Mac n' Cheese

Today my husband and I had the unfortunate chore of going over our credit card bills that include all the wonder that is Christmas.  So, needless to say we were both trying to figure out exactly how we were going to pay for all the fun and enjoyment that comes with the holidays.

I chuckled and said, "well I guess we can eat mac n' cheese for a couple of months".  Now for those of you who know me, you know that I really just can't eat that stuff even if I had no other choice, I would be miserable and sick.  But my husband's comeback was what really struck me.

He said, "eating mac n' cheese really isn't less expensive in the long run".  Think about what he was saying.  For your overall health, eating processed food just because it is less expensive, whether it is mac n' cheese or spagetti or whatever other inexpensive foods we choose, really does a number on your health.  The trips to the doctor for the consequences of poor eating habits cost a lot more than eating a healthy diet.

So, we both decided we would cut back on anything but the healthy food that we buy.  It just isn't worth the few pennys we would initially save.  Don't use the excuse of healthy or organic food being too expensive.  Trips to the doctor and the long term side effects of medications are much more expensive overall.  

Stop Trying, Start Doing

Definition:

TRY = To Quit with Honor

How many reading this have tried over and over to do something? Tried to change your eating habits, tried to get more exercise, tried to etc, etc, etc....Are you sick and tired of trying? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? I am! I am ready to stop trying and start just doing it. NIKE was onto something when they created the tag line, "Just Do It". Will you all join me in Just doing it? Quit trying. In fact, I am going to make an effort to stop using an phrase or sentence with try or trying in it. If I say it it just means I have an excuse to quit with honor...not my quote by the way, but I do like it.

Here is what I am doing (not trying):

No more grains (period) I can reason my way through anything
                  and it always bites me in the you know what.
Exercise...I am going to do it everyday, just something every day as if someone was paying me to
                  be committed to it. I need to keep myself accountable. Again another
                  area where can find things that need more attention than my health and   
                  wellness...wrong again on my part.
Be honest with my selections on what I am ingesting. My brother once teased me that just
                 because they sell it at Whole Foods, doesn't mean it is good for your body!! I need to be
                more mindful of my selections and not pretend they are actually good.
Not focus so much on food. I focus too much on food, even healthy food. I love to cook so I think
               and obsess over food, again even healthy food. I will have a healthy attitude.
Apply what I know...I am one that knows a lot about health and wellness and yet applies what
               I know a little to my own life. I will use my knowledge to help me, my family and you
               our faithful followers.

I am excellent at helping others. I would do just about anything to help others. I was born wired that way. As Chick Anne-Marie so kindly reminds me so much, If we don't help ourselves we are no good to help anyone else. All of us Chicks bring unique skills and experiences to this blog. Use us, ask us, tell us, enlighten us. We are all in this together.

SO, are you sick and tired enough of being sick and tired to join us in this fight? They say misery loves company, why don't we switch up this saying to healthy and happy loves company too!!

Let's stop trying together and start "JUST DOING IT".  Add YES in the comments if you will join our fight!! I dare you.....

Until next time, Ciao from one crazy Chick

PS. When this posts, it separates...sorry can't fix it.