EIGHT: Hard to tell you how I feel.

A goal weight is an arbitrary number, how I feel is what’s important.

I have been told that I might be missing the point of my blog.  That it’s ok to not focus on the scale and be happy with yourself BUT that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t still try to lose weight (less sugar, more exercise).  I need to be healthy.

Health,  “is the general condition of a person's mind and body, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain (as in "good health" or "healthy").^[1]“

Retrieved on November 22, 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health

Note that there is no mention of weight!  That made me smile J   Can that mean that as long as my weight does not cause “illness, injury or pain” it is a healthy weight? 

Unfortunately, that is not the case. I do have arthritis, which, in turn, causes pain.  And stairs and vigorous house cleaning make me breathless.  I do admit that is not healthy.  And I have high blood pressure.  So…

Not sure how I feel at all….

'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like

[Not telling you who the artist/vocalist is for this one…. Gotta guess J  Just put it in the comments section! ]

PS:  Today's title comes from a song I performed in my teens for a production titled "The Me Nobody Knows".

        Here are the complete lyrics:

Hard to tell you how I feel. Everything is so unreal.

Lord this life is a hard thing to get to.

Saw my shadow on the wall.  Saw my love nowhere at all.

Saw my life as a hard thing to get through.

When you're born, they carry you.

When you're gone, they bury you.

In between you're on your own. Hard to stand there all alone.

Someone's crying down the hall. Dying cries,  they tell it all.

Lord this life is a hard thing to live

And harder still to leave.

When you're born, they carry you.

When you're gone, they bury you.

In between you're on your own. Hard to stand there all alone.

Lord this hill is hard to climb.  Gonna climb it one more time.

Lord this life is a hard thing to live. And harder still to leave.

This song comes from a musical called "The Me Nobody Knows" music by Gary William Friedman and lyrics by Will Holt. This actual song comes from The Me Nobody Knows (The Original 1970 Cast Recording) [Cast Recording] Gary William Friedman (Composer), Will Holt (Lyricist), Irene Cara (Performer), Beverly Bremers (Performer), Hattie Winston (Performer), Northern Calloway (Performer) The artwork is from the cover of this CD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQL-UWfjeWY