How does one's life get so out of hand?  My life has been crazy lately.  I just started a new job, and I'm trying to get my life on a schedule.  Amy's job is incredibly difficult.  It takes an amazing person to do what she does.  All that, and she still travels home to be with her family on the weekends.  We both have ridiculous lives, but in different ways.  For me, amidst all of the bustle, the hardest thing to remember is to take care of myself.  Take today for example:


Did I get take out for lunch today?  Yes.

Was it a grilled veg sandwich with black beans, a citrus sauce and a limeade?  BIG YES!

Do I feel bad about not eating something I made for myself, that was from organic veggies and hand-picked by local farmers.  Meh. Not really.

Today, I want you to remember to have no guilt.  We were meant to eat.  We eat to live.  And if I'm eating, it better be delicious.

Don't have regret.  Even if you get that 10,000 calorie fast food "value" meal, just remember that tomorrow is another day, and all we accomplish when we beat ourselves up over what we've eaten, good OR bad, is to slowly chip away at our self-esteem.  Eventually, all that chipping will leave you with rubble.

There are no take-backsies.  Digestion is forever :) So don't worry about that little "bump" in the culinary road, just think ahead to your next meal time, and start planning for a healthier option.


Selective amnesia will always eventually make you feel like death.  Aka, be intentional.  Fast food makes me feel like murder.  But it tastes so good during.  Pride doesn't come before the fall...greasy, salty, fatty-fat fast food comes before the fall.  Don't forget how awful you felt the last time.  Make a post-it if you have to.  I take notes on my hands sometimes.  Don't judge me.  It's effective; unsightly, but effective.

**And for the record...I ate a piece of chocolate cheesecake for dessert tonight.  It had 22 grams of fat.  It was delicious :)


--Rita