September 20, 2009 Diet Blog

My husband left early this morning for a diving excursion with our son, our son's best man and several friends. That left me time for a little bit of laziness this morning and so I lounged around in bed until 10 am or so. For breakfast I enjoyed cheerios (about a cup and a half) in 2% milk. Then I sat down and wrote the aerobic program that was my homework for Body Conditioning Class. That took awhile. Afterwards I went onto face book for awhile to touch base with all of my friends. Lunch was at 1pm. It was a smart One's pizza.
For some reason I reflected upon the past year or so. There are regrets and kudos both. I was sick for the first part of the year. My son married. I turned 50. My 25th wedding anniversary is Nov. 4th and my first novel comes out sometime this fall. That's the big stuff. There were lost friendships, renewed friendships, new life, sad deaths, illnesses and marriages... there was much hurt...and some happiness too.
It was a beautiful 'Indian summer' day and so I got in the car and drove myself to the karate school I had worked in; played in; learned about life in; and built my surrogate family from. It was as if I never left. I love and miss them all so much. I forget sometimes just how much they mean to me. I spent the entire afternoon there among those I am like. It's a different world inside that hallowed place. It still holds it's own piece of my heart.
I stopped at my BFF's house to see how her husband was doing. He had knee surgery. You may remember that he was the one on that diet with the beads behind the ear. He jumped off the diet ship. He lost 22 pounds quickly but gained some back already. It wasn't a shock to me. That was clearly a starvation diet. There is no way anyone can convince me that it was healthy not to mention that there is NO WAY anyone could claim that to be a lifestyle. Also the expense was astronomical to say the least. I think we've got the right idea here. We all know what to do...we just need to step up and do it. Doing it together is the way to go.
My young BFF called today. You may remember that I described her as the closest thing I've ever had to a daughter with the one exception of my new daughter-in-law. It was nice to hear from her. She is seeing an older "friend" of hers (and I use that term VERY loosely for personal reasons, which are both hers and mine). Anyway, I miss her terribly and knowing that situation is happening tonight left my mind reeling with guilt for not telling her how I feel and the reason why.
For dinner I had a Smart Ones dinner and green beans. For snack I had a lite n fit yogurt. I stuck to my diet but I reflected so much about the past that I actually find myself depressed. I fought myself at dinner not to break my stride. I'm happy to report that I was successful in maintaining my 'roll' diet wise.
And so that was the day. It's over. My husband is home and were going to hang out together. He is very excited to tell me about the dive with our son. He just loves those. They are rare as our son is grown, married, an engineer by day and a college professor by night and taking classes toward his Master's degree in between all of that...sigh...he is clearly my child. The apple really fell right next to the tree...thank heaven.
On that note I will remind you, and myself: You look as good as you can for today. Tomorrow you will look that much better. Do not let your perception of your body stand in the way of you having a good time. Stay positive. See you tomorrow. ;-)