I was “given” my first diet as a teenager by my mother. I couldn’t have weighed more than 90 lbs, but for some reason I thought I was fat and she in trying to help, she put me on a salad and baked potato diet. Back then, baked potatoes were considered healthy. Who knew? From that point on through my entire adult life I have been on some kind of diet, fitness challenge, you name it, I’ve tried it. This week I went for my annual exam and as usual, the first thing they do is put me on the scales. Normally, this brings about a high amount of anxiety. Why in the pure hell would they take your blood pressure after making you get on a scale!?!?!? If it’s been a good year and the scales gods are with me, I get off feeling accomplished. If not, my mind shouts WTF and the blood pressure rises. Well this time, for the first time, though the scales gods were not with me, I looked at the enormous number and shrugged….it’s above me now.
After leaving the doctors office, I had a good long conversation with Self. Self, I said, what we gone do now? Self said, “girl…you look good, forget about it!” I said, Self, what about the Johnnye Harvey belly roll? It done lapped two or three times. Self said “spanx that bi*&h and move around!”.
Finally, I think I may be accepting the fact that I am old and some things are just outside of my control OR I just don’t give a damn anymore! Now, I’m going to forever fight for my life by eating clean (unless I don’t want to) and moving my body (unless I don’t want to). I will continually fight to be heart healthy, diabetes clean and cancer free. But as my friend Cindy Bent reminds us daily….I’m Gone DANCE!!! So don’t nobody talk to me about no green smoothies, OVOO cocktails or none of that sh*t. IT’S ABOVE ME NOW!!!