Bloody EVERYWHERE.

April 14, 2008 in Quilts and Quilting | 4 comments

I’m about to start week 3 of this diet from hell medically managed weight loss program. I’m doing ok - shakes, bars, real meal; shakes, shakes, shakes, bars, real meal; shakes shakes bars sakes OH MY GOD YES A REAL MEAL….

I’m having a hard time with “craft” blogs that mention food EVERY OTHER POST. Is it wrong to want to murder whoever first thought “Hey, I know! FAKE cupcakes! All the torture, none of the reward!” (Yeah, I kinda thought it might be. But still…)

And my usual reading matter is letting me down, too. Ever notice how many damn FOOD scenes there are in cosy mysteries? Or in “chick lit”? Or romances? Even the steamy ones mange to include FOOD.

And I admit that this may not have been the ideal time to borrow the anthology “Many Bloody Returns: Tales of Birthdays With Bite” but my name finally came up on the reserved list at the library. (New Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, and Kim Harrison stories? I had to read those.)

Every TV commercial shows the over-abundance of calories available. Encourages the viewer to eat snacks, to “tame the hunger”. To consume more calories in one burger than I get to eat ALL DAY. (I could get very boring with calories and how much fat is in stuff, but I’m trying not to. Trying HARD.)

I sit and people watch at the shopping centres and you know what? There are LOTS of people much fatter than I am.

And also worse-dressed: I have NEVER inflicted low-cut jeans and the inevitable muffin top they create on an unsuspecting world. In my great mercy. Sadly, many residents of the Darling Downs are not so kind.

Pass the mind bleach.

I’m sticking to my 1150 calories a day. It’s too expensive not to. But I’m getting really shitty with the world for parading excess food in front of me, dammit.

Yep. The completely narcissistic phase of the diet has hit - let’s hope it passes quickly.

  1. v3.0’s avatar

    v3.0 on April 14, 2008 at 12:21 am

    The cook is open to any suggestion that doesn’t involve seconds or bakery-related Fat Pills™.

    You’re doing well, Mrs Girl.

  2. Sue Kenny’s avatar

    Sue Kenny on April 14, 2008 at 7:40 am

    I know what you mean about the food everywhere - TV is the worst but it does feature highly everywhere you look - its no wonder obesity is on the rise.
    Keep your eye on the prize - remember it is not for ever and it will be so worth it. You have been doing really well but rant as much as you want if it makes you feel better.
    When you see those people who are bigger than you, feel smug as you are not going down their road, but are on the road to success and future heathiness and happiness!

  3. Dianne Cahill’s avatar

    Dianne Cahill on April 14, 2008 at 10:20 am

    Hey Caity, it is okay to be a little narcissistic you know. After all, you have to like yourself Yes?? It is weird how food seems to be all around us - but it call comes back to choices I guess. Hey, heard on Radio Nat this morning about the world running out of food, so we might all be on a massive diet soon LOL.

  4. Caitlin’s avatar

    Caitlin on April 14, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Sue and Di, you are SUCH sweeties! I need to keep reminding myself - eyes on the prize - it’s only for such a short period of my whole life that I have to do this thing.

    Thanks, sweeties!