24th
December 2013
For it is in
giving that we receive. Francis of Assisi
Another smashing day yesterday despite the weather, 70mph winds apparently, we didn’t leave the house other than to walk round the garden with Alfie when he needed to do his business.
Another smashing day yesterday despite the weather, 70mph winds apparently, we didn’t leave the house other than to walk round the garden with Alfie when he needed to do his business.
Mom started early in the morning
with her random comments, sat in the kitchen looking at the cupboards, she
asked "are them cupboards plastic?" me, "yeah the doors are",
mom, "that's a really good idea ain't it!" Me confused, "what
plastic cupboards, oh yeah I wonder who invented them!"
A little later, I was singing,
"it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas".
Mom joined in with "nicky nocky nooo"
Me "that's not the words"
Mom "is it not - it is now"
Mom joined in with "nicky nocky nooo"
Me "that's not the words"
Mom "is it not - it is now"
And finally when we were trying to
shut the blinds she said, "there's a bag of Doritos on our car park"
I informed her there wasn’t it was merely a reflection of the packet on the
kitchen work top!
I have to share with you the videos I
took of mom trying to close the blinds in the kitchen, I can’t work blinds
either so I would absolutely have looked exactly the same trying to do this
(each video is about 25 seconds and there is strong language involved)
Every family
should giggle, it’s good for the soul.
Of course I’m
on holiday and away from work but my work is never far from my mind as it’s
something I enjoy and yesterday I received yet another email about losing
weight. In it was this;
• It WAS you that chose to eat the cake
• It WAS you that chose to ply yourself with alcohol when not needed
• It WAS you that chose to watch late night TV rather than go to bed
• It WAS you that stayed in bed rather than get up and go to the gym
• And yes, it WAS you that chose to buy the bigger size clothes rather
than do something about it.
I’m sure no
one gets out of bed in the morning and thinks to themselves, “okay so today I’m
going to overeat, make myself feel sick and gain weight because that’s just how
I roll!” No one intentionally CHOOSES to
be fat or unhealthy, we just have emotions and personalities that lead us that
way and some people just aren't as strong as others. I find statements like
this one about a little harsh and unhelpful for a large majority of people.
Different
approaches work for different people I guess but I’ve never found the blame
game rarely works, when someone already feels bad in themselves because they’ve
gained weight and are struggling to lose it, the last thing they need to hear
is “it’s your own fault, get a grip – it’s not rocket science, just don’t put
it in your mouth!”, that’s a bit like telling someone with depression to cheer
up!
Everyone who
has a weight problem has their own reasons for it, different reasons, some might
be more emotional, some could be lack of nutritional education whereas others
just that they’re so busy they don’t make the time to take care of their nutritional
needs. There isn’t a one size fits all
solution, if weight loss was as simple as realising “It was our choice” then I
think we’d all be slim!
So according
to that thought pattern, yesterday it was me who chose to buy twiglets, it was
me who chose to buy the 3 for 2 offer and it was me who chose not to put the
lid back on until I’d eaten more than the recommended 25g portion. Yep guilty on all charges and I’m happy to
take full responsibility, however just a little food for thought, it was the
supermarket that choice to do the 3 for 2 offer instead of just reducing the
single items, it was the manufacturer who chose to pack them in huge tubs
instead of small packets, and it was the marketing people who make the nutritional
info label as small as possible but write how they’re 80% wholegrain and high
in fibre on the label to make me think they might actually be good for me! We can all play the blame game but it doesn’t
help the situation and it sure doesn’t encourage me to want to lose weight, ten
years ago it would have just made me feel useless and weak and sent me crawling
to the kitchen cupboard to eat something else.
On that
note, I’ll get off my soapbox because WOO HOO it’s only Christmas Eve and my
bestie and her family are arriving this afternoon, one more sleep till Santa.
If you do
leave put Santa our a mince pie and a glass of milk tonight, don’t bother with
a diet version, he’ll burn those calories off dashing round the world tonight
;)
Eat Gorgeous
BeYOUtiful xx
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