I haven't made a New Year's Resolution in a very long time. Why? Well, because I never kept them anyway and after a while making them seemed like a moot point. This year, however, I've been doing a lot of thinking and there are some things I know I want to change. So, I'm making resolutions.
Now, before I get to them let me tell you this. I have been thinking about these things for a very long time and in that thinking time I've also done some research. Having done so, I feel like I'm coming to the plate, so to speak, more prepared for success than I have ever been before. My first resolution came to me over the past year as I watched the news and started to see a pattern of indifference and apathy to just how unkind the world has become. There have been a series of hate related crimes, crimes against women and children, mass murders, and terrorist attacks all perpetrated out of shear hatred and evil. Then there was the more "dormant" hatred, if you will, that was let loose during our last election. I've never seen, heard or read such heated, hate-filled, diatribes from one political party to the next. It all added up, for me, into a very concerning time. Where is the kindness in our world? So, my first New Year's resolution is...
To do a single act of kindness every single week.
That's 52 acts of kindness on my part. If everyone did that, wow, what a great place this would be! I thought a lot about this. At first I thought I could do one every day! Sounded great! But after thinking it out more I realized that this was setting me up to fail. Even in the course of my mundane life, some days do get hectic and then I would forget and then I would feel bad and then I would give up. That's how I am. But once per week? That I can manage. Completely doable. I'm making a list of preplanned kind things to do but I'm also going to be on the look out for other kind acts that happen spontaneously.
My second resolution is of a more personal sort. It's something I've struggled with life long, had some success and then went right back to how I was before. Being a woman of my age it is never more important that I tackle this thing once and for all, and that I do it in the right way for the right reasons. I'm talking about my weight. I am pleasingly plump, fluffier than most, curvy, roundish, flubatious - in other words, I am fat. I have been my while life. I weighed over 10 pounds at birth so when I say my whole life, I mean it! I've always been the chubby kid in school and also the tallest! I hit 6 ft in the 7th grade. So, I am a big person. Knowing this, I'm not trying to slim down to look like a supermodel. No, what I need is to lose weight to maintain my health. Now, having said that my health is surprisingly good for someone my size. I have no diabetes, no high blood pressure! But I have minor arthritis in my knees and lower back and I know that losing some of this weight will help that immensely. So, my second resolution is....
To eat more healthily and to exercise at least three times per week.
Again, completely doable. I've been researching this as well and have a slew of healthy recipes to try. I also have a killer treadmill in my bedroom that will be used a lot this year. My goal is to lose a few pounds and tone up a bit. I'm not setting a weight loss goal because every time I've done that I became some overly obsessed nut job that couldn't maintain it. Nope, I just want to feel better and so I shall.
That's it. Those are my resolutions. I imagine I'll be writing about them from time to time and though I know sometimes I'll be writing about my frustrations with them, I hope I'm writing more about my successes!
Happy New Year!
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The Reboot: Day One
Actually, I'm going to start chronicling my ten day juice fast beginning yesterday. Let me explain...
As a classic procrastinator, I put off taking out my old juicer to see if it would work until late on Saturday knowing full well that if it didn't work I was going to be screwed trying to start a ten day reboot. The thing worked okay but was woefully ill equipped to take on a daily juicing. You see, the amount of juice I will need daily is a pretty large amount and this old juicer was only going to make it one small glass at a time. So, off to the only place I knew for a fact they had juicers - Walmart. Don't get me started on Walmart. I hate the place and always have but when you need something fast they generally have it so that's where we went.
We walked into the housewares section and there they were. The juicers. And there was a couple standing over them talking about them. We struck up a conversation and it turned out she had also seen "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and was starting a juice fast on Sunday. She also had a friend, as do I, who lost a lot of weight doing this. While we were talking, a man walked up and had questions. Guess what? He had also seen the movie and was embarking on his own juice fast. The woman was pre-diabetic and the man was diabetic and both felt they needed to do something about this now! Yet a fourth lady walked up and started asking questions. Yup, you guessed it. She saw the movie and wanted to try it. Go figure that the only time I go to Walmart there is a crowd in the one aisle and we're all there for the same reason. I quickly grabbed the juicer I wanted off the shelf. They only had two type. The pricey Jack Lalanne model and the more moderately priced GE model. I went with GE. I didn't need the fancy pulp holder and whiz bangs the other one came with. I just needed a reliable juicer with relatively fast speed that could make a lot of juice at one time.
So, this morning, I began. I made a nice called "Mean Green".
two stalks kale
two stalks celery
two carrots
one Granny Smith apple
one cucumber
and about an inch of ginger root
It took 30 seconds to make the juice and you know what? It was really good! Fresh and clean like drinking in a summer day! I mean it...I was pleasantly surprised and delighted to know that the one juice I will have to drink three times per day was good! I can make other juices each day too but Mean Green is the essential juice with so many micro nutrients. I drank it 20 minutes ago and I feel better already! (Kidding...)
I'm really dedicating myself to this in a way that I have committed to anything in a long time. I'm hoping I get good results in weight loss but even if, overall, I can just feel better it will have been well worth it. So...
Day One = mood positive, energy good, committed to the process and moving forward!
As a classic procrastinator, I put off taking out my old juicer to see if it would work until late on Saturday knowing full well that if it didn't work I was going to be screwed trying to start a ten day reboot. The thing worked okay but was woefully ill equipped to take on a daily juicing. You see, the amount of juice I will need daily is a pretty large amount and this old juicer was only going to make it one small glass at a time. So, off to the only place I knew for a fact they had juicers - Walmart. Don't get me started on Walmart. I hate the place and always have but when you need something fast they generally have it so that's where we went.
We walked into the housewares section and there they were. The juicers. And there was a couple standing over them talking about them. We struck up a conversation and it turned out she had also seen "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and was starting a juice fast on Sunday. She also had a friend, as do I, who lost a lot of weight doing this. While we were talking, a man walked up and had questions. Guess what? He had also seen the movie and was embarking on his own juice fast. The woman was pre-diabetic and the man was diabetic and both felt they needed to do something about this now! Yet a fourth lady walked up and started asking questions. Yup, you guessed it. She saw the movie and wanted to try it. Go figure that the only time I go to Walmart there is a crowd in the one aisle and we're all there for the same reason. I quickly grabbed the juicer I wanted off the shelf. They only had two type. The pricey Jack Lalanne model and the more moderately priced GE model. I went with GE. I didn't need the fancy pulp holder and whiz bangs the other one came with. I just needed a reliable juicer with relatively fast speed that could make a lot of juice at one time.
So, this morning, I began. I made a nice called "Mean Green".
two stalks kale
two stalks celery
two carrots
one Granny Smith apple
one cucumber
and about an inch of ginger root
It took 30 seconds to make the juice and you know what? It was really good! Fresh and clean like drinking in a summer day! I mean it...I was pleasantly surprised and delighted to know that the one juice I will have to drink three times per day was good! I can make other juices each day too but Mean Green is the essential juice with so many micro nutrients. I drank it 20 minutes ago and I feel better already! (Kidding...)
I'm really dedicating myself to this in a way that I have committed to anything in a long time. I'm hoping I get good results in weight loss but even if, overall, I can just feel better it will have been well worth it. So...
Day One = mood positive, energy good, committed to the process and moving forward!
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