October 3, 2009 Diet Blog

It was a sleepy morning. With my husband gone I decided to sleep in. It was wonderful, warm and cozy. Breakfast, lunch and snack was chicken breast, lettuce and low fat mayonnaise on a sesame seed bagel. 3pm snack and dinner was a shrimp and vegetable dinner made by my sister-in-law. It was just lovely. I will most likely have a light n fit yogurt later.
With the men in our lives gone off to camping, we three ladies; that would be my sister-in-law, my niece and myself, went to see the movie 'Fame.' It was very well done. Years ago I watched that show as a kid. I liked how they did it this time.
I naturally had to purchase goodies for my niece, which included a kids sized pop-corn, fruity snacks and an icy, which is like a slushy from 7-11. I had not one bite of the junk foods so I'm feeling very good about that. I drank a lot of water today to offset the after effects- or what I believe were the after effects of the two margaritas yesterday. It worked. I feel like a million. I guess my tolerance for tequila has lessened. Wine is better, or nothing at all- but it's a little difficult to go to a bar and not purchase something. They tend to frown upon that. That sentence brings me to a little story that you may find interesting.
An odd thing happened to me today. Someone felt that it was necessary to send me a note regarding this blog. It was typed on a piece of white computer paper and folded. I found it in my mailbox after I arrived home. The note very frankly stated that I seem to be encouraging people to drink too much. What? ...Really? It was a very negative little note. At first I felt insulted. But then after thinking about it I actually laughed.
First of all- if THAT is what someone got out of this blog they are clearly only interested in looking for something to be negative about. I have said again and again that dieting needs to fit our lifestyles. For better or worse, mine includes going out with my friends. I never drink in excess; in fact two is really my limit for the most part. I also told people on this blog that I would tell them the truth about how things are going with me, where my stumbling blocks are and about the things I learn along this path. That is exactly what I am doing. This is a FREE blog. It's a FREE support system for learning. It's camaraderie. It's small now but I hope that it gets huge. I'd welcome the ability to help as many others as I possibly can. Perhaps what I have written was misread by anonymous? Could it possibly be that anonymous was having a bad day and took it out on someone without allowing them debate time? Without allowing any room for banter? Without allowing the others on this blog the chance to have a say? Reread what is written here. No where does it say what you interpret has been said my anonymous non-friend. No where what so ever.
I don't claim to be sitting on a rock polishing my halo waiting to be granted sainthood. I'm just not that person. What I do claim to be is a good, kind, decent person that struggles on a daily basis with her weight. The note anonymous left in my mail box was unsigned. My name is prominently displayed for all to see here. Anonymous notes are...well let's just say that they are not even worth the paper that they are written on. The note is in the trash waiting to be hauled away with all of the other useless and unusable items considered to be garbage. It is right where it should be.
I owe no one an explanation for who I am, how I am, my life choices, the way I choose to spend my free time or anything else. I am amazed however that this little blog got that kind of a response. (Look out Oprah...it's happening to me too...) Read what's written here. It's me versus my weight issues. And please- feel FREE to comment in the section here that is meant for that. That is all I am going to say about this matter. If Oprah was right, not responding would have been a better choice but I want the anonymous blog slammer to know that I got the note; that I think it is ridiculous; that I think cowards do things like that but that I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt because maybe they were just having a bad day. It happens to everyone. I've done and said the wrong thing too in my life. Everyone has. And then we explain, apologise and move past it.
On that note I will sign off for the evening. I'm curling up with a blanket in my flannel nightgown with a cup of tea and a good book. Remember: you look as good as you can for today. Tomorrow you will look that much better. Do not let your perception of your body stand in the way of you having a good time. Stay positive...and strong in the face of blind or blank adversity. See you tomorrow. ;-)