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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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August 20, 2007

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this is our backyard willow
And this is our nextdoor neighbor's backyard
It's funny how you can know that you felt better eating a particular way, and still have a really hard time eating that way.

Take me, for example, and ETL. I did it for six weeks religiously, I lost weight, I felt profoundly better, and my medical labs improved.

Five months later, while I'm eating a lot more veggies and fruit than I ever used to, I am not vegan. I'm not even vegetarian. My lack of self-control is troubling.

But right now, my little unspeakable crisis has taken over my life, so the thought of spending hours in the kitchen preparing vegan food just isn't going to happen right now, much as I might like it.

So last night, I made a decision. Rather than taking food away, which seems to be a big issue, I'm going to add food. If there are fruits and vegetables, then I'll eat them first... and afterwards, I can have whatever I like. It doesn't matter if the veggies were cooked in butter, etc, etc. I'm just going to try to be eating more of them.

I tried it last night going out to dinner with some friends. I said that I was going to be ordering some things for myself, but I'd probably share them if they came in a large enough serving. I ordered a salad, green beans and corn (this is a tapas joint we went to). It was great. I finished the corn (because, what's not to love?) but not the salad or green beans, and I was full.

That's the plan for the time being, at least. To try to not be obsessed by what I'm eating, but to make sure I'm getting some healthy things in at each meal.

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So, my beloved and I were heading out yesterday morning when I noticed a whole lot of willow tree in my neighbors' back yard. In fact, a big branch had partially broken off one of our willow trees, and was now entirely filling their back yard. Yikes! Their backyard is 50x50, pretty standard for our part of town, and it blows me away that that branch is practically 50x50. That's crazy!

Posted at August 20, 2007

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I think you are right on with the idea of adding food, instead of taking food away!

Posted by: Marla at August 21, 2007 2:49 PM

Not to be nitpickhy--Hubby always accuses me of that--but corn's not a vegetable. It's a grain. Still, I admire your decision! Moderaton is always the key, right?

Posted by: Misty at September 1, 2007 2:03 PM

I found your site when doing a search for scooters and related articles.

Any update on your love for these two-wheeled earth savers?

I'm actually looking to buy one and they're predominantly four-stroke now unless you go old-school (as you pointed out).

Keep moving and motivating.

Jeff
Bowlofcheese.com
Jeffcutler.com

Posted by: Jeff at September 8, 2007 4:06 PM

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