Thursday, January 19, 2006

Turning a New Leaf

We humans hate change. I, myself- abhor changes. Most of them, anyway. I used to think I looked forward to changes- but, the older I become, the more I realize I prefer certain things certain ways and am unwilling to change them. That's not to say that I'd don't love a new operating system or a new hair-do.... I mean in the area of personal habits.

I DETEST the word: diet. Of all the dirty, filthy words in the English language- that ONE word is probably the word I resent hearing the most. I can watch an R-rated movie and nowadays (used to this wasn't the case) I don't even flinch when I hear the f-word. But-- the "D" word.... oh man! It sickens me, turns my guts and now it's a way of life I'm leading. How ironic.

I guess the first step to desensitizing myself to that word was saying it aloud and frequently in everyday conversation. Just like Elle's character using legal jargon in "Legally Blonde"! I still don't really appreciate the deeper meaning of the word calorie and how a calorie is the unit standardized to measure food energy. I mean.... a food item full of calories, such as a candy bar; should (and usually does) create a gigantic burst of energy. So if all things being equal in our little universe (recall the theory of for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction); then, WHY do our bodies STORE that energy rather than expending it immediately? Seems to me that if you "saved" it; it would lessen the amount of potential energy. But, NOOOO- if your body "saves" that energy it packs it into unwanted fat-packets and they do nothing but slow the rest of the energy levels down.

Oh, well-- that's all rhetoric and too bad that even the act of expending extra verbage doesn't do anything towards counting towards caloric output. So... it's off to the bike for me! I can hardly wait for the first two weeks to be over.. then, I can have some veggies again!

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