I know. This blog is on hiatus. But where else can I lament the pudginess of my face? Every photo I take I immediately erase--thank GOD for digital cameras. No film was harmed in the taking of this image . . .
Also? I heard last night on a promo for "The Biggest Loser": "I did it. I changed my life." And I thought, 'No, actually, all you did was change your body. Your life will be exactly as you left it when you went to The Ranch.'
Because this is what I know from my experience losing weight (and gaining it back again). Your weight might change but your life is still your life. Even when you're wearing size 12 pants (instead of size 18), you will have a fight with your husband, your children will bicker, and you will pay too much in taxes.
Your weight does not equal your life. Your weight is just the state of your body as you live your life.
Two different things.
I'm fatter now than last year, but my life is pretty good.
But I'm not really loving seeing my chubby face in the mirror.
