Weight the Issue

I don't know about anyone else but I have gotten so tired of seeing and hearing about people and how much they should weigh. You can't pick up a paper or watch a program without at least one story about how "this one has put on weight" or "wow that person looks anorexic". Believe me I do know it is hard to maintain my weight. My lowest was at 110 and truthfully my highest was 183. Let's just say the highest for a person of 5'2" was not good. And I do actually know how I got that way. Living a sedentary life and not exercising and not watching what I ate. Let's just say also for alot of people where I live exercise is a seasonal thing. It's not an excuse just a reality. Bottom line. Simple..No butts and mine was not small..

Today's issue with weight runs the range. People who are morbidly obese have a long road ahead if they want to change. People who are anorexic too have a tough one. It's something that each individual person must stop and think if they want to change and how to go about it. Also I have thrown the word "diet" out of my vocabulary. I like to say "lifestyle change". I still eat what I want just not as much. I can't cut sweets, my downfall out it wouldn't be fair to myself or those around me when I can't have them. I am not nice..

I think it is utterly sick how they are making an issue about Jessica Simpson being a size 8! Yes she has put on weight put she is still someone who looks great. Also if it is acceptable to her and not hurting her health and she is "Happy" people leave her alone. People it's not necessary for everyone to be a size 0. No matter how I wish my body would never be a size 0. It's just not in my genealogy. Truthfully I probably would have to eat lettuce and drink water to get that size.

I also feel that the federal standards are out of wack also and not realistic. I was always active my first 36 years. Skating, skating and more skating. Now its walk, walking and walking some more.

I have to admit I do get a little inspiration from watching "The Biggest Loser". I watched it the first season and then stopped for a while. The last two season I have faithfully followed and feel inspired by each person. Although their program is not realistic while they are on set (sorry no real person can put 6 hours with of exercise in a day) and sometimes I really don't feel that the massive weekly weight loss helps in the end but hey if it gets them to the goal and then are able to main (which many have not) so be it.

So....for those people who have started the New Year with the resolution of being healthy and losing weight..Good for you...For those coach potatoes who only can criticize those of us who are getting out and doing something, well what can I say

Terrific,Terrible Tuesday

This was a day for the books. It seemed like I was all over the place with an unbelievable schedule. Got my hour walk in the morning that helped to at least pump me up for the day. It's amazing how much better it makes me feel.

Then it was on for a hair trim and conversation with one of my many therapists (just kidding). I told him that he wears many hats having an occupation of hairdresser. I try to spare him a lot of my issues because I know he hears many throughout the day.

Mid afternoon it was off to Meals on Wheels board meeting. I cross my fingers that we will get more people involved that can have staying power. It seems we lose alot to age, health--you get the idea. I am the youngest involved in the board, where the average age is 60+. Nothing against experience but it just makes it more difficult to move into the future with what we need to do to help more people. Can only hope that things will get better with time.

Late in the day it was a trip to the veterinarian for my little white Biscon Snookie. We found a lump on his backside a couple of months ago and needed to make the decision that it needed to be looked at. He is scheduled for surgery on Friday to have it removed. He has no clue but truthfully I am scared to death. We won't really know until pathology report comes back so have a feeling my weekend and early next week will be nerve racking until the verdict is in. He is special to our family and he is still a young guy of 6 1/2 so pray and keeping fingers crossed that it's nothing.

The end of my day consisted of a kick off for my second year in the fitness makeover. It's small scale compared to Biggest Loser but a good motivator. There are 7 on our team and we are all ready to get moving. After receiving all our information a couple of us went to a Women's Wine Tasting Night at a local establishment that has recently opened up with good reviews (yes I know drinking wine probably isn't on most diet plans but somedays you just have to splurg) I am by no means a wine aficionado but it was interesting. They mixed a wine (don't remember the name but it was an Austrian wine) with a sample of salmon. My take on it was that the first taste wasn't impressive but after the third the two did compliment each other fairly well. They do this every Tuesday evening and I hope to be able to attend more and maybe get a little more educated about wine and what to buy. I usually just buy it for the taste, price, and the pretty label. Not exactly what you are suppose to do but it usually works for me.

I ended the evening by finishing my most recent book "A Redbird Christmas" by Fannie Flagg. I had read a short review on this on another blog and when I saw it was in at the library I snatched it up. It's a very quick read and was truly a great ending to my day. In a nutshell the book is about hope, believing, and a wishes do come true. I am surprised it hasn't been made as a movie for the holidays by Lifetime or Hallmark Channel. I would definitely recommend it. It brought a couple tears to my eyes, but hey it doesn't take much for me to turn on the water works....