Saturday, April 6, 2019

A friend of mine here is on a trip right now including Australia and New Zealand. She seems to be having a fantastic time. I envy you both!

Happy to be a resource if needed Cec x

Greetings Marvelous Ones

No weight today. I was late getting out the door to homeless outreach project. A nice bunch of people who put it on. I like going to the grocery discount store and buying things that are high protein and not sugar to give out. Guys were playing cards today. Some people don't say much but just come for company I think.

So here is a question? What if you could take a pill and it would cause you to dislike all food except only what is healthy and necessary to live. Would you take it? What if it was a pill that caused you to forever hate chocolate?

Thanks for the heads up on the not so good book Ann. Yep, I only want to read really good stuff and I mean well written. I am reading a non fiction called "Women Rowing North" about dealing with old age. Its very well written.

Yeah the talking slug video was sent to me buy someone who bought the slug and made it talk. Its on our gallery web site I think - Trinidad Art Gallery.

I am heading in a somewhat different art direction. Not so many animal figures - more functional but artsy dishes and such. Gotta try something different.

Liz good of you to think back to the early weight loss days and reconsider those actions. Seems like weekly weighting should be plenty. I try to do daily just to keep myself in check.

Shirley love the little calf. Does it have a name? Glad you got to welcome him into the world.

Art opening tomorrow at a wine tasting room. I will be up to no good.

We have been watching the tv series Ozark. Sort of an attempt to duplicate Breaking Bad. Not as good but intriguing. I still am trying to get DH to watch The Crown.

New Zealand Cecily! Its supposed to be fabulous! Years ago my friend went there and came back with a husband! Still has him.

Time to drink my milk. I am part cow. Diane S

Would the pill work forever or just daily? If daily yes, I'd definitely take it. I'd have to think hard about it if it was forever and if I didn't really get to enjoy the necessary/healthy stuff I ate. I wouldn't miss chocolate though.

It might be similar to people whose sense of smell is destroyed through accident or illness. I know someone that happened to and most everything tastes terrible to her (or has no taste).

Yep sense of smell is very important to taste. They say if you can't smell it, an apple tastes the same as raw potato. D

Apples and potatoes... I learn something new every day!

I'd do the pill to get me through the rough patches, but I want the things I do eat to taste amazing ! It's the same principle as not wasting time with an unworthy book.

Exactly!

I think I'd take the pill. I've eaten a several lifetime's worth of food I enjoyed in my 47 years. I think I'd like some peace removed from the lure of food. That's how I felt the first several months post-surgery until hunger, cravings, and capacity kicked back in!

I'd be happy to bring back a husband!

I don't think I would agree to take a "forever" pill like that! I do love food -- all kinds. I especially love "celebrating" occasionally with foods that wouldn't fit into a healthy, everyday diet.

What I don't love is reverting to eating to self-medicate myself and then being unable to cease the self-medicating soon thereafter. Some of that happened in New Orleans when I was overstimulated, exhausted, and eventually depressed. And, of course, days of eating unhealthy foods just led to more exhaustion and depression. Bad cycle there.

Still, I do love food. I'm not as far over on that end of the scale as I think Bonnie is, who seems to value food a whole lot and imbue it with a variety of values and meanings.

I can stay "on the healthy food wagon" for weeks and even months at a time. But not forever!

And I don't particularly want to.

But I still live in hope that one day I will be able to stop "pigging out." Celebrating, yes. Pigging out, no.