Cicero on food

One should eat to live, not live to eat. ~Cicero, Rhetoricorum LV

So this issue really is as old as time.

Will power

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb

Whew! That's short but profound. We have the power to control a lot of our well being through the way we manage our diet and activity. The question is do we have the discipline? I struggle with that everyday.

Taste but don't swallow

Eat as much as you like--just don't swallow it. ~ Steve Burns

You know that's not the worst advice. I remember when I was on Weight Watchers and I was counting points. I could have anything I wanted as long as I counted the points and didn't go over, hmm, I think it was 26. So if I popped something into my mouth and it wasn't that good, I'd say, why waste the points and I'd just spit it out into the nearest trash can.

Those points had to count for something when you had so few.

Those smart ass Californians

You're thinking I'm one of those wise-ass California vegetarians who is going to tell you that eating a few strips of bacon is bad for your health. I'm not. I say it's a free country and you should be able to kill yourself at any rate you choose, as long as your cold dead body is not blocking my driveway. ~ Scott Adams

Funny, but that excess weight can be life threatening. Here's to everyone who is struggling today for a healthier lifestyle. Keep on pluggin.

A different perspective

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. ~Author Unknown

Isn't that true, we concentrate on the short holiday season where if we'd set new patterns for the year we could withstand the occasional indulgence.

Quote of the day - diets

Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart. ~ Erma Bombeck

While that might be true, most of us won't go down with the Titanic and will be most happy that we aren't our biggest size ever when we meet our ex's next wife. Of course that might be a good time to find a dessert cart.

Quick weight loss

Thank you for calling the Weight Loss Hotline. If you'd like to lose a half pound right now, press 1 eighteen thousand times. ~ Randy Glasbergen

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