September 14,2009 Diet Blog

Today began as a lazy morning. No work due to a Doctor's appointment. I got to stay in bed for a little extra time. It was nice. The house was quiet and cool. I knew that I would be very uncomfortable after the doctor appointment so I did the smart thing and took the day off because the body conditioning class is tonight. The Doctor gave me a clean bill of health and it went well. You can't ask for more than that.
For breakfast I had a banana, for 10am snack I had a plumb. For lunch I had a smart Ones dinner and a cup of watermelon slices. 3pm snack was a cup and a half of grapes and dinner was three ounces of steak with corn and green beans. I drank all of my water.
I ran several errands today as well as going to the Doctor, but after noon I rested. I don't really know how much I can handle yet- but I'm forging ahead. The weirdest thing happened to me though. I had an old friend on my mind for some reason and I kept seeing their car or ones just like it but with the last three letters of their licence plate throughout my day. I remember that particular plate because the last three letters are a word. Then I thought I saw the actual person. That happened, without exaggeration, about six different times today. It was so weird. I wonder if it meant something; like maybe they were thinking of me too?
I bring that up because I believe that our mind plays tricks on us sometimes. That exact thing can also be used as a tool when dieting. We can help our mind to play specific tricks on us that will help us reach our goals. For instance: I mentioned the visualization already. I mentioned the looking at yourself in the mirror and saying something positive. I mentioned being positive. You can also feel the way you will feel when you have accomplished your goal; only feel it now; in advance. Think of how it will feel then and actually try to feel it now. Maybe it will help you progress faster. It all depends upon what you tell yourself to believe. I'm trying to do that; use my mind as a tool I mean. I'll keep you posted as to whether it helps or not. I'll also let you know if anything occurs with said mysterious appearing friend. I'm kind of interested to know if something is going to occur myself.
Body Conditioning class began with the teacher explaining that she wants us to keep a daily log, and how to do it. We then went to the machines and learned how to use them. I was a little nervous because I tend to be less than 'gadget friendly.' I figured it out though, so it was alright.
While teaching she told us that exercise is the number one stress release that exists in the world as we know it. I remember that from karate. Your brain gets your body to secrete endorphins that make you happy when you exercise. It's really very interesting. I have to admit however- that I have not exercised...at least not for real since I left karate. I missed it so much at first but then I just filled the time with other things. A lot of time has gone by. I've been at my current job nearly six years now. My body as it appears now is the result of lack of exercise and bad eating habits. But we're going to fix that together aren't we?
We were then instructed to do 30 minutes of one of the machines. We could choose any one but no exceptions on the 30 minute time. I got on a tread mill and was on my way before I knew it. I did 1.8 speed. There were a bunch of other numbers too but I'm not sure what they were, nor did it really matter to me.
The funny thing was that the teacher stayed with me the entire time. Maybe she thought I was going to have a heart attack or something? I'm not sure but it did make the time go faster thankfully. I can see that I'll need to bring music or an attention deterrent of some sort. We talked the entire time; the 42 year old teacher and I. I liked her. *Just a thought- maybe she did that to make sure that I could speak? If you can't, maybe that means its too much? Or maybe because I'm twice the age of just about everyone in the class? She watched me closely. It was kind of nice actually. Hmmm...I guess I'll have to ask her why or try and look it up. Either way I left exhausted.
So another day down and we're walking the walk. Were talking the talk and were here on the Blog... How are you feeling? Please comment and tell me. I'd love to hear. Have you started any kind of exercise yourself? It's time to begin. Start right away. Diet and exercise go hand in hand, one doesn't really work without the other.
I'll end on our usual note: You look as good as you can for today. Tomorrow you will look that much better. Don't let your perception of your body stand in the way of you having a good time. Stay positive. See you tomorrow. ;-)