Women Over Fifty

Today it’s been more about eating than about feeding my body.  What’s the difference?  When I feed my body, I’m making sure that my body is getting the nutrition it needs and nothing else.  When I just eat, I’m making sure I’m not hungry, but not careful about my choices.

As a diabetic I really need to feed my body and not just eat carelessly.  So, I began the day with cereal and a cup of hot tea.  Not too bad, right.  Then I went to my all-day art lab and learned that the college has canceled this lab for reasons that have nothing to do with the students and everything to do with administration.   I am devastated.  So, what did I do?  I ate.

First I went shopping, then went to one of my favorite lunch places, Rubios.  They make the best fish tacos!  Today’s special was langostino lobster tacos - little lobster and little tacos and a lot of flavor.  Fortunately for me, Rubios is pretty much an OK place for me to eat - after I pour off the dressing they put on the tacos.  I can replace the dressing with fresh salsa and it’s a really OK lunch.  They also serve Minute Maid’s low-sugar lemonade, which I doctor up with slices of fresh lime.  It is so refreshing, especially with the fish.

What’s so bad about that?  Nothing, but I’m not finished eating yet.   On the way back from my car after having lunch I went into Starbucks and bought a cranberry, chocolate, calorie-filled cookie thing.  And I blew it!  That’s all it takes to kill a good diet day.  Not only that, but I intend to eat it once I’m finished blogging.  That’s really bad.  It might have been impulse that caused me to buy the cookie, but I’ve had time to think about it and I’m still going to eat it.  I am determined to eat this non-diet item.

An article sent out today by Sparkspeople  (sparkspeople.com) talks about why people fail to stay on their diets.   It says it’s mostly because people have unreasonable expectations of how much they’re going to lose.  I’m not sure how that applies to me.  Is it unreasonable to expect that I can resist ALL the good Christmas treats this season?  Well, it may be a reasonable expectation, but I’ll be honest with you.  I’m going to quit blogging and eat that cookie.  My blood sugars were at a beautiful number this morning.

 Marilynne 

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