Less of Me

I'm on a diet



It's pretty good actually. I know it looks like potatoes above...But it's Turnips and Assorted Veggies. All pretty yummy.



I joined LA weightloss - I want results and quick! I told Jer I am going to get my boobs done if they get all saggy. What the hell would it be like to have stripper boobs? Yikes. I think that could be scarey. I mean I loved my Barbie Dolls...But I would not want to have her schmeebs.



I'd take her legs and waist in a second though. Hey, why not take Ken too while I'm at it! ;-)

Onto a Deeper Note....

My Gramma's 80th Birthday was last weekend. 80 is a big deal. She's beat alot of odds to get there.

My Gramma is an extremely unselfish person. She is extremely socially conscious without having the means to get involved in the issues at hand. She is also always thinking about different ways to help members of our family.

I've been thinking about what life is going to be like when she is gone. The emptiness that will result. Whether my family will come together to bridge the void.

I've also been pondering how she got to 80 so immensley healthy and how other people get sick too early. Face invasive medicine too early. Face the chance of death too early.

Chance? Spirit? Diet? Genetics? Environment?

I dunno. But it is a blessing. A blessing that I don't many of us will also share. It's not that I am pessimistic without reason. Just considering our diet and environment alone you gotta know we aren't in eden anymore. People eat over processed, over preserved crap. There's a Mc D's, Timmy's or Starbucks on a corner near you.

How can we even begin to dismiss temptation with the Guerrilla Marketing Machine in our face all the time? Buy Coke, buy chips, buy Sidekicks, buy SunnyD! Does anyone even make their dinner from scratch anymore? I think barely any of us can say we do 100%. We need shortcuts because we don't have time. We work to pay for more than the basics and then we work so hard our quality of life and health suffer. It's a crazy maze.

So I decided to make healthier choices in my life and stop feeling the inevitable guilt of existing on coffee, lean cuisines, canned tuna, hotdogs and microwave popcorn. Ofcourse I did have other things in my diet, but these were my staples. And I definately liked to fit Pizza and guacamole in whereever possible. I'm really trying to focus on whole, preservative and filler free foods. Back to eating like it's out of Gramma's garden.

Sigh....Not that it is cheap. I am resolving myself to the reality that better ain't cheaper. I'll need to start taking mortgages out on my house to go veggie shopping. But whole foods are better. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it as I go along. I really like it so far and no sugar or carb cravings. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! It's was a week as of last Wednesday so that's pretty darn good I figure. 8 lbs down so far!

Diet tip:
Weigh yourself in the buff - your clothing makes a big difference and unless you're a big slob it won't be the same day to day.

Happy realization....I can eat peanut butter EVERY DAY......Bliss!

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