Be a sage.
The book suggests that I share some great or just crazy wisdom I’ve received, or consider sharing some of my own advice and words of wisdom. I can’t think of any received words of advice that have been particularly memorable, so I’ll go ahead and share my own wisdom.
I’m going to give you two pieces of wisdom: one that is dead serious and sincere. The other? More humorous.
1. Watch your weight.
I didn’t get where I am today by overeating at a few meals or eating the wrong kinds of things a few times a week. It took years of bad eating habits that began in my childhood. And it’s going to take quite a while to get down to a healthy weight, and I’m still working hard at breaking bad eating habits and establishing better ones. Don’t wreck your body, risk your health and kill your self-esteem by being where I’m at. Watch your calories, watch your fat grams, control portions, and for the love of God, stay away from all things fast food and fried. (Cheese, too. Did you know that one individually wrapped string cheese could have as much as 160 calories and 12 grams of fat?!)
2. Electronics & water do not get along.
Unless you want your iPod to go for a swim, don’t trust it on the top shelf of your computer tower while you’re off taking a shower. Despite that top shelf being over five feet off the ground, and your husband being present in the room and facing the general direction of your computer tower, your son WILL have the opportunity to climb up onto the work area of your tower, stand up, reach for the iPod, and then climb back down, head into the kitchen with it, and deposit it into the water bowl you have out for the cats.
I agree with the weight thing. I’ve recently changed my eating habits completely around – from what I eat, to when. It’s a wonderful feeling.
I have to disagree with the cheese thing though because the benefits of cheese far outweigh that small amount of fat – such as calcium, protein and phosphorus which are important to a healthy diet (and weight loss). If you’re a cheese freak (like me) you can get low-fat cheese and still reap the benefits – or just limit consumption.
LOL @ number 2. My Newer iPod actually says “Do not put your iPod through the wash & dry” And yes, it was from actually putting my iPod Nano through both the washer AND the dryer *facepalm* Electronics and water definitely don’t mix.
((oddly enough half a year later the iPod mysteriously started working again!))
I know what you mean about the weight issues. My started as a child too, but I disagree with dieting. I think that dieting is the wrong way to handle your weight because you yo-yo and then once you stop dieting you gain the weight back. I’m currently working with a dietitcian to help maintain healthy weight loss, and to help improve my eating habits and life. It’s not a diet, it’s a way of life. Dieting has negative connotations in society. I highly suggest the book that my dietitician works with, it’s called Intuitive Eating: A revolution program that works. It helps you learn how to eat for biological hunger and how to listen to your body and trust yourself. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Intuitive-Eating/Evelyn-Tribole/e/9780312321239/?itm=1 is the link to the book. I’m having great success, one of my friends suggested that I see the dr and how it helped her and I’ve been going for a year now and I’m slowly losing weight and learning to eat right.
If you’re really wanting to be serious about losing weight you have to address the problems that started it and this book is a great start. I wish you all the luck and I hope that you look into the book. Or atleast look up information on Intuitive eating.