Busy Day

Not much to say today except it's raining dogs and cats. The weather is sunny and cool. All I'm doing today is going from one home to another taking care of animals, and that's Ok, because that's what I do.

The two added benefits of this work load is; 1)  I get paid to exercise dogs 2) and exercise my fat ass. It also keeps my mind occupied with work instead of obsessing about the bowl of baked ziti sitting in the refrigerator. Exercise stimulates the reward center of the brain. If I've been thinking of eating something, and go for a walk I forget about the food, at least for a while.

Just writing about the ziti wets my friggin' whistle. A true sign of an addictive personality. Normally if there was leftover pasta in the fridge that's what I would have for breakfast, but I stuck to cereal and a banana. I love cereal and bananas. Boring, but healthy.

Then if I had a break around 11:00 I'd have another bowl or pasta. I'm not kidding. I feel guilty now because I have all this pasta in there going to waste. Yet another excuse to eat it all, again with the  guilt. Add that to the list of excuses for why I overeat. I can't let it go to waste right? I was raised to believe it was a sin to waste food. My parents grew up in the depression, not that little bump in the road we just went through. Nothing was wasted, nothing. Rocco would hit you upside the head if he caught you throwing food you didn't eat in the garbage can. It was not uncommon to hear your parents say: "People are starving, you put it on the plate, now you're going to eat it."

I have no easy transition out of todays' blog so I'll just say; "Farewell folks, that's all for today." This is a struggle, but that's life. 2013 It will be a LONG year. Stay tuned for the fun and games.

I called our neighbors Marilyn and Gizella, and gave them two thirds of the ziti. Out of sight, out of mind. I left a bowl for myself and Geri. That's it, it's gone.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War



Breakfast: Cereal with soy milk and banana

Lunch: Greens, dressing, cucumber, 4 kosher pickles (they tasted great)

Snacks: nuts, raisins, 7 crackers and cheese, 2 hard boiled eggs

Dinner: Baked ziti, salad

Exercise: 5 miles, trail and street walks