Monday’s Diet Journal 1-18-10
Diet Journal 1-18-09
When a natural disaster hits such as the earthquake in Haiti and we sit glued to the news of the mass loss of life as well as seeing a lack of the most basic necessities such as water and food for those who survived; it is difficult to wrap my arms around concern over a diet. Instead I would like to offer thanks for each bite I take, each drink I have that I wish I could offer to the one who sits on the side of the street suffering from dehydration and malnutrition. Instead I offer thanks to the gift of life and remind myself not to abuse it. I let go of the fear that there won’t be enough; that sniggling unconscious fear that often causes us to eat ravenously. When you stare at real life not “enough-ism” I believe our imaginary one gets the boot.
I can’t say that I’ve given much attention to my diet this past week, not only because of the earthquake news but because of going to visit my parents. One of which has been nauseous for three months now. Continually focused on what might sound good to her; we wonder what we could fix that would catch her attention without stimulating the gagging reflex.
What odd relationships we have around food. One person never seems to remember to eat while another struggles to ever stop. I have my days where healthy eating is not a chore at all. When I can easily set limits on portion size and not feel like I am withholding the goods. Other days you would think I am hosting a tape worm family. Speaking of, I did give that consideration upon embarking on a diet journey. In fact I just completed a two week parasite cleanse just in case that was aiding and abetting the waistline problem. My chosen cleanse basically consisted of taking horrible tasting herbs morning and night. I was told to start it right before full-moon as they become more active at that time of month. Given the number of bathroom visits it certainly seemed like I was letting go of a few extra pounds. “Hindsight” tells me it was a worthy effort in my quest for a lighter body!
You may be wondering why I don’t just write about how I lost 5 pounds and then share the perfect diet. Well, for one I am trying to stay away from the scale until I can imagine getting on and being thrilled! And secondly, I don’t believe the “perfect” diet exists. My perfect diet may not benefit anyone else.
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