motd Friday January 13th, 2012

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FEELING UNLUCKY?

Friday, 13 January 2012

Of course I'm asking you that question

today. Why? Because today is Friday the

13th! Oh,

my! As

you know, lots of people consider this a day when bad

things may happen to good people. Where did this

superstition come from? Well, the origin of why

Friday the 13th is unlucky is linked to two things.

Hundreds of years ago, did

you know people actually considered Friday an unlucky

day?

Hundreds of years ago, did you know people

actually considered Friday an unlucky day to begin

with? Not today! Last Friday, we talked about how

much we Americans look forward to Fridays, the first

official day of our weekends. (I guess back then,

people just didn't know how to party! LOL.)

Then add to Friday, that most unlucky of numbers...13! Everyone

considers 13 an unlucky number. (Bet you didn't call

it an unlucky number when you lost your first 13 pounds though, did

you?) So, just how paranoid are we about the number

13? Consider this: Have you ever noticed, when

you're going up the elevator of a tall building,

there's never a 13th floor? Take a look at the

elevator's control panel. They simply skip from the

number 12 to the number 14.

Oh, 13...that

dreaded number, combined

with a Friday! So, oh dear. Bad things were

certainly going to happen on any Friday that also

happened to be...the 13th! (Hey, I'll bet

the producers of those Friday the

13th movies

don't feel that way considering the billions of

dollars that series of movies has earned!)

Are you feeling

unlucky today?

So, what about you? Are you feeling

unlucky? Will you or someone you know have a mishap

today? Will something bad happen at work or school?

(Can you imagine having a final exam on Friday the

13th?) And oh yeah, how will you do on your

weight-loss program today, since it's Friday the

13th? Well, ask me that question

and I'll tell you...just fine!

Look, Friday the 13th and no day of the week, for that

matter, is going to affect how you do on your food

program...unless you just get plain-old careless.

When it comes to what you eat, the only bad luck

that'll find you today are the calories in that bag of

Milano cookies, a big bag of Doritos or that 2-liter

bottle of Mountain Dew you just love. (I read an

e-mail yesterday from a lady who swore she was simply

addicted to that soft drink!)

Don't be scared today. Be in

control!

But hey, don't be scared today. Be in

control! Oh

sure, there are some things in our lives that are out of

our control. But, believe me, what we choose to eat is not

one of them!

Do be careful today, though. Don't step on

any cracks because you may slip and hurt your back.

Don't walk beneath any ladders because, who knows, a

bucket of paint may fall on your head and just ruin

your look! And most important of all, stay away from

the temptations of all those junk foods. They're all

bad luck just waiting to happen. And that's true on

Friday the 13th or...any day of the week!

Love,