I could get all cynical and soapboxathon to you about the evils of a world where 850 million people go hungry and a WGWaFA like myself is championing the value of 100 calorie packs. However, what resonates for me is not purchasing a sea of brightly colored elfin packaged snack food but the redefining of what is a proper portion. That even this is a change in priorities. Becoming aware and enabling control over personal issues, I believe that kind of priority shift can and will spread into all areas of person’s life and then into the world around them. Miserable people are no help to anyone. Perhaps later I will wean myself into separating my own snacks into portion controlled baggies without mindlessly eating the entire box in the process.
I then thought about other ways I could shift my negative thoughts to inspire myself. After I got dumped, and I began working towards getting healthy both physically and mentally, oddly people kept making the same joke, “Hey look at it this way you’ve already lost 160 lbs.” Why they all decided this was my ex’s weight is beyond me? I once read that the average human, if eaten, is 206,250 calories. Since, for various reasons, I consider my ex below average presently I decided he is approximately 186,250 calories. So whenever I have a bad food day, I remind myself that I recently cut 186,250 calories. It is surprising how much better this makes me feel. Right now it’s about food and body issues, I’m not working on petty until next year.
Blessed with the fact that being tall I carry my extra weight well, I was always mortified to tell people how much I actually weigh. Until I decided that I am no longer going define myself with a number. At 191 lbs, I weighed the same as a Yamaha EF5200DE Generator. In an attempt to overcome my horror at putting this information out into the world, I came up with a list of reasons why I am superior to my like-massed generator friend. Let’s break down Yamma’s features, shall we?
- 5200 watts max / 4500 watts rated. (I have no max when energized)
- Electric Start standard / Recoil Backup. (Nothing about me is standard)
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