Healthy Living
All I ever hear from my trainer when we are talking about weight loss is, “Eat more vegetables.” It’s like a broken record. But, I know he is right. Remember when you walked into the grocery store years ago, the vegetable selection was based on season, as it should be. Well, as you know, all that has changed. You want Okra in January, you can find it (like anyone wants Okra in January, or any other time). You can probably find a pumpkin in May if that’s what you want. The point is, there is no excuse for me, or any of us, to not be eating enough vegetables. And, I have to say, I feel better when I do.
I have been on Weight Watchers a few hundred times over my life and the one thing that any Weight Watchers member knows is that vegetables are free. Free. No points! What does that tell you? Nothing’s better than free.
So, please join me today in adding more vegetables into your life. I am trying to do the same. Salads for lunch with some chicken. I packed them all at once this week just like the experts say and I have to admit that it worked really well. Since I am a party of one, I buy a rotisserie chicken at the beginning of the week and use it for several meals for salads or dinner. I added a baked potato last night and I was very proud of myself. Am I losing weight? No! But I have to say that I am trying very hard to become more health conscious. I know the older I get the more important the nutrition piece of the puzzle is for me. I have to keep my energy up for all the fun I am having!
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It is official…I am a Cougar! And all I had to do was turn 60 and pay $2.00.
Since I am 60 and live in Ohio I have the opportunity to audit college classes free of charge at some, if not all, state universities. I wanted to take a class that would really expand my horizons, take me out of my comfort zone, teach me to think differently. So I decided to take…wait for it… Accounting!
I should have taken an accounting class 40 years ago but I did not. I should have taken an accounting class before I bought a restaurant franchise but I did not. So, better late than never. I looked at what I was offered at Ohio State since I am a Buckeye, but it was limited. So I took a look at Columbus State Community College and there it was. In bright lights. Introduction to Accounting. Yes. And, I could even take it online. Even better.
CSCC is just about a block from where I live, but I loved the idea of online class, since that is about as foreign to me as accounting itself. I am now three weeks behind because I couldn’t figure out how to navigate the online learning system. I had forgotten that I took a class at Columbus State about 35 years ago. So to them I am not Pharer…I am Pdaniel. Perfect. I stopped in to the bookstore to pick up my textbook. I guess I didn’t really pay attention to the cost of the individual books as my three children went to undergrad. My textbook was $153.00. Now I am afraid to make a mark in it.
So this week I am playing catch-up, just me and my big, giant, expensive book. The hour set aside for Web Chat is Friday at 7 pm. What? Don’t they know that we “Good as Gold” students are finishing up dinner by then (kidding)?
So, here is the best part. The Columbus State mascot is the Cougar. I am a Cougar! Ironic, don’t you think? Sixty years old, soon to be single and a Cougar.
Can’t wait to try out for Drill Team!
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