Ha-Ha,
Ok, so I realize the “I’m Not Fat!” announcement was posted on April Fool’s Day, and yes, the timing could be considered a cruel joke I played upon myself. But no, it’s just a pathetic coincidence, not the first in my life, and assuredly not the last.
So I finished Empire Falls this morning. Still don’t like the book, still felt it was in dire need of a good editor, but found that I had to at least give it a C+, rather than the C- I was originally contemplating. The upgrade is due to the well-crafted moments of truth a few of the characters reflect upon; my favorite of these comes from the character “Tick” the protagonist’s teenage daughter, who can’t decide whether life comes speeding at you or moves slowly along. She reflects that though some moments in life seem to come so fast that they take you by surprise, in reality, these events occur very gradually, over such an extended length of time, that we convince ourselves we have plenty of time to change things, to alter our course – to prevent what we see coming – but are lured into a false sense of security – and that is what allows us to be surprised.
Makes you think, huh?
I love that commercial for, I think, Quaker Oatmeal. The one where all the women in it go through their daily routine with a scale chained to their ankle, dragging along behind them, while Willie Nelson croons “You Were Always on My Mind.” I never fail to chuckle with self-deprecating commiseration.
As I was looking up some info for diet and exercise, I came across this body fat calculator and, after entering the required info – check it out! I am on the lower side of acceptable!!! Yeah! So, while I still plan to continue working towards weight loss goals (I would love to be in the athletic range for body fat rather than merely acceptable) at least I know I am not obese!
I told my husband (who I will never reveal my actual weight to, just out of principle) about this, and he said, “Duh – I could have told you that, I know you’re not fat.”
I love that man.
It never fails, that tart Mother Nature reels us in with a few warm days (it was 70 degrees on Monday, 70! I got sunburnt!) We start thinking about summer dresses and sitting on the porch enjoying a drink…then bam! she gives us the cold shoulder. It is supposed to snow this week – snow, g-d-it!
Mother Nature, you evil little tease.
Melonie Johnson 