While I don't usually involve myself in anything too controversial on FB, I just couldn't resist this...
Did you know that:
The word "racecar" spelled backwards still spells "racecar"?
"Eat" is the only word that, if you take the first letter and move it to the
last, spells its past tense, "ate"?
And if you rearrange the letters in "Tea Party Republicans," and add just a
few more letters, it spells: "Shut the f**k up you free-loading,
progress-blocking, benefit-grabbing, resource-sucking, violent, hypocritical
douche bags, and deal with the fact that you nearly wrecked the country
under Bush and that our President is Black, so get used to it."
received in email via anonymous.. thanks ;)
Isn't that interesting?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
did you know that:
Monday, November 15, 2010
Life lessons
Life Lessons These are a few tidbits I've picked up along my journey.. Hope it helps make your journey a little smoother. (Some of these can be credited to others far wiser than me.)
1:
What goes around, comes around - ALWAYS!! Don't waste your time on revenge. Trust it to be true!
2:
If you kick it to the curb - leave it there! You don't take trash BACK into the house
3:
If you chase it, it will run
4:
When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
5:
If the situation doesn't directly effect you, your children or your job, stay out of it. Negativity doesn't need any assistance from anybody
6:
furthermore.... you don't need to look for trouble.. it will find you! You do however: need to search out your happiness.. it seems, sometimes, elusive.
7:
If you find yourself making excuses for him (or her as the case may be) more than half the time, you're making too many excuses. Why?
8:
Houses built on foundations with structural damage, will be problematic. You may apply that same theory to relationships. In other words, if your mate has substance abuse issues, mental health issues, narcissitic tendencies or just generally pyschotic, you can expect a problematic relationship.
9:
It is not always the other guy.
10:
You cannot help people that don't want your help... really
11. If you can't admit you have a problem, you'll never find the cure/fix. NEVER!
That holds true if the problem is your own, or your "significant other".
12. Do you! You are the most qualified to be you, and God put you here to be YOU, flaws and all.
13. People may not believe what you say, but they will always believe what you do.
14. Face the truth, before it faces you.
15. If he tells you who he is, believe him. For example, if he says he's not ready to be in a relationship - he's not. If he says he's not good with change, he isn't. Again, if someone is telling you who or what they are - listen and save yourself some grief.
1:
What goes around, comes around - ALWAYS!! Don't waste your time on revenge. Trust it to be true!
2:
If you kick it to the curb - leave it there! You don't take trash BACK into the house
3:
If you chase it, it will run
4:
When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
5:
If the situation doesn't directly effect you, your children or your job, stay out of it. Negativity doesn't need any assistance from anybody
6:
furthermore.... you don't need to look for trouble.. it will find you! You do however: need to search out your happiness.. it seems, sometimes, elusive.
7:
If you find yourself making excuses for him (or her as the case may be) more than half the time, you're making too many excuses. Why?
8:
Houses built on foundations with structural damage, will be problematic. You may apply that same theory to relationships. In other words, if your mate has substance abuse issues, mental health issues, narcissitic tendencies or just generally pyschotic, you can expect a problematic relationship.
9:
It is not always the other guy.
10:
You cannot help people that don't want your help... really
11. If you can't admit you have a problem, you'll never find the cure/fix. NEVER!
That holds true if the problem is your own, or your "significant other".
12. Do you! You are the most qualified to be you, and God put you here to be YOU, flaws and all.
13. People may not believe what you say, but they will always believe what you do.
14. Face the truth, before it faces you.
15. If he tells you who he is, believe him. For example, if he says he's not ready to be in a relationship - he's not. If he says he's not good with change, he isn't. Again, if someone is telling you who or what they are - listen and save yourself some grief.
16. When you choose the behavior, you choose the consequences. Or, when you make a decision, you make a path toward your future. Decide carefully, informed, and with determination, but decide!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
gentle thoughts
Gentle Thoughts for Today -
Birds of a feather flock together .. .. . .and then poop on your car.
Birds of a feather flock together .. .. . .and then poop on your car.
A penny saved is a government oversight.
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The fastest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement .
He who hesitates is probably right.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.'
If you think there is good in everybody, you
haven't met everybody.
haven't met everybody.
If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs...'
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it..
The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to your youth, think of Algebra.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young. Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today, it's called golf.
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth . . ... . . .. .
. AMEN!
(thanks Trish)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
People keep asking me how I lost the weight I've lost. I've been tracking my diet and exercise, almost since I started, with an app on my phone called calorie counter, and a synced website - myfatsecret.com. It lets you export your diary, so here it is. This is exactly what I've been eating from last May through September, which is when I lost most of the weight. I exercise nearly everyday except Sunday. I tried to make certain I had a bear minimum of 30 minutes of cardio activity daily, mostly interval. As you can see if you read through the details, I wasn't super vigilant about not eating this or not eating that. I ate out in restaurants, ate things that aren't necessarily healthy, but what I'm doing different is focusing on moderation and portion control, which has always been my biggest problem. I've been working (and still am) on changing my thought patterns to realize that I don't have to eat the entire of anything, but rather, cheesecake factory, crunch n munch, and my other favorites, will be here tomorrow, the day after that, and so on, and I don't need to fill up on it now. A few bites, savored, should be quite enough. I also, try to eat slower now.
The snacks listed are throughout the day, so basically, I'm eating something every two or three hours. I try to not let myself get hungry. When I don't get hungry, or eat as soon as I realize I should, I don't eat as much, and I don't crave starchy/sugary foods (crap).
My diet plan is probably a lot fewer calories than most people, but that's because I've abused my body fairly well in my early years, combined with having probably the most energy efficient body of anyone I know. Oh well, I did it to myself, and ya can't bitch about things you brought on yourself.
Hope this helps, it was fairly easy for me.
:)
the following posts are the details of my diet
my fat secret diet details
People keep asking me how I lost the weight I've lost. I've been tracking my diet and exercise almost since I started with an app on my phone called calorie counter, and a synced website - myfatsecret.com. It lets you export your diary, so here it is. This is exactly what I've been eating from last May through September, which is when I lost most of the weight.
Monday, November 1, 2010
NOVEMBER IS AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH
A new CDC report tells us that the number of Americans with diabetes is projected to double or triple in the next 40 years. Diabetes increases the risk for heart disease; hypertension; stroke, kidney disease, vision loss, and other serious medical conditions.
To learn if you are at risk for diabetes, go to http://www.diabetes.org/
This month, take a few minutes to learn more about the importance of diabetes prevention:
The 3 most important lifestyle behaviors that can help reduce our risk of diabetes are
- daily moderate physical activity
- maintaining a healthy weight and waistline
- making healthy eating choices
Physical exams that include a fasting glucose test are important for early detection of abnormal blood sugar (glucose) levels in at risk individuals. If glucose levels are creeping up year after year this is a warning sign of pre-diabetes and possibly diabetes. Exercise; proper nutrition and losing just 5 to 10% of body weight can turn this trend around. For those already living with diabetes- attention to these same lifestyle behaviors can help improve their health and better manage their diabetes. Avoiding tobacco is also critical as smoking increases blood glucose levels and reduces the body’s ability to use insulin. For more prevention information: http://www.diabetes.org/
The DHHS Wellness Program promotes worksite opportunities for physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco cessation support, and weight management to help employees prevent diabetes and help those living with diabetes better manage their condition. Some employees have reported their participation in worksite wellness activities enabled them to increase their level of physical activity and lose weight and as a result their physician was able to reduce or eliminate their diabetes medication So, take a walk every day on your break or lunch time, bring healthy snacks and lunch to work, and, if you are overweight, join a weight management program.
Some Excellent Diabetes Resources:
delete (gulp)
So I've been deleted. It wouldn't be anything, but alas, I was aghast that, yes, one of the girls I went to High School with, apparently deleted me, and I have no idea why. What did I do? (or not do?) I thought she was a good friend in HS and had really good times with her, so I was quite taken aback by my deletion. Will I lose sleep over it? No, but I'm really curious about it, and I really don't like the feeling of being deleted. Maybe it's the word - delete! It makes it seem like I'm very unimportant (wow, narcissistic much?), or just non-relevant? Is her friend count too high at 109? (formerly 110). Ok, yes, I have deleted people from my friends list in the past, without too much consideration of how they felt about being deleted, but I did consider it, and came to the conclusion, that they likely wouldn't have noticed that they had been deleted. It's only been a few, and they were people who I no longer associate with, or weren't friends of mine to begin with, but rather friends of friends, and I didn't really know anything about them. In this age of cyber-stalking and privacy concerns, I've become a little more diligent about who I'd like to let into my picture albums and status updates. Only one of my dearly deleted actually wrote me an email about it... a solid year and a half later.. when he noticed. I responded with the information that it had been nearly two years ago that he had been deleted, so obviously, we weren't really 'friends' now were we? He accepted that (or so I thought). But back to .. me.. I did the only logical thing about my kick to the curb.. I submitted a friend request. She's online, but I've not yet been accepted, though 3 others have been. I do believe I'm treading into stalker territory. Maybe I'm just being too sensitive?
The problem with HS FB friends is this; you think of these folks as the same as when you last saw them. So in my case, and HS friends, that's several decades ago. So in my logical mind (shutup), I know that these are most certainly not the same people I went to school with, as I am not anywhere near the same person I was 30+ years ago, somehow my perception remains a little stagnated. Does FB bring out the High School teenager pettiness in me? I truly do enjoy reading about my classmates lives, and seeing the pictures. I like the pirate costumes (well, I think they were costumes), needles getting lost in your back (still trying to get my brain around that one), enjoying your first snow of the season (where is the sanity in that?), where your band is playing or how much fun you seem to have doing it, and of course, the family events that bring joy all around. So while sometimes I wonder if my FB classmates still imagine me as I was in HS, I hope that they can see from my FB page that I'm not the mean, chip on my shoulder, angry and unhappy punk I was back then (I said shutup).
In closing, while I'm surely disappointed with my deletion, I'll let it go, move on, and put it on the shelf along with all my other "don't know what's up with that" stuff. Since I don't do 'passive-aggressive' bs, I will continue to operate under the assumption that most people are mature enough to let me know respectfully if I'm doing something that offends them, so that I may then respectfully let them know they can kiss my ... (lol, kidding.. shutup already)
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