What will you win? Well.....nothing really special, but I will be really impressed. Isn't that enough? OK....here is the first sentence.....
Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is good..... lets all sing along
Ok, name that movie. Winners get one congratulations email from me! Isn't that so cool. Waiting for answers here.
Check out this site. Your personal information my not be so personal after all.
http://www.license.shorturl.com/
Everyone who as ever tried to lose weight or quit smoking or any other give up something you love but is bad for you journey will recognize these critters. The demons in your head.
We had a pot luck at work this weekend. Oh the head noise.
Me: I will just have a small amount of this as I have counted in the calories already and know how much I can have.
What, are you crazy...look at that cheesecake! One little piece of that won't hurt you
Yes it will, a moment in the lips....a lifetime on my hips
How could you insult your friends and co-workers by not eating the treats they worked so hard at making?
They know I am trying to lose weight and support me in my effort.
Ya know Julie, things are looking bad in the world, you never know when WW3 will start and eating like this will be just a memory, you should stock up now....
Well, you do have a point....NO NO shut-up. I am NOT listening to you. Go away.....
Just smell that pizza.....That must be what heaven smells like.....
Oh, I love the smell of pizza and why is it chocolate smells so good.
Right, you can't even smell that apple your eating. How can that be good for you if you can't smell it. Come on..... just a bite......or 2
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This is a daily conversation. Most of the time I win, not always. I fought these demons when I quit smoking also.
Well, I made it through my 4 day stretch for the most part intact. I get today off. In the morning I go for my lab work to start my POWER program. I am excited for it to start. Having other people weigh me always strengthens my resolve. Paying me to lose weight instead of me paying someone is also very nice. I will try to hear of sound of my wallet snapping shut instead of my demons.
Well, what is going on in the world. New York is under the cloud of some stench. And there is not a garbage strike! Glad I am not there except maybe that would make me lose my appetite.
Read today that the man who hired someone to let him eat him, and had someone actually apply and get eaten....killed his cell mate and ate parts of him also. And I thought my eating habits were bad! Hopefully the jailers learned a lesson from this, no cell mates for this sick-o
Today is Monday, date night with hubby and time to unwind from the stresses of the work world. Time to giggle and flirt and have a beer. For tomorrow! Tomorrow I work again. Sigh.
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouth of babes.
What does Love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were
broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her
all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of
your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy -age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she
takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
OK."
Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired
of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My
Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop
opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are
still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.
I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and
smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
anymore."
Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone
else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left
him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her
old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you." (what an imagination)
Karen - age 7
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't
think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the
contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor
was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife Upon
seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I
just helped him cry"
Ok, this is diet related but something happened that got me on this rant. People who are overweight desperately want to lose weight. Most have tried every diet and every diet fad out there. You lose a few pounds and back it comes. Because of this desire to lose weight scum bag people have sprung up touting this and that miracle weight loss pill or drink. Increase your metabolism, burn fat, lose weight while your sleep, eat this and eat that, jiggle this and jiggle that. Most the of the people parade before and after pictures of the wonderful results you get if you only fork out your hard earned dollars and buy their products. They are fit healthy looking people and it all sounds so simple.
Problem is most of these don't work or if they do it is mostly getting rid of some water weight. Some are downright dangerous. Take that product and you might end up coming to see me and be sick the rest of your life....if you make it.
Alot are just vitamins, how dangerous can that be! Water soluble vitamins you can take pretty high doses and not do any lasting harm. Get some of those fat soluble vitamins building up in your body though and you can be in real danger. They are stored and build up and too much of a good thing is just that, too much.
I really like all my J-land friends. I like people actually. If you have any of those products sold on infomercials, shop at home, nutrition shops etc..... read the labels. Before you take it ask your doctor to check the label and to check you for any underlying disease that may make taking this product life threatening. And remember if it sounds too good to be true, it is.
Now over the years I have fallen prey to some of these products. Did they work? Well I first get the product and read the instructions. The fine print always say, use with a sensible diet and exercise program, the pictures of all the success stories always say results not typical. So if you take the pills or drink and follow a sensible diet, yes you will lose weight, but it is because you are eating right and maybe the pill or drink is dehydrating you slightly so you lose some water weight. What gets the lightest though is your checkbook.
Older has made me wiser. There is no magic pill to lose weight. It really is like the doctor said. Eat less, eat well, and exercise. Pure and simple. Choose your foods wisely.
When I started my weight loss program I said I was throwing my diet out the window. Basically I have. My goal was to get healthy and not become a diabetic. I kept tract of my calories and chose my foods for their healthy benefits rather then for the momentary taste. Nothing is off my plan but everything is in moderation and treats are rare, not daily. Now I slip and gain but mostly doing this I easily get back to eating right and slowly the weight is coming off. No magic bullet, no quick fix, but tried and true. That is why programs like Weight Watchers and South Beach work. They teach you how to eat right and encourage exercise. With WW you get more points meaning more to eat if you exercise....hey I like that, LOL.
So with this little rant and rave. I have a couple of sites I really like. Read The New American Plate
http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pub_nap_index_21
Good information. I like the Glycemic index....don't want to become a diabetic, http://www.glycemicindex.com/
I like this site showing old WW recipe cards, makes you lose your appetite, LOL http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
http://mypyramid.gov/pyramid/vegetables.html Another good site.
http://www.lightandtasty.com/Default.aspx?r_d=y I love this magazine. The recipes are good, most of the recipes are with ingredients I have on hand or can even get in this town and they tell you all the calories and break it down nutritionally.
I also like allrecipe.com.
Ok, I am going to get ready for work. Check out my graph. I am back on track! Now to get through the pot luck at work tonight by listening to my own advice, LOL. Have a good day all.
Subject: Charles Schultz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz,
the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. .
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner
for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the
applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey
through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you
through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you
something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel
appreciated and
special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time
with.
Easier?
The lesson: The people who make a difference in
your life are not the
ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the
most awards. They are the ones that care.
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Well, I thought it was a neat quiz.
Work last night, well lets just say the nurses all earned their money last night. I had to be charge the entire 12 hours which I don't care for. I like having just my group of patients to be responsible and that's that. But its over and the rest of the weekend should be good.
Weighed in this morning down all of .6 oz , sheesh. Don't you just hate digital scales. With a regular scale it probably would have been an entire pound. By tomorrow it should show the whole pound. Its coming off slow. Yesterday I had all of 980 calories. Now I realize going down that low isn't good and I don't usually don't it, it was just the way it worked out. Today should be better. I think it is really important to vary your calorie amount from between 1200 to 1700. That supposedly tricks your body into not storing your fat for a rainy day. It worked for me last year.
Not much in the news to get me outraged yet today but its early. I haven't read all my on line newspapers yet. Decided to try meditating and coffee and reading my alerts first. I feel nice and relaxed but I think my raves are a lot more fun to write about then my slow weight loss. So on that note, I will leave and read all the news that is unfit to print.
Now with global news all you have to do is pick a couple of on line newspapers to read, the news in the same in all of them. Who writes these stories these day, a computer? It is verbatim in every paper. The only thing different is some opinion columns and the want ads. What happened to all the investigative reporters? Are they all doing blogs and keeping all the good original stuff for their blogs so they get readers? It sure isn't hitting the paper any more. You can read the same story from coast to coast, not a letter different. Sigh. I really miss the good old days sometimes. I go kicking and screaming into the 21st century.....Wait....It doesn't promise to be betttttteeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr......
52% are cooler, and
48% are more of a loser than you.
What does this mean?
With this score, you are a normal individual
So I should feel good about this yes? I mean at my age to be closer to the cool bar is a good thing, right? Yah right, I be so cool. Except when the hot flashes hit. Then I am sizzling hot.
Anyway tonight I go back to work. My week off is over. Very uneventful also. The only thing I did was get the tree down and get some bra's. 4 bras for the price of 2. What is it about a new well fitting bra that makes you feel like you can conquer the world. Maybe we should send some of our leaders some well fitting bra's. Maybe they could cure what ails us if everything was upright and perky. Ya think. In assorted colors for every mood. LOL. Blue for my new navy look at work.
Tonight I go dressed in all Navy and White. How professional is that :-( How dull. I went to the uniform shop and walked past all the pretty bright sure to make you feel better colorful printed tops, to the back of the store where they keep the dark dull colors like pea green and navy. There I picked out my new dull navy lab coat and dull navy pants. I did compromise and get a really bright colorful beaded name badge holder. Wonder if they will ban them also. I realize the uniform does not make the nurse but.....how many times have my patients said, my nurse is the one with the hearts all over her coat, or tulips. Now it will be my nurse is the one in navy. Because how good are you about remembering names when your drugged up and sick. I am terrible at it. Sigh.
Now on with the diet talk. Yes I am still, or better stated, back at it. I have decided to think of it as just 10 pounds. 10 pounds at a time. I can do 10 pounds in my sleep. So here is to the next 10 pounds. After that another 10 pounds and another until I am back in shape for the next bike trip. I am back to keeping track of my food at slimfast.com. Got in 1475 calories yesterday and went shopping for the best food. I read my food chart for last year and will follow the menus I listed when I was losing well. I am even giving up my beloved beer for awhile. In the winter I love a good porter or stout, very high in calories. Back to my oolong tea which I also love. Back to 8 glasses of water and running to the washroom every 10 minutes. Back to getting on track. Linda inspires me. So heres to the next 10 pounds.
