A diet that could come naturally!

Think about this: they skip breakfast, workout on an empty stomach, eat a big lunch, take a nap, wake up and then eat an enormous dinner with lots of beer or saki until they pass out. Their fat cells are loving it!



Finally! A diet that wouldn't require much of a lifestyle change! Well, except for that workout thing.

I see fat people

The girl at work I share an office/room with is one of those naturally thin people who likes healthy food and enjoys being active. She is older than I am and definitely has some personality .. uh .. quirks. She tends to be a bit superior in her attitude and I try to balance her out somewhat. I have been known to call her on some of the things she says and we have had some spirited debates.

But today she let slip an attitude she has managed to keep in check since we have started to work together so closely. Speaking about Oprah, who I really don't like but in this case an easy target - "Oh well Oprah has NO excuse!" She was speaking about her weight. Almost as soon as she said it she started to back peddle with "she doesn't have a thyroid problem" (she knows I take thyroid meds), "she has a personal trainer ..." and she would have kept going but I held up my hand and just said "Stop. Drop it." And I proceeded to talk about something else.

Now I know this gal would not hurt me on purpose. It was as if she forgets I'm heavy because she doesn't see me that way so much as she just sees me as me. If that makes any sense. But for some reason this struck me and I wanted to cry. There is so much disdain for people who are overweight. It's our fault. We're gluttons or lazy, pigs and slobs.

God knows I make bad choices. I've written about self control and emotional issues. But I was angry because she has never been there. HERE. And people who have never been overweight have no idea what it's like, how it happens, or how it feels once you're here. I vented to a friend that my co-worker has a white picket fence life with the perfect husband and child and home, she is respected for her intelligence and knowledge in her job, but she does not know what it means to turn to food for comfort or as a reward or even as a companion. She has no idea what it's like to see a thin person eat a danish for breakfast, fast food for lunch, have a big dinner with dessert and not exercise ever - knowing that if you ate the same way you would be twice their size.

I am not defending where I am in my physical size and health right now. It sucks. I blame myself enough, I do not need someone else judging me too! And they do. Every single day.

Magically delicious!

Okay well, I'm not sure anything quite beats a handful of marshmallow charms from a box of Lucky Charms cereal, but this comes close! I ran to the grocery store on my lunch hour today and stumbled upon a small container of fresh dates. I already knew I liked dates, but the only ones I've ever eaten have been from a box. Looking at that plastic container I realized I had never tasted a fresh date! So of course I had to buy them.



I brought them back to work which lead to a discussion with my co-worker about whether the sweet taste of dates could get you past the somewhat waxy texture, and the slightly disturbing resemblance to cockroaches. YES!!! For me, anyway. I couldn't get her to try them for anything. But they were wonderful, even WITH the pits! I'm not sure there is anything quite as naturally sweet as a date. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, it's worth getting beyond their looks.

Plus - a couple of minutes after I got back to my desk, along came the gal I ordered taffy apples from so - BONUS! Dates AND caramel covered apples in the same day. Ah-h-h. I'm a happy girl.

Have a great Halloween!!

F.Y.I.

Did you know that if you look in your pantry a 2nd and 3rd time, move the same boxes of cereal and cans of soup, you still won't find a box of Wheat Thins that weren't there the first time? Doesn't matter how badly you are craving them.



Just sayin'.