Middle Age Spread

I didn’t know how else to title this piece. We had an office meeting this morning and decided that we had to make a place for political opinion on this domain because political opinion is not only a big part of who we are, but also a big part of middle age concerns. As you grow older and less able to defend yourself against government decisions, you grow more and more concerned about the who, what and how of government.

That being said, I opened my emails this morning and found a link to this video from one of our children. I’m not sure which brought a larger tear to my eye; the video images combined with the song, or the fact that the branch of our family tree it came from was one we thought of as hard-core conservative dare-I-say Republican. I used to be one, too, but the Bush regimes changed that.

Maybe we should give Bush a little credit for something - he might be the biggest motivational force of this decade, turning the tide back to democracy right here in this country. I can feel it tipping back in that direction.

I’m a big proponent of using protein heavy nutrition when I’m trying to jump-start a weight loss period or come down off a sugar binge. That’s because I’m insulin resistant and eating lean proteins and only a few of the most worthy green carbs will work quickly to get you on an even keel.

But…. in a forum today there was someone proposing a pretty strict diet of boiled chicken, boiled eggs, salad greens and NEVER EVER eating any vegetables that grow underground (which is aimed primarily at avoiding starch). Now, if someone wanted to do this for 2 days until they forgot how Oreos tasted or something, then maybe….. but can you imagine eating such a narrow range of food for any length of time?

That brings me to my main point and then I’ll shut up. Why are we SO willing to cut several really good, wholesome foods out of our life forever without a second thought? When we get sick and tired of boiled meat and eggs and lettuce, what are we going to binge on? Apples? Grapes? Pears? Barley? Steak? I don’t think so. I think the first trip to the store will include at least one donut, with cookie dough, ice cream, frozen pizza, Oreos, and at least one cake or brownie mix for good measure.

Do what you need to do to stop overeating, but I’m telling you - the best thing you can do is sit down and plan what you’re going to eat, and include a nice variety of real stuff.