Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


September 14

A calorie is not a calorie to me when…I feel badly about myself for eating it and then proceed to take it out on everybody else.  I remember one time at my sister’s when I asked her if she minded […]

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September 13

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I it always takes me to “I blew it or I ruined it”.  This food always eventually gets me to that “I don’t care” place.  Salty sweet particulaly has this effect.  […]

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September 12

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I am a “finisher”.  However much is available becomes the serving size – including complete sleeves.  I can’t safely make anything from scratch that requires a graham cracker crust, nuts or […]

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September 11

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…it comes in little pieces.  This includes Cheese Nips, Wheat Thins, sunflower seeds, Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  Granola is a perfect example of this.  Do you know anyone who ever ate a […]

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September 10

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I tell myself the most arrant nonsense, and then believe it myself. Case in point:   Munchkins.  I keep telling myself that I have only eaten one donut’s worth.  Ok, so here […]

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September 9

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…the food I eat at 7 am is telling me to look for snacks at 10 am.  This food actually makes me hungry both sooner and later, potentially prompting me to […]

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