27th January
2013
Life is too short and
unpredictable not to live it exactly as you please!
Yesterday a very special
sparkly lady died, she was one of the many ladies I have met through Weight
Watchers and one of the few that lived life to the full, taking every opportunity
given to her and always with a smile on her face and had bought two beautiful
daughters into this world to carry on her sparkle and trust me they’re doing a
grand job. When Kim told me last year
that she had cancer I was devastated for her but hoping that with modern
medicine she’d be okay, however it was soon made clear that it was terminal and
they all embraced the time they had left.
Married for 34 years, only 51 years old - she hated peppers but loved
Marmite ;-) and also had four gorgeous grandchildren. Her sparkle may have faded yesterday but she
left behind her shiny mark and I for one will miss her dearly.
This morning I’ve just been reminiscing with my mate Lynne about stuff, it
started with food – as always! We were
trying to work out where it was we’d eaten and drooled over the table next to
us eating their fish and chips whilst we were having something much lower in
ProPoints! It’s her birthday this
weekend so we want the best fish and chip supper ever and that place is an
option (it was the Malt Shovel at Chorley by the way). We couldn’t believe how fast time flies, I
got to goal a few months after Lynne gave birth to Jen! So we’ve known each other since 2004 but only
been ‘friends’ as such since February 4th 2011! It seems longer lol!
We’ve had some fun in those two years though, and lots and lots of giggles,
you can’t beat finding someone on the same wavelength who’s in tune with your
thoughts and even your body clock. We’d
both rather do lunch than go out at night, we love our Friday lunchtimes rather
than Saturday nights clubbing – it’s an age thing. I have other amazing friends but they’re
younger than me and I can’t stay awake ;-).
The other good thing is me and Lynne do the same job so we can discuss
that too without boring each other, cos let’s be honest no one enjoys listening
to someone talking about their work lol.
So nine years ago Lynne was heavily pregnant and I was having my head
shaved bald for charity then about to go on the holiday of my lifetime Whale
Watching on the Baja California, I was also the heaviest I’d ever weighed in my
life and it was the year I made major life changes and never looked back.
The day after Jen was born I joined Weight Watchers for the last time, we both
had such different lives back then and we still do now really but we just get
on really well. The major thing we have
in common is a desire to giggle and not focus on the bad stuff in life, it’s
all about food, drink & laughter or peace, love and lager – however you
want to put it.
Sorry I’m reminiscing, you can go make a cuppa tea if it’s boring for you
;)
So realise that life happens, don’t put off anything you wished you could
do! If you have an ambition – do everything
you can to achieve it, you may surprise yourself. Your weight shouldn’t even come into it
unless that ambition is fitness related in which case you’re weight will change
as you train.
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? If you don’t try you’ll never know! What
would you do TODAY if you knew you were going to die tomorrow! Do it!
If its food related though realise it’s highly unlikely you are going to
die tomorrow so unless you’re happy with the consequences on the scales maybe
think of something else!
I think I would go for a nice long walk, so that’s what I’ll do, I would
drive to Cannock Chase but it’s vile out there, so I’ll just walk wherever
Alfie takes me instead, it’s the fresh air I enjoy and the view and even if it’s
a housing estate I’m walking round, I can always find something worth looking
at if only the sky!
Sunday is typically a roast dinner day, nothing says ‘perfect Sunday’
better than a good old roast dinner so if you plan to do that, if cooking
yourself maybe swap potatoes for roast butternut squash, or mash some into your
potato, mmm or swede and potato mash.
Always choose the lean meat and of course pile your plate with
veggies. Don’t forgo those Yorkshire
pudding the small ones are only 1pp each.
If you’re lucky enough to be going out for a carvery similar rules apply,
check out that eat out guide.
My last day would also include a hot bubble bath, doughnuts, red wine,
chocolate and blue cheese, plus Walkers cheese and onion crisps, a cuddle with
my mom and a good film.
Oh dear diet danger alert – about to have an end of the world day I think,
so let’s ProPoint it;
Slice of toast with spread – 3pp
Jam Doughnut – 7pp
Galaxy 100g – 15pp
Walkers Cheese & Onion crisps – 4pp
Red wine – 19pp
St Agur Cheese & Crusty Cob – 12pp
Bubble Bath – zero ProPoints ;-)
Good Film – Zero ProPoints ;-)
Hug from mom – Priceless!
Total = 60pp
Cool that’s okay I can do that, 26pp from my allowance, 4pp earned from my
activity and the other 30pp from my weeklies!
See we don’t have to wait till the end of the world, it’s all about
balance, accountability and control!
Yay, I’m really looking forward to today now ;-) Hope yours is as
enjoyable. xx
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