Diet Journal January 4th 2010
Today I have cleaned the house in places which haven’t seen clean in a long while. And, yet there is more to be done. The box that sat next to the front door since Dec. 31st, 04, was challenging. Out with the worthless and a few items saved which hadn’t belonged to me in the first place. A CD I swore had been stolen appeared as well as supplements long past their prime.
The windowsill behind the computer was another haven for dust notes. I could have written a whole sermon in 3D. How can these things called homes become such trash collectors? Normally when one thinks of Home a warm fire comes to mind or at the very least shelter from the dirtiness of the world around us. But No – our homes are actually gathering spots for unseen mites and fleas that couldn’t possibly exist out in the cold; for magazines with news from the 1970’s and books bought but never read. I even have a box of presents purchased yet never given… Isn’t that an odd one? One day I shall host a party and ask only that each one that comes, take something away with them.
The whole cleaning binge started when I got on the scale this morning to find the numbers bigger than I’ve ever been. I figured I needed a clean out and began with what’s easiest – whatever I laid my eyes on. I’m hoping tomorrow I will have lightened my internal load. We know there exists in the microcosm a reflection of the macrocosm and vice-versa so I decided it should work within me as well.
The good news is I lost my appetite for at least half the day. Juicing at 10:am then a bit of cold cooked broccoli to nibble. Next a small handful of almonds got me clear to the 2:30 hour. It was the grocery store run that thwarted the process. My plan was to stay on liquids or fruits and vegetables all day. But the shrimp and sole looked mighty good behind the glass and I thought possibly low-cal until I got home and began to look up recipes. The shrimp and spinach stuffing would need something to bind it and a white sauce with wine and butter ought to help. The avocado needed to be eaten so adding that to the salad probably placed me more toward the 1200 calorie meal category.
Right now my Xmas chocolate is calling from the desk drawer and I am hoping to get to sleep before the voices get irresistible. My goal is to lose a few pounds before the end of January and yesterday’s homemade Mac and cheddar is still holding down space in the refrigerator. I am finding that way more dangerous than chocolate or cheese cake.
Strangely enough I just realized that this is Monday. Do diets that begin on Monday really work? I’ve never known them to but maybe, due to the fact that I hadn’t thought of that earlier, I’m in luck.
PS: Unreported foods:
2 tangerines
2 celery sticks with peanut butter
8 baby shrimp with Caesar dressing
1 glass chardonnay
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