Archive for November, 2004

Tall, too

Monday, November 22nd, 2004

I was walking around the other day and I felt something other than fat. That is, I felt myself to be something other than just fat. For the first time in a long time, I experienced myself as really tall.
I mean, I am really tall, and certainly my height hasn’t changed since I’ve started to [...]

The reasons

Friday, November 12th, 2004

Why am I eating like this? Why these feelings just now? There are lots of factors in play.
I’m away from home. I knew I would not have control over my eating, and I have tried to be calm about that. It is probably freaking me out a little, though, and the $40 dinner last night [...]

Eggs California Style

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

Here’s yet another recipe that just totally hit the spot.
It was a riff off my favorite breakfast from the cafe next to my old apartment. That dish was a “California Benedict” — english muffin topped with poached eggs, slices of tomato, hollandaise sauce, and slices of avocado. Even on the menu, it doesn’t sound all [...]

Clean Out the Veggie Drawer

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

Okay, this week’s food obsession is a tuna salad that is a more or less healthy version of “Clean Out the Fridge.” This might be more appropriately called: “Clean Out the Veggie Drawer.”
I usually make a large quantity of “base” at a time and can store it in the fridge for a week or more [...]

The slowdown?

Friday, November 5th, 2004

I’ve been simultaneously thrilled and terrified by how fast the weight is dropping off of me with very little effort. I’m happy, of course, to have such a nice kick-start to what is traditionally supposed to be a lengthy and difficult process. I’m worried, though, because I know the bubble will burst eventually and then [...]

An experiment.