HEALTHY YOU CHALLENGE/ A CONFESSION/ and random thoughts..

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Confession time: I did not go to the gym yesterday.. long and rough day at work.. by 550pm I was sneezing my eyebrows off.. so I decided to head home.. I am going to aim for Wednesday as far as walking goes.. I am praying I am not getting a cold.. Hell I have enough meds in me by now.. sheesh..

Well another confession: Just logged my menu for today.. its a big eating day... 1,404 calories in all .. I have been trying to stay at 1200.. sometimes I do a big day like today.. just because I guess.. hmm oh well.. I am logging it .. so thats what matters and I am really eating healthy.. I am having left over pasta for lunch .. You gotta count that and that alone is 350 calories.. my pasta toss... sigh... I am not mad at myself.. after all I made it and i am eating it.. but it is what it is.. and the count for today is that number...


I watched Mississippi Burning for the umteenth time... that movie .. is amazing each time I see it.. I still am haunted by the behavior of these folks... . and these behaviors that still lurk all over the planet, be it racism, anti-semitism or whatever form of hate or prejudice that is roaming the corridors of our lives.. try as I might I just can not understand that mentality.

I was too young when the civil rights movement took place.. but I know the stories and live in Birmingham or as it used to be known back then ... BOMBINGHAM... I cringe when I hear that and to this day I have to explain that Birmingham is a different city... Yes we still battle prejudices .. as do most communities...but not to the degree it was back then. Hate is a vicious poison.. a waste.. it is ignorance at it's worst.. Most of us are far removed from it... but if you think about it I bet some of you have been victims of hate... yep... think of folks who called you names or made comments regarding your weight... think of the ignorance these people displayed when they called you fat ass , or barked at you... think back in high school when boys asked you for fake dates or to dances.. as a prank.. Think back to the viciousness.. the small minds.. now think about your thoughts.. and what you have thought about that Muslim, that Jew, that Christian, that Asian, that African American, that Handicapped person, that bum, that beggar, that white man, that rich man, that FAT GIRL, that FAT BOY, that thin girl, that snobby woman, that bitch, that bastard... Get the picture... ??? I think each of us.. is both victim and antagonist.. maybe not to any great extent.. but I think we have it in us.. I also believe that not only how we are raised provides an influence for us.. but what we think on our own.. does too.. Fundementally though, like Ann Frank .. I believe that basically people are good at heart.. and will strive to do or say the right thing. .. We as people , are quick to judge what we do not understand, be it that Skinny girl or that Fat boy... we as individuals can make a difference..by how we treat each other.. regardless of any preconcieved notions.. that is the hardest thing to teach our children.. that is hard to remember as adults... Tolerance is the balm for all of us. Seems though that hate .. hate of whatever.. is far easier to teach and much more viral.

Wish me well
Wish you well too!

PS!!!! DOING THE IDOL THNG TONIGHT~FOX 7pm central~ I LOVE AMERICAN IDOL and I am not ASHAMED lol!