- Still here. Still weigh the same as I did before the holidays.
(That’s simply a fact, BTW, not a success or failure. But it’s not what people expect, even though it’s incredibly average.) - Excerpt from IM:
- Today I was once again reminded that for all my bitching about having a sedentary job, I walk much more at work than at home because things are further apart.
- I liked this blog from Tara Parker-Pope: New Health Rule: Quit Worrying About Your Health. It’s pretty much aimed at the “worried well” — those who are physically fine but worried that because they don’t eat blueberries enough or that they wake up after 7 hours of sleep instead of 8 they’re going to die — and discusses a book by Dr Susan Love which asserts “that perfect health is a myth and that most of us are living far more healthful lives than we realize.” Nice idea, but I’m not sure we need more rules – other than the big ones, of course.
Me: My dad called just as Good Eats started today. It was an episode on Alton’s recent weight loss and how he switched from a “calorie-dense” diet to a “nutrient-dense” diet (which of course is not a diet).
Me: …Dad and I had a nice chat.
Friend: Hee.
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i miss when you posted more.
that’s not meant in a pressurizing way- just an appreciative way.
i know that sometimes there’s more to say and more time to say it than others. i just look forward to when i see this in my google reader, and i thought you’d like to know :)
I endorse “Quit Worrying” as a rule. If only it was easy to put into practice! My roommate is a serial worrier, not about food, but about everything else in her life.
I weigh the same as I did before the holidays too, even after *gasp* eating home made baked goods!
I have got to get a t-shirt that says “Eat or Die” on it.
Or a tattoo . . .
That sounds like a great idea for a t-shirt, says the woman who collects & lives in t-shirts. I also saw another great one which says, “Life is short. Eat dessert first.” And there is a funny Garfield t-shirt which reminds us that “Diet is die with a T”.
And I refuse to look at any show with Alton Brown on it. He is a self-hating, raving fat bigot, who hates fat people & wants to tell all the fat people who come to his book signings not to read books about food, but instead go out & jog for 14 hours a day.
Yeah, I had to cut Alton loose when I found out about that bit. I was distraught for about 2 weeks because his show always came on when absolutely nothing else was on. Thank God for America’s Test Kitchen.
I know I’m supposed to hate Anthony Bourdain, too, but I can’t….even if he does occasionally associate with Ted Nugent.
#2 is disappointing because the attitude about food on Good Eats has usually been so healthy. Alton Brown uses a fabulous variety of “good” and “bad” foods, focusing on enjoyment and nutritional value rather than magical weight-reducing properties (until now, I guess). I did hear a while ago that he wrote a disrespectful rant about his fat fans, but I went looking for it and could not find it. Either it’s just an internet myth, or it was removed.
I wouldn’t be particularly shocked to hear that a TV personality I really like has the same bad attitude about body fat as most other Americans; public figures are subject to the same pitfalls and prejudices as everybody else. I’m not going to punish myself for his asshattery by avoiding a TV show I enjoy or throwing out books I find useful. And if it’s true that Alton Brown is disgusted that people like me are interested in food and cooking? I’m going to delegate that problem to Alton Brown.
#2 diappoints me, since Brown’s show is such a goofy, interesting look at food and food trivia. There are scads of episodes focusing on cakes and candies and ‘good’ foods both. This “No, its not a diet!” episode was a sad departure from his otherwise positive and laidback attitude, and it was weird to watch.
#4 is food for thought.
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