Tweet
So I was just in Target buying some new workout clothes and some food for the week when I noticed a heavy family. Mom, dad, a baby/toddler in the cart and a boy and a girl. All of them heavy. Of course int heir cart could be found a few varieties of potato and tortilla chips, soda, nestle quick chocolate, cookies, twinkies, ice cream, bread, all that stuff. The boy and girl were munching on the bag of cookies and the mom was eyeballing picking up a bag of candy (I just happened to by walking by the END of the candy isle, not IN the candy isle, just FYI tee hee).
And then I thought. Say what you want about falling off the wagon and on the wagon and try try again and failure and success, at least those of us on this board, and especially those of us on STAC have recognized our problems, our addictions, and the need for change. None of us on this board, whether on or off the wagon, cheating or cheat free, are purposefully ignorant. We have all sought out a better way, admitted a new path must be found and are trying to etch it out for ourselves.
So while we beat ourselves up for a cheat moment or day or week, at least we're not completely living in the cloud of the American diet of processed, sugar laden, white flour poison that so many are living under, in denial.
Congratulations for all of us for coming to terms with out weight and DOING something about it! I hear all day long the ladies at work going on and on and on about how hard it is to lose while they much on cakes and candies and chips and recoil in horror when I am microwaving my chicken "stir fry". Seriously--the other day, I had my stir fry on the counter ready to go in the microwave, and this lady came in and literally jumped back and said, "Good God, what ARE you ingesting?" I looked at her like she was nuts. And I said casually "Chicken stir fry." She said, "Oh, I didn't recognize what it was, it scared me there for a moment." Ummmm...it was broccoli, chicken tenderloins, peanuts and mushrooms. Meanwhile, she was making herself a nice bowl of rice with gravy on top, mashed potatos with gravy on top, a piece of turkey with gravy on top, a huge white bread roll and a piece of chocolate cake (I work in a facility where we feed people and emplyees eat for free). But, MY food is unrecognizable? I said back, "Yeah, well I can't blame you, things that come from nature these days are less and less comon in the American Diet." She kind of snickered and off she went. Now, that woman is tiny tiny tiny. But she's also had a quadruple bypass two years ago. Hmmmmm.
So I just want to say to everyone who may come down on themselves--remember those we see everyday who aren't even trying. And just think what an accomplishment you have made.
It's funny. I used to think of splurging as eating chips or cookies or cakes or pizza. Now I consider a couple handfuls of popcorn or a drink of diet orange soda a splurge Know what? We aren't doing too bad at all!
Snowing buckets in Denver, 37 degrees. It's been either warm and snowing or freezing and not snowing. This is the coldest winter I've experienced in Denver in 8 years that I've lived here. Can't wait for this summer--warm weather, and a smaller me! Yay!
Take care until tomorrow!
And then I thought. Say what you want about falling off the wagon and on the wagon and try try again and failure and success, at least those of us on this board, and especially those of us on STAC have recognized our problems, our addictions, and the need for change. None of us on this board, whether on or off the wagon, cheating or cheat free, are purposefully ignorant. We have all sought out a better way, admitted a new path must be found and are trying to etch it out for ourselves.
So while we beat ourselves up for a cheat moment or day or week, at least we're not completely living in the cloud of the American diet of processed, sugar laden, white flour poison that so many are living under, in denial.
Congratulations for all of us for coming to terms with out weight and DOING something about it! I hear all day long the ladies at work going on and on and on about how hard it is to lose while they much on cakes and candies and chips and recoil in horror when I am microwaving my chicken "stir fry". Seriously--the other day, I had my stir fry on the counter ready to go in the microwave, and this lady came in and literally jumped back and said, "Good God, what ARE you ingesting?" I looked at her like she was nuts. And I said casually "Chicken stir fry." She said, "Oh, I didn't recognize what it was, it scared me there for a moment." Ummmm...it was broccoli, chicken tenderloins, peanuts and mushrooms. Meanwhile, she was making herself a nice bowl of rice with gravy on top, mashed potatos with gravy on top, a piece of turkey with gravy on top, a huge white bread roll and a piece of chocolate cake (I work in a facility where we feed people and emplyees eat for free). But, MY food is unrecognizable? I said back, "Yeah, well I can't blame you, things that come from nature these days are less and less comon in the American Diet." She kind of snickered and off she went. Now, that woman is tiny tiny tiny. But she's also had a quadruple bypass two years ago. Hmmmmm.
So I just want to say to everyone who may come down on themselves--remember those we see everyday who aren't even trying. And just think what an accomplishment you have made.
It's funny. I used to think of splurging as eating chips or cookies or cakes or pizza. Now I consider a couple handfuls of popcorn or a drink of diet orange soda a splurge Know what? We aren't doing too bad at all!
Snowing buckets in Denver, 37 degrees. It's been either warm and snowing or freezing and not snowing. This is the coldest winter I've experienced in Denver in 8 years that I've lived here. Can't wait for this summer--warm weather, and a smaller me! Yay!
Take care until tomorrow!
Comment