Fake it Till You Make It!

[caseylauren]

Well, I’ve given the ‘Blood Type’ diet a try, (OK, so it’s only been a week!) but it actually seemed to make things worse, as far as the acid indigestion goes! Maybe my body has adapted to modern times and I’ve left the hunter/gatherer remnants of my past behind….. so, now what? Seeing as how I’m only getting out to walk about twice a week, and I really did want to lose a few pounds (like 15) before my reunion in Palm Springs in May, I’ve decided to do the liquid diet thing for a few weeks…. God, I’m hungry already. It’s funny how your mind really does have control over your body…. Just think diet, and you can already feel the gnawing hunger pangs of days to come!

I am a bargain hunter and love finding a good deal on just about anything….and you can always find overstocked items at the grocery store that have been marked down, so when I came upon the George Forman (remember him, the World Heavyweight Champ) super lean diet drink, fortified with all the minerals and vitamins that would help get me through the day, while losing weight at the same time… I didn’t hesitate buying it. It’s one of those chocolate flavor powders that you can mix with ice cold water, or even better, blend up with some ice to make it a little thicker… and it’s not so bad….. So, I get one regular meal a day… and then the drink for the other two…. I’m telling myself it’s only for a couple of weeks! I can surely make it for a couple of weeks… and I’ll be sooooo happy when I do… I’m really getting tired of the roll around my middle… you know when you sit down, and it flops over the top of your jeans? George is gonna help me get rid of my muffin top!

My epiphany last week regarding life being short, and not wasting my time on fear, anger and frustration… led me to have a very nice week… I wasn’t put to the test too much however, …as things started looking up a little in real estate, (my chosen profession) and I’m normally a happy, optimistic person anyway, but I’ve really struggled with the financial stresses of late….. The clouds are parting and the sun is shining through….I was also reminded this week of something I read years ago by Deepak Chopra… basically, it’s ‘fake it till you make it’…. But in more detail, what was revealed to me is when you ask the universe for something, you’re basically stating that you have lack in your life, and the universe responds to your beliefs in kind….. so how does one… who really wants to ask for something, go about that without putting anything out there remotely resembling ‘lack’… the answer was gratitude…. Be grateful for life, for health, for your job, for your kids, for all the things you can think of that are in your life…. And then be grateful that you have the thing that you’re wanting (here’s the fake it till you make it part)….FEEL that you have it…. SEE that you have it, and truly be grateful for it…..this is my next experiment…. I AM grateful that my sisters and I are going to Italy next May…. man, I am sooooo grateful… I can see the shops and villas, feel the sun… see the sparkling waters of the coastline… oh my god, the wine…. And the food…. My heart is bursting with gratitude….

Arrivederci!

Casey