Healthy vs. Schmealthy

Healthy holidays? Really? Is that even possible? It’s a complete oxymoron if you ask me. Although I’ve been consistently unsuccessful with keeping my weight down, my blood pressure down, my energy up, my sleep regular, and my stress nonexistent over said holidays in past years, I’m going to give it another exuberant attempt this year! I’m determined.

To help ensure my success, I’m not calling it Healthy. That word scares me. It implies a lack of fun & spontaneity, and a plethora of restrictions, rules and longing for just one bite of something naughty. This year, I’m calling it Schmealthy.

• Being schmealthy will allow me to have fun with my kids more, spontaneously invite friends for dinner more, and to live without restrictions, rules, and longing.
• Being schmealthy will encourage me to eat small quantities of delicious, new-found veggies, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat dairy throughout the day.
• Being schmealthy will get me out of my chair at work to take a flight and wish holiday greetings to my coworker friends.
• Being schmealthy will put me in the FitZone during a Core Fitness class, or working the elliptical and laughing heartily during an episode of Ellen DeGeneres.
• Being schmealthy will mean walking to Horizon Elementary for my monthly volunteer tutoring, taking my cooped-up and way-too-hyper dogs for a jog/walk to the duck pond more nights than not.
• As a schmealthy mom, I will take my chefs-in-training kids with me to the grocery store to discover new options that they can help me cook for dinner, after which we will enjoy a small, sweet and delightful treat to satisfy our longing taste buds.
• As a schmealthy woman, I will fall into bed exhausted from my active day, and sleep soundly for a solid 8 hours, and then wake refreshed, renewed, and ready to tackle it all again.

Come to think of it, I’m actually looking forward to a schmealthy holiday and hope that it will set me on the right path for an even schmealthier 2012!