It's Not The End of the World.

HAHA! Don't worry!! I'm so NOT diving into a cupcake right now, even though yesterday apparently was National Cupcake Day!! ;-) No, I've been good, very good, considering the most recent addition to the Anxiety-Roller-coaster that has stopped by to pick me up lately. 

My trip yesterday was fine. Actually now that I think about it, that's bizarre. I had no insane uber-annoying travel moments like I usually do. No screaming children on the plane, no huge linebacker type dude with mommy issues sitting in the middle seat next to me on the plane, no odd delays- oh wait! We did have our pilot lose his voice- so we had to wait for a new one to arrive. Hmmm. Interesting. 

Maybe a late night of Karaoke with the flight attendants? HMMMM?? 

I've gotta tell you people, I really don't understand the appeal of Karaoke. First of all the word is just spelled funny and it sounds funny. And it's bad enough that I have to OWN the fact that when I was a young not-yet-fabulous girl, I used to stand in front of the mirror and air-sing the badass hits of Debby Boone. Yes, Debby Boone. "You Light Up My Life" - or the hard rock hits of Olivia Newton John. DON'T SAY YOU DON'T LOVE XANADU!

Ok. Enough horrible childhood memories. Let's move on. So the title of today's blog post is "It's Not the End of the World." --- because in the midst of all this stress--- I am learning one big lesson over and over and over again. Worrying Solves Nothing. Worrying/Stressing Only Makes Things Worse. 

This might sound really simple to many- but for us Worry-a-Holics and Stress-Control-Freaks, it can wreak havoc on your mind AND your body. Amy has driven that point home again and again- that stress and its effect on cortisol BLAH BLAH BLAH is almost akin to taking 2 fat pills and a large jar of Nutella, to GO. 

Whether it is LIFE or your "diet" or  your workouts- messing up, falling off the wagon, missing a workout, or having some more crazy stressful situations arrive- it IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. Take it as a speed bump, slow down, proceed carefully but KEEP MOVING. Don't throw in the towel and binge all weekend if you cheated on your "diet" at the Holiday Party. Get up the next day and have a KILLER workout- you will very soon forget the 5 egg rolls you had the night prior. 

This topic is a great little segue into my Part 2 video in the series on "How To Break That Psycho Diet Mentality" -- this is the Tied-For-#1-Question I get emailed to me lately....How did you get to this point where you are comfortable about food and not freaking out all the time and obsessing?

The answer to that is simple. I just obsess about other things. Like how I can make my neighbors disappear without the cops  noticing or how I can invent carpet that will never show stains.

This video answers that question- like how did I get that Psycho Diet Mindset in the first place, the one I had to kick to the curb.....

So- I've gotta run and get ready for the day. Here is a pet peeve of mine; hotels with SHOWERS ONLY. I'm a bath girl. That's right. I only take baths, and bubble baths at that. Every day. That is how I roll. I don't like standing in a stream of water. It feels like work to me. Sigh. 

Also, I have come to believe that 50% of the blog world is on vacation right now. No one is doing anything!! But hey, Aunt Kelly is here with Christmas cheer and Eggnog!! And.....a couple things I'll talk about later....

Tim Ferris' new book- THE FOUR HOUR BODY!! Loving it!! Hello!! And.....my new TRX system that Santa Kelly brought me- waiting for me at home! YESSSSS!!! Comments? Questions? Concerns? Want to send me presents? **COUGH COUGH AMAZON.COM WISH LIST COUGH COUGH** ;-) I'm so into Christmas gifts it is frightening. That's for you Amykins. ;-)

HERE IS MY RANDOM QUESTION OF THE DAY: Pam Anderson is apparently featured for the 13TH TIME in Playboy this month. Am I missing something here? Did she grow a third big boob? Or maybe two extra small ones? Or is she posing with a new prop that NO ONE has ever seen before, like a BOOK? I mean, really- if you are a dude, what makes you say "HOLY CRAP!! PAM ANDERSON IS IN PLAYBOY THIS MONTH AGAIN!!! I HAVE TO HAVE THIS BECAUSE........." Help me understand this phenomenon. 

Please note that the above TRX link does contain an affiliate code for referrals.