A Little South of Sanity

I seem to be on a roll this week of calling people at bad times. Yesterday I called mom and she was busy doing something and couldn’t talk, and today I called one of my dearest friends and she didn’t answer the call, but sent me a text saying she had someone in her office talking about spirometers that they are thinking about getting for both of the offices that she manages. She did tell me to call her back in about an hour though, so I’ll do that. I’m certain that this isn’t going to be any indication as to what the rest of the week is going to look like.

Right?
Right!

I was talking to my friend a little earlier about the 5k run that we are both hoping to run together later on this year. We don’t live close to each other, but when Marcel and I are on vacation we will be. She told me that she’s dropped quite a bit of weight in the training for the race and I’m proud of her. In addition to improving our health and cutting costs of things like bcbsnc, it’s a win-win situation. Plus, we get the satisfaction of being able to have that ‘runner’s high’ and knowing we completed what we set out to do. That alone is an awesome feeling. I challenge you to join us and train for your own 5k.

In spite of the working out and the weight loss, I have to say the one thing that I wish I no longer had to contend with was cellulite. I know that I have accomplished quite a bit in this weight loss journey, but cellulite cures could be great for my legs. Truth is, on the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter. As long as I’m healthy- that’s what matters. As much as I wish I could, I’ll never have the legs I had when I was 15 again. haha

In the course of the last week I have managed to lose 5 pounds without really trying. I’d love to say that it’s some quick weight loss fix, but the truth is, I’ve done nothing more than eat well and try to get enough rest. I can’t even say that I exercised over the past week, since there hasn’t been much of that either because of it being that lovely female time of the month. I am DEFINITELY not complaining and hope the trend continues.

I have found with this heat that we’ve been having that my desire to eat has dwindled. I’ve been drinking plenty of green tea and water, but the warm weather has been similar to taking a weight loss pill, because I just don’t want to put food across these lips. Granted, I have eaten, since a girl does need to eat, but I think it would easily be safe to say that I’ve lost a few pounds, and that is always a welcome thing.

I just finished making a really delicious, yet simple and healthy salad for a BBQ we are having later today. The ingredients are simply: cucumber, apple, feta, walnuts that have been carmelized in agave syrup and a smidge of honey-apple vinegarette. It’s simple, healthy and delicious. I’m one of those people who believe that the best diet supplements are simply making better choices. It doesn’t mean you should never indulge, it just means do so with moderation.

I saw one of my neighbors the other day that I haven’t seen in a while and I noticed that it looked like she’d lost a few pounds. I decided to mention it to her, and sure enough she said she had lost about 8 pounds. We stood there talking for a little while and I finally asked her what she’d been doing. She said she was really trying to watch her fat and calorie content, plus she was taking some herbal slimming pills that someone had recommended. I asked if she was doing any exercising and she said that she’d started walking a few days a week. I had to be somewhere so we didn’t get to finish our conversation, but it looks like whatever she is doing is definitely working for her.

I was listening to someone talk the other day about what’s going on in their life, and they commented about the fact that you can see by looking at a particular person whether things are going well in thier life or not, and it started the wheels turning. Lately, I’ve felt a little as though things have been spinning out of control and I have to understand that I don’t need apidexin, but that what I need to do is take a look at the root of the problem and work through it.

It took me a while to find out what the root was, but I think I’ve found it. It seems that Carol suddenly dying has really taken a bigger toll on me than I thought it had, and just because I may be moving forward on the outside, doesn’t mean that I am on the inside. I think it’s time to take a step back and start getting real.

A few days ago I was talking to an old friend who told me she’d been trying to get disability benefits from social security for quite some time but she keeps getting denied. She’s been unable to work for a while and is struggling financially and finally another friend of her’s has connected her with someone who has filed a disability appeal for her. It looks like she may finally get what she’s owed, since she’s 60 years old and has been paying into the system all these years.

I hate hearing stories like that and feel encouraged when I know there are those out there who want to help.

I wonder why it is that we, as consumers haven’t realized that the diet industry is getting richer, while all we are doing is getting heavier and heavier. So many of them offer a quick weight loss diet, and while it probably will work for the short time; what about the long term? I think any diet that restricts calories an has you eating the bare minimum will work in the beginning, but how many of us can keep that up for the rest of our lives? Truth is, none of us can. Lifestyle change is really the only solution that works long-term.