Today I attended a student award recognition committee meeting. Hundreds of students are nominated each year to recognize outstanding achievement both in terms of academic distinction and volunteer service to the University and the community. This commitee volunteers their time to identify those that are most deserving of recognition at graduation. Its a hard job and I could spend many hours discussing how a student's academic and service contributions are evaluated. However, this blog is devoted to how to create behaviors that contribute to successful aging. So what I am focused on is the box lunch. I am probably missing a few things about the social interaction that transpired today but I can not scientifically vouch for the benefits of meeting a few new people. I can however analyze what I recievied in cardboard box. There was a package of corn chips (350 calories), a ham sandwich (estimated 650 calories) and a chocolate chip cookie (390 calories). That's 1,390 calories for lunch! I ate half a sandwich (325) and the corn chips (350 calories). That's 675 calories for lunch which by comparison is quite austere but in terms of weight loss is about 275 calories over the limit. I had the option of not eating dinner or having any snacks but the truth of the matter is those 675 left me feeling hungry . So I sucked it up and had a normal meal for dinner. I consumed about 400 calories.
Today I focused on what I ate. More importantly is how I felt and how I responded to the day. I woke up this morning to find that a few of the pumpkin seeds I planted sprouted. That was enough to make the rest of the day start humming along.
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