Lunch or snack?
Remember that Seinfeld episode where Elaine uses a knife and fork to eat her Snickers? Now I know why: I recently read the label.
Luckily I just found Mike Master’s blog “Fulltime Vagabond” and he explains the deal with Snickers and dieting.
When You Want it Yesterday
Everyone gets into the “need result now” mind frame. I’ve been known to decide I’m going to get in better shape and I’m checking for results before 12 hours have passed – LOL. No joke. I review my goals morning and night, and when I do it’s like I’m saying, “Okay, where’s the magic?” “When does the money flow, when does the perfect body appear?” I want it now.
That’s why I think it’s important to make a lifestyle change – that way every waking moment isn’t spent waiting for a result, but rather, the result is a happy by-product, something that simply occurs once you start doing things a little differently. Enjoyable work produces a better income, and enjoyable eating and exercise produces a healthier body and mind.
So, even though you’ve “always been fat” you are no longer that same person. Whenever you start running that pattern in your head, “I’ve always been fat …” stop and say, “Until now. Now, I’m healthier and happier and smarter and prettier, and …” Just start saying nice things to yourself. Do this often enough and you can end the repeating “I’m a fat person” thoughts and change them to “I’m a healthy person,” or whatever is your prefered image.
Many folks who were fat for a large part of their lives have a difficult time seeing themselves differently, so once they lose the weight their unconscious just helps them get back to “who they really are.” You can stop this from happening by doing the above. Change how you perceive yourself (because you have changed) and see what happens.
Okay, so what happens if you try to lose weight by using a “candy” every time you get a craving for something else? That doesn’t seem too smart to me – how are you going to learn better eating habits by sucking on lollypops all day?
These little beauties come in at a reported 64 calories with 14 grams of sugar/corn syrup and 16 grams of total carbohydrates. Yikes! Low carbers, watch out for these, and anyone interested in reducing their sugar intake as well. Who does that leave? Kids?
Just like Ayds Candies, the idea of popping a treat supposedly to “curb” your appetite is as old as the hills. Obviously you’d curb your appetite – you just ate something. I’d think the Ayds idea was better though. They at least had you also drink something warm – which would fill you up a little more, plus give you a warm, comfy feeling. What good is a sucker?
I love that they suggest having four or five a day. That’s nice – let’s get em hooked on our suckers and then we’ll see just who’s the sucker and who’s the suckeree.
You can have 150 of these bad boys for a mere $168 – that’s a one-month supply at the suggested consumption of five a day. Seems a bit steep for candy, but that’s just me.
Adult Happy Meals
Can you spell S T O O P I D? McDonald’s today
announced they’d be adding a cute new item to their menu: Adult Happy Meals. Oh, I can’t wait to get mine! It’s got a goodie inside, just like juniors only instead of some fun toy I get a cheap-o plastic pedometer. That’s swell.
This idea is so flat it’s a joke. If McDonald’s is trying to bring healthy choices to their menus, they obviously don’t have a clue what that means. You can opt to get your kids orange slices instead of French fries, or carrot sticks. Oh, that will go over well. You’ll have kids screaming, mom’s hollering and generally the McDonald’s ambiance might leave something to be desired.
No, like 33-year-old Chuck Horton at a McDonald’s in Garrisonville Va. said, “If I want to eat healthy, I’ll eat at home. “I come to McDonald’s for one reason: the fries. … I think this healthy eating thing has gone too far.” Amen to that.
His “gone too far” comment may be a little pre-mature though. The fast food chains haven’t even begun to haul out their idiot ideas.
I’m anxiously awaiting those new “quick food” places that are sure to spring up. Places that offer whole grain breads, hearty soups (it’s been so long since I’ve had a good hearty soup), steamed vegetables, crisp fresh salads with clean dressings on the side.
There’s a growing movement to get back to good eating called “Slow Food.” Started in Italy in response to the first McDonald’s invading that country, the movement has become a beacon for those opposed to the idea of eating “fast food” as a lifestyle. I like this idea.
The argument is usually, “But I’m too busy to cook,” and that can be true except when you take into consideration the time spent attending to your health since you didn’t bother to feed yourself well. Did you know if you eat better you can actually exercise less and still stay in great shape? Do you still circle the parking lot to find a close space? Do you drive to the store that’s less than 1/4 mile from your home? Do you have a riding lawn mower but less than half an acre of lawn? Do you pile things at the bottom of the stairs rather than take them up to “save a trip?” Do you take short cuts through buildings to save a few steps? All of these things are adding to the problem. Think slow. Take those few extra steps and cook dinner this weekend. You’ll be glad you did.
You Have Loose Change, You Lose Weight
If I read one more book or website that misspells loose for lose I think I’ll scream. I realize English can be a difficult lanugage but this is not one of those times.
Loose or Lose: Which is which?
The word “loose” means it is not tight, it is loose. You can loosen a tie, your belt can be too loose.
Lose means to misplace or let go of something. You lose your car keys. You lose weight, you lose your patience with people who can’t get their words straight. The word when associated with weight is LOSE. You lose weight, you don’t loose weight – to loose weight would mean … what? I don’t know. It doesn’t make sense. Using loose instead of lose sounds like Ricky Ricardo saying, “Looo-seeeey, I’m home!”
Every time I see the word “loose” in place of “lose” I go a little more insane, and this isn’t a good thing. This has become a joke in my family so now we say, “I loosed a little weight this week,” and laugh like idiots.
