometimes its easy to make good choices. Others suck.
Some are made for us. They just seem to happen.
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There are no small upsets when it's yours!
But we can be ok with whatever we decide.
Or maybe change some aspect of it.
There's almost always something we can do.
And learn to tell the difference! (Or not!)
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Today at work
Monster w/ protein
Atkins bar, snack pkg of nuts,
Water, coffee w/ cream
Monster w/out protein
Egg white protein
4 slices ham and 4 slices cheese
5,000 steps at work.
The day was good and went by fast!

Hope your week is the best week evah!