Blessed with yet another nice day!
October 27th, 2009
Mild out and sun is shining right now. Looking forward to another nice day before the rain comes this evening. Planning on another walk with the dog. :) with hopefully less sniffing than yesterday. Still crampy….but a few advil should help in that department.
The potpie yesterday was pretty good. I think I might replace maybe a quarter to a half cup of milk to the liquid next time though…to make it a little creamier. But the nutritionals were really good and on track , and the boys gobbled it up. The recipe made 8 servings, I had one, gave DH two, and the boys had the rest. No leftovers. The food processor made an easy job of making the crust. Then I rolled it between two sheets of wax paper, so no mess. 
I forgot to mention in yesterdays post, I watched an interesting thing on tv on Sunday morning…it was the CBS Sunday morning show, and the topic of the day was obesity in America. I didn’t see it from the beginning, but saw a good portion of it. They touched on all sorts of things. Like is it really the entire fault of the individual for the problem or is the food industry part to blame? They went back in time, and discovered that most societies in the past actually thought plus sized was the beauty standard, and the skinny rail type we value today was what was looked upon as “ugly”….I learned a new term….Rubenesque…which I would say pretty much describes myself. LOL And then they interviewed Valerie Bertinelli…..who once again said her sad horrible life is what led her to her overeating. You hear this over and over again. Why is it that one must always assume that if we are fat, there must be some sort of turmoil in our lives that caused us to get that way? I can’t come up with a sad story for me, actually, quite the opposite. Contentment and happiness in my life, caused me to stop always evaluating myself, and to just live in the moment. Eat what I want, when I want. That, combined with the genetic makeup that allowed me to gain weight easily and the lack of any real physical activity is probably what is most to blame for my current condition. Not everyone has a sad, “trying to fill a hole” story to tell.
So today is my second WW meeting. I know I will see a drop in the scale this week. Not sure how much, as we weigh in at 6pm…but I was really happy with the scale this morning when I peeked.
4 Responses to “Blessed with yet another nice day!”
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October 27th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Gosh, yes, I couldn’t agree more about the sob story and being overweight. Mine had a lot to do with laziness and making excuses… no terrible childhood or anything like that. I like TOO MUCH food and not enough exercise haha. The pot pie sounds absolutely delicious..especially since we’re supposed to have a snow storm tomorrow! Jealous of your great weather!
Good luck at the WW meeting tonight!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Yes. Becuase no one can ever admit that their weight problem is their fault. Yes, I’m fat. Yes it’s becuase I really like cheesecake and pizza. Yes, It’s my fault.
If you look at any of the high renaissance paintings - most of the femal modles had a bit of flesh on them - heftier hips indicated you were more suited to give birth. And fertility was key back then, let me tell you! Hehehe - I’ll spare you the rest of the art history lecture for today 
Good luck with your next meeting!
I’ve always said the if I lived in the middle ages or renaissance I’d be hot
October 27th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Agree - for a lot of people it’s not inner turmoil, it’s just liking all the wrong stuff (mmm, pot pie!), and/or being self-indulgent and/or not being active.
Have a good weigh-in tonight!
October 27th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
It isn’t always about sadness.. sometimes it is about boredom, which is my issue. A more accurate point is that a lot of us eat our emotions.. we each need to figure out which ones we are eating.