Eva, so true about dressing well, no matter what you weigh. When I was carrying around an awful lot of extra weight, buying a new wardrobe made a huge diffenence in my self-esteem.
Dys, too, is terminally skinny and I find myself eating extra just thinking about helping him put on a little weight. Not helping him or me, sigh. But the really beautiful thing is that he just loves me and truly doesn't care how chubby I happen to be. It's the first time in my life that I have experienced that kind of nonjudgemental love. I'm even beginning to be less self-conscious about my body; besides, being skinny means he is often cold and cuddling with me is a great way for him to warm up. Talk about a win/win situation!
Besides, Diane...two skinny people together is just not comfortable! All those bones banging into each other...somebody has to have some padding!
Diane--
Do you have the Thrifty Mommie syndrome, gobbling Dys's leftovers so as not to waste them?
Ah, leftovers...
I seem to recall that concept from the days before I had two teenage boys in the house.
George--
Do you know you can hide cold cuts in recycled cottage cheese cartons? Teen aged boys don't like cottage cheese--unless there is nothing else to eat.
What really kills me is watching them devour heaps of food and staying slim as whippets. Life ain't fair.
George--
Furthermore, they will comment on parental girth..... Woe is us.
George wrote:What really kills me is watching them devour heaps of food and staying slim as whippets. Life ain't fair.
Don't be a meanie, George. We had our day. I can remember devouring whole trays of Sara Lee brownies, bags and bags of chocolate-covered whatevers and never ever gaining a pound. How about you?
I remember those days, eoe. I remember wearing miniskirts (the FIRST time around!) and being called "chicken legs" because my legs were so skinny. SO embarrassing! I begged God to let me put on weight. Unfortunately, he granted my request. <sob>
My mother had me taking Wate-On for a short time. What WAS that stuff anyway? A big, milky wafer of some kind. Awful stuff. Wonder what it was actually made of?
I ate anything I wanted for 27 years and remained underweight. Now I have to watch what I eat.
It's a difficult adjustment to make.
Yes it is. I used to eat junk food all day.
LOL Eva-- yes, two skinny people would be leaving dents in each other.
Noddy, I had to laugh at the cottage cheese trick. I would try all sorts of hiding places, but my younger son could find them with no trouble. I sometimes wondered if he had the smelling capacity of a dog. He even found my favorite chocolates--great stuff that I didn't want to waste on teenage boys.
My sweet tooth is like an addiction. That is the one thing that can act like a trigger. I've found some sort of bars that are like chocolate candy. I'll let you know if they do the trick in satisfying my sweet tooth.
Try Russell Stover's new Low Carb chocolates, Diane. They're made with Splenda (0 calories, 0 carbs) and taste just like the regular chocolates. I can't keep my boys' hands off them! (They can't tell any difference, either.)
Hershey's is making low-carb chocolate bars, too. But they're not as good as the Russell Stover's. (Easy to find, too...they're in all our supermarkets here.)
I've seen some adverse criticism of Splenda on some websites - but I guess taken in moderation it's OK.
Soup diet working well for me now!
Mr. Scale said "168" this morning. The weight is creeping back up. I had a blueberry muffin anyway. Somebody save me from myself!
I succumbed to the world of drugs and got a free sample of Body by Jake. Let' s see what Jake can do, faced with my hectic and irregular schedule and thus also eating patterns. But, in the last two weeks I've been to the gym almost every day, and I go for at least 1.5 hours to 2 hours. Keeps me sane, more than anything.
Don't know yet, hasn't arrived. Some sort of a pill that is supposed to be magical. I think eoe tried it. i'll let you know.
