Lunch with a friend
09.30.05 (3:34 am) [edit]Went to lunch the other day with a friend, it was on Wednesday, my usual day off and I often spend some time with him. We went to lunch and as I was going thru the menu, looking over the items, I realized that my eating habits are slowly changing; completely on their own, without any desire on my part to really change them. As I was looking down the menu I saw all the items that in the past I would have ordered but did not want them. When I got to the salad section, I stopped, looked, liked, and ordered, a chicken salad with lots of healthy items mixed in. I would like to take credit for having some kind of discipline, but nope I can’t, I just wanted salad. I am finding that during the day that I am starting to crave fruits, and don’t want as may of the other things that I would normally eat all the time when snacking. One of my main weaknesses is coffee and any kind of pastry, and that is also slowly going. It is not that I am trying to lose weight, I decided a few years ago not to get on that particular band wagon, diet, gain, diet, gain; many of you know what I mean by that, the yo yo effect. It gives the myth of Sisyphus a whole new meaning. No I just try to keep my weight just were it is at, and am able to do that; between 196 and 200 pounds. Not the best weight, I could be 175, but I know that I am not going to go thru the hoops to achieve that, not worth the effort, besides when I got there I would go back up. I know myself in this regard, better to just try to keep at an even keel. However if my eating habits continue to change (on their own) then perhaps I will start to loose a little weight, but I am not going to try. I will leave that up to those people who keep the diet industry rich.
Across from an older woman came in with one of those ear phones on, which I noticed, and then went back to talking with my friend. As the time progressed I noticed that the ear phone, was from time to time, blinking a blue light. I found that interesting, and had an irrational impulse to go over and ask her to please take the phone out of her ear since the blue blinking was starting to bug me a bit. It was not that bad, but I found it interesting. The next few years will most likely bring all kinds of other devices that blink and whistle that we will need to wear. Who knows perhaps we can get color coordinated blinks to go with our hair, clothes or whatever. Yes it will be interesting. Not that I am against the new technologies, I love them, in fact I guess I will be wearing something like that in the near future. If only I can get the colors together, not go good at that, my friends tell me that I look like I get my clothes at Good Will, which I think is fine, I like Good Will stores. Besides what is wrong with your basic blue, grey and black ensemble…..right?
Peace
mitch