so don't quit

DONT QUIT

When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down,
And you feel like the biggest failure in town.
When you want to give up just because you gave in,
And forgot all about being healthy and thin.
So what! you went over your allowance a bit.
It's your next move that counts....SO DON'T YOU QUIT!

It's a moment of truth, it's attitude and change.
It's learning the skills to get back in your range.
It's telling yourself 'you've done great up till' now',
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow.

It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.
You're still gonna' make it, just stay in control.
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,
If you summon the will to get back in the race.
But often the struggler's, when losing their grip,
Just throw in the towel and continue to slip...

SO DON'T YOU QUIT!!


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vegetables

Vegetables
Eat your vegetables
Clean your plate
Eat your vegetables
Veggies are great
String beans, broccoli
lettuce and peas
Squash and brussel sprouts
More corn, please!
Cucumbers, eggplant
Beets and tomatoes
Celery, carrots
Spinach and potatoes
Radishes, cauliflower
Cabbage and cress
Peppers and onions
Asparagus? Yes!
Black beans, lima beans
Soybeans too
Eat your veggies
They're good for you.



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hmm

well i was hoping that i was going to remember the entry ideas i had the other night....for now they are gone. so back to food we go.
have a hunkering for a snack. and it is that hunkering feeling for foods i don't normally eat - chips, sweets, sodas.
but alas i am at home and those items are not in my kitchen. what to have? apple, cheese and raw nuts. result. delicious.
well i have learned that the key to handling cravings is to have some yummy alternatives in the house.
now if only my full belly could trigger my memory.
oh well. happy eating.

nada

last night while i was falling asleep i had a lot of great ideas for my blog - a variety of topics to write about. 

fell asleep.

ideas vanished. 

i am putting a pad next to my bed tonight and hopefully they will come back.

until then...

to lose weight or to not lose weight

i am thinking about participating in an event next year. one of my first thoughts that came to mind in order to prepare for it was that i would like to lose a little weight before then. huh? where did that thought come from? has it been lingering back in the brain for a while?
that led me down this path of thinking while shampooing my hair...i wonder what percentage of people if i asked them if they would like to lose weight would respond yes? there probably are not that many people who would say they like their weight or that they would actually like to gain weight. i only have one person who coms to mind that feels the need to gain pounds.
huh...are we just a bunch of nutty people? i am going to change that thought process for me.

eating out

eating out can present the biggest challenges for a person following any kind of meal plan. went to a sit-down dinner last night and was really limited to what i can eat. it was served family style but pretty much every dish was not on my food plan. so here i am not drinking wine (the adult beverage being served) and passing on most of the dishes. of course there is always one person who notices me not eating everything and inquires - i only respond with the basic answer that i am a vegetarian. don't want to get too into it. then they want to take it upon themselves to get you something else...uh oh. so to deflect the added attention i put pasta on my plate. i eat a bit of it knowing that i really don't want to but hey sometimes you have to just suck it up.
so today is sunday and i have my banana, nuts and cup of coffee. back to me. back to my plan and moving on.

when we break one rule it is easy to break the next

had the creme brûlée...loved it. but that put me in "uh oh" territory. once i choose to indulge well let's just say it makes it easy to justify again. last night at our friends house (night before their wedding) and they ordered in pizzas. seeing everyone opening the boxes grabbing slices sure made them look super tasty. i started off fine with my salad and then i was up grabbing a slice and putting my salad on top of the pizza. it made it taste great but that is not the point. one slip and it is easy to just keep going with that. now i didn't go wild and head out and buy a cheesecake but i see how easily the extra indulgences can happen.
the result of course this morning is headache, tummy ache.
learning lesson for sure.
thank goodness i am going to yoga this morning and can clear that stuff out. hopefully i can right myself and get back on track.