Or maybe I could have said, "bigger butt, I am back!"
Hey --- all joking and butts aside, at least I am back and making the commitment to make the next 6 months a MUCH more healthy go of it. I also joined a workplace fitness program designed to focus on health and a healthy lifestyle.
I am glad to know that people are moving away from the old SKINNY = HEALTHY equation. Although I have never had that problem (skinny), I have had far too many women in my life who continue to believe that skinny is healthy. Several of them actually diagnosed with bulimia and suffered from those challenges. The sad part is, I spent a lot of years with one of those ladies where I too got involved with some CRAY diets that involved some dangerous activities. My son even adopted some really unhealthy weight loss ideas from those distorted days.
Nuff on that. Back to HEALTHY!
So many ups and downs in my life. The one thing that has remained constant, though, is my understanding and study of my self-sabotaging nature. For example, I KNOW -- and I know I know -- that eating a healthy meal with lots of veggies and water will invigorate me and keep me feeling clean and mean (in a good way). Yet, I have developed that little monster inside my ME that says I can cheat (with sweets, fatty meats, or even fried yuck) and then starve myself tomorrow -- and it will all even out. NO, NO, NO....there is never a tomorrow - I MUST EAT HEALTHY every single day. The tomorrow never comes, which makes it even easier to cheat again.
It's a vicious loop. Kinda like a toilet flushing - once you get sucked in, you get mixed in with a lot of s*&+ and end up hanging out with a lot of other disgusting and stinky stuff.
Bottom line is - keep it simple, and keep it healthy. There are no 1,200 calorie "snacks" that will ever be worth it.
Rambling a Bit,
Bill