13th
January 2013
Laughing at our
mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Cullen Hightower
Yesterday my
friend lost her family home through a house fire, thankfully no one was hurt
and they all got out in time. It could
have been so much worse, the fire men said ten minutes more and they wouldn't have, also the fire started in her bedroom but luckily she was out otherwise…. just doesn't bare thinking about. Apparently
started by an ember in the chimney, so if you have coal fire, go get it swept,
and please everyone – GO CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS! If you don’t have a working smoke alarm, you’re more than four times as
likely to die in a fire. For peace of mind, you really should ‘push the button’
and test your smoke alarms regularly.
Do it today,
don’t put it off, maybe even consider having some more fitted, I only have one
at the bottom and top of my staircase, I need to find out if that’s
enough. Our house is quite small but in
larger houses I’m guessing you need more. For more information in the West Midlands area on home safety checks
offered by West Midlands Fire Service, visit www.wmfs.net or call 0800
389 5525 free of charge. I’m sure most
areas have a similar service.
I don’t even
want to imagine what could have happened, the people in my life are so precious
to me and therefore of course so are their families, I've never been as worried
as I was yesterday morning waiting to find out if they were all okay. It’s devastating that they've lost their home
and everything in it, I’m just glad everyone got out alive.
All that kind of puts life into perspective doesn’t it, the fact we’ve
gained a few pounds over Christmas really isn’t the end of the world and it is
something we can sort out by making a few changes to our lives. If they’re small changes we won’t be quite so
aware of the fact we’re making them so.
Weight Watchers talk about places and routines in the new approach and
it’s true they do make a massive difference and have a huge effect on our
lives. Routines are simple, easy tasks
that will help you take the guesswork out of healthy choices. We look at different ones each week in the
meeting, so one example would be if you grab your water bottle without thinking
in the morning, and get into the habit of finishing it every day, that's a
routine that works you. If you have the same low ProPoints value
breakfast every day, and you don't even have to worry about what to eat, that's
a routine that works for you. There’s even
a Routines tool on the Weight Watchers esource to help you check your progress
each day. There’s a tool for the places
too, to help you look at those, kitchen, living room, when out shopping
etc. If you have time go and have a
play, it’ll help.
We looked at meal planning in the meeting this week and the importance
of making lists and thinking about what you will be eating. I did all this I got my little book, thought
about what meals I could make with F&H, wrote a list of meals I enjoy
eating, made a list of foods I enjoy eating.
Then because I was rushed on Friday, taking Alfie to the vets, then me
and Lynne went to down to spend M&S gift vouchers, by the time we’d
finished I had an hour before having to phone about collecting him so we dashed
into Sainsbury’s and stupid me didn't get my list out nor think about what
meals I was going to actually eat on which days and just put food in the
trolley! Luckily it is all F&H food
because I had already thought about that and knew what I could have, I just
have too much of it now so will have to try and freeze some. This is why I need to plan my meals because I
don’t want waste, I need to realise a chicken casserole makes four individual
meals not one, and if mom doesn't want to eat it, I have to eat it four times
and therefore need room in the freezer to put a couple of portions! It’s not like I shouldn't already know this,
I do, it’s just that when I’m rushing I don’t think which is why I need to have
done the thinking before I leave the house!
I also mustn't shop with someone else because I lose my
concentration.
Hence this morning I will mostly be going through my fridge and freezing
meat ;-) I will be cooking something with pork though, I do know that much,
just not sure what. I’m on day 4 of
following Filling and Healthy and I’m enjoying it, makes a change to not have
to weight and ProPoint food, plus I've noticed I seem to be eating similar size
portions and I’m snacking on boiled ham instead of biscuits which is a massive
improvement.
Have a great day and remember to tell your loved ones regularly what
they mean to you, unlike possessions they can never be replaced. xx
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