Rewrite Your Life

I’m doing better, everybody!  Not only am I slowly, but surely, getting over my cold – I still have a scratchy throat and a bit of a stuffy nose, but it’s getting better – but I am also slowly, but surely, getting back on track.  I did much better over this past weekend.  I only went a little bit over on Saturday and was actually a point under my target on Sunday.  Today, I’m a couple of points over, but I counted them and it wasn’t completely out of control.  Progress!  I think seeing my progress chart really put things into perspective for me.

One note that I do want to put out there is that while I mention things that I like, such as the Michelina’s Lean Gourmet Snackers and 100 calorie packs, that is in no way all that I eat.  I do eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc.  I don’t want you all to think that I just sit here stuffing my face with crap.  But I am a firm believer in everything (within reason) in moderation.  Unless, of course, you have a specific medical condition that opposes this.

I know a lot of people are firmly on the side of eating everything pure and clean and organic, but I just can’t do that, and frankly, I just don’t want to at this point in my life.  Maybe I will be at some point in the future, but for now, I do what I can and just gradually introduce more and more of those types of foods into my diet (little “d” there, as in my nutrition plan).  I’m eating more good-for-me stuff than I ever have in my life and I’m proud of that.

But that’s my decision.  I’ve gotten a few comments from different people saying: you should only eat this and this and this, and never this or this.  I respect your opinion, and am happy for you that you’ve found what works for you, but we all have to make our own decisions (and possibly, mistakes) in life.  I respect your choices, please respect mine – or at least allow me to make my own mistakes if you can’t.

Now, all of this isn’t to say that I don’t want to be recommended healthy foods or recipes that you love, I’d love to hear those kinds of things! I just don’t want to feel bashed for the choices I make, if that makes sense.

<getting off soapbox now> I hope I haven’t offended anyone. 

I originally got on to post today about this restaurant in San Francisco that a friend from elementary school told me about.  Surprisingly, this is actually relevant to what I just got done talking about.  It’s called Café Gratitude and they serve raw organic foods.  Some of their menu items sound a little too out there for me (wheatgrass shots, etc.), but then other things sound pretty great (like their salads and pizzas).  The funny thing is that the names of their menu items are things like “I am beautiful” or “I am abundant.”  I think that’s kind of cool and fun.

I clicked on a link to another part of their site and came across an article that really fits with how I’ve been feeling lately.  Here is a link to the site and the blog post is from March 17, 2009.  It is called “Rewrite your life.”  It talks about taking a characteristic that you would like to improve about yourself or strengthen and making it more a part of yourself through daily practice and affirmation.  I thought it was very interesting, and very time appropriate.  Check it out and let me know what you think!

To get you hooked, here is the first paragraph:

Consider that you know who you are, how you react, what triggers you, you even warn other people about the ways you are.  You might also be quietly waiting for people to figure out who you are, again already knowing. But what if you could create yourself newly every day? What if you could start saying things about yourself that create you as more of who you really want to be? Maybe you can. I invite you to take it on. For just one week pick one way of being that perhaps you don’t think you are and start affirming that way. Lets say for example, I Am Beautiful, or I Am Generous, pick one that you aspire to but don’t quite think you are there yet.

Happy Monday Everyone!