I can't believe it's only been a week since I last posted. For some reason it feels like more time passed. I don't know if it's because of my cold of if I'm just really, really, REALLY looking forward to spring finally being here!!
This week is kind of a blur, probably because I spent most of it on cold meds. But I did read Mockingjay! (In less than 24 hours...) I'm not quite sure yet how I feel about the book itself, but I really enjoyed the message in the ending. So true! Definitely recommend this series to everyone! Once you get past the writing, the story grips you and doesn't let go till you've finished the last page! And cried some.
Speaking of crying, I saw War Horse last night with a friend, and ran into more friends (double yay!) I really enjoyed it! Some parts of it were really hard to watch (obviously) and I had to look away a few times, but I'm glad I saw it. The story was told very well! I found the beginning a bit odd and kind of slow, but once it gets rolling it's beautiful! I think Belle was glad I saw it too because she got lots of treats and some big hugs after I got home!
I read an interesting article from the Citizen this morning. It was about how people lately are more accepting of people with extra weight, but seem more critical of those who are either slim or even underweight. It's an interesting point and I think that happens a lot. It's like a lot of people in the world bounce from one extreme to the next, instead of finding that happy medium. And it hit home, because I've been critized for being too thin.
When I was younger I was probably underweight (I don't recall being called so by doctors, but defintiely really skinny). It wasn't until grade 9 though that we discovered I had an overactive thyroid. Tyroid glands control your metabolism (and a few other things) which therefore meant it was also overactive. So yes, I could literally eat anything and everything and barely gain any weight.
But a rumour had started that I was bulomic. I laughed when I found it out honestly, but now it makes me think. People seem too quick to judge others (myself included) without knowing the full story behind the why. Thin, overweight, it doens't matter. There are so many factors (health, genes, food intake, lifestyle, etc) that play an impact that it's really foolish to judge others based on it without knowing the facts.
It also made me think of diets. I personally find all diets dumb. And I do mean ALL. The thought of a diet, removing, excluding, limitng, etc. is rediculous. Yeah sure you may loose weight, but it's because parts of your nutrition are being neglected and your starving your body instead of nurishing it. So when you go back to the usual lifestyle, it all comes back, usually more comes back because your body starts to horde everything.
Diets are short term and quick fixes, but aren't solutions nor a way of gaining and maintaining a healthy body.
Changing your habits (eating, excersise, sleep and attitude) is what will really help you find what is ideal for your body. Some people are naturally plumper, others thin. But what matters is that your body is healthy, and functioning as it should.
Really it's all about balance. Which is really hard to do. But once it's managed it makes everything a whole lot easier.
Kinda like what the Gospel teaches us, no? :)
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