Downwards and Downwards

Well, half a pound off this week.  I certainly didn't deserve that, especially after the enormous lunch I ate at friend Linda's on Sunday and then a weigh-in on Monday morning.  It must have been all that rushing around at work last week.

A workshop I attended recently inspired me to engage with my Thoth cards again, so here is today's message using a randomly drawn Thoth card.

6 of Wands - Victory, and it certainly was.  Half a pound off this week and I didn't try at all.  However, the warning of this card, my fellow dieters, can be about pride coming before a fall - and I should not fool myself that if I continue not trying then I'm going to keep losing little bits of weight.  I need to get a grip, I've had two careless days already this week - and get back on track.  Imagine if I'd tried - I would have done even better.

So let's draw another card to try and inspire me to do better the rest of the week.  My eyes were drawn to my Tarot of the New Vision deck which I haven't used yet at all.  Giving them a good shuffle and three cards fell out - so these are my message for today.

10 of Cups, happy families and emotional fulfilment.  Indeed - and so why worry about dieting?  That's part of my problem, although one I'm very fortunate to have.  I'm generally contented and happy.

Well - happy as I am - my clothes just don't fit and my arms are fat, and that's why I need to get down to some serious dieting, especially with Christmas approaching.  I don't want to be a Pudding this Christmas!

The Ace of Coins - new beginnings in a money and material sense.  Hmmm....would be nice if that meant new (smaller) clothes although if I carry on as I am being such a careless dieter, then it'll be new but bigger ones.  This is perhaps a little warning to me from the cards.

But I like the last card - the Wheel - a change of fortune;  being in the right place, the right time.  Looking towards a change for the better - the message couldn't be louder - I need to go forwards in a different way.  I hope The Wheel offers some good luck to help me to stay on track.  Left to my willpower alone, I will struggle.

Ok, one small step at a time though.  My resolution for today is to make a low-point pasta salad or similar to take to work tomorrow for lunch so that I'm not tempted by all the food outlets around me in the centre of town.

May be the picture of the Wheel of Fortune actually represents my plate - and a warning about all the temptations surrounding it!  That feels more apt!  Ok, message received - home-made lunch for work tomorrow it is!