day one
of my return to healthy habits
slipped a pan of veggies
into the oven
got involved in a project
over-roasted them a bit
is ‘char’ considered fiber?
—
‘food over flame burns, food over heat cooks.’
-alfred the great
Sep3
Category Archives: health
Jan2
food for the soul.
when you’ve recently climbed way back up onto the healthy wagon
you have to choose between
the warm fudgy chocolate cake and creamy vanilla ice cream with a dark chocolate drizzle
or
the healthy fresh green juice
you make a deal with yourself
indulge in a bit of chocolate wonder right now
drink the magic green elixir
for your next meal
(which should offset all you’ve just eaten, call it even)
but somehow
the juice never makes it home
so the universe
has made the the decision for you.
—
“food for the body is not enough. there must be food for the soul.”
– dorothy day
Dec1
to raisin, or not to raisin? that is the question.
on the very first day
of my new and improved
healthy eating and exercise initiative
a rogue chocolate-covered raisin
emerged from hiding
under a blanket on my sofa
where it had quietly sat
lying in wait
for me to discover it
i stopped
breathless
knowing this tiny temptation
was a test
oh, what a test
who would know
just one
practically a fruit and coffee/cacao product
dark chocolate and fruit are both good for my heart
who cares if there’s a bit of blanket fuzz on it
that’s just added fiber
could this be the gateway
to a slice of triple-layer chocolate cake or velveta-laden nachos?
not today, fuzzy amazing hidden chocolate-covered raisin, not today.
the struggle is real.
—
i looked to the writers to seek their wisdom
they have a difference of opinion on this.
are you on team wilde or team emerson when it comes to temptation?
“i can resist everything except temptation.”
-oscar wilde
“we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”
-ralph waldo emerson
Dec29
boring.
the doctor asked me
the usual litany of questions
general health, lifestyle, habits, history, medical issues
she was excited to find that i was not on any medication
her happiness continued on through the list of ‘red flag’ questions
as i answered no, no, no, rarely, on special occasions, safely, long ago
heard myself reciting my answers
finally blurted out that i must be really boring
she told me that is exactly what doctors want to hear
i made her day, but now i’m left wondering how to kick it up a notch.
—
“everybody’s life can be a movie but most of such movies will be boring!”
-mehmet murat ildan
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