A blogger's post, about her determination to lose the five extra pounds, that crept upon her,

got me to thinking about various things.  She had described what she was eating, in order to lose the weight.  Well, as with alot of diets, sounded like a hassle.  But this 60-ish wife, has been a housewife, for alot of years; she has kitchen-space, so preparing real food for her Husband, and the rabbit fare for herself...no big deal, evidently.  

Kitchen-space and the time to prepare, basically two different meals...big difference.  Two different meals, means twice the bowls and utensils used, twice the cleanup.  And, by the way, dishwashers work best, when the dishes are prewashed (just my opinion, but, well heck, might as well just wash 'n rinse 'em in the sink, and stack 'em on the dish rack).  But in the real world, where most wives have to work for a paycheck, it's more than enough to prepare just one meal, let alone two.

The first rule about getting the weight off, and KEEPING it off, is still the same old, same old - stay away from places where the food is.  That's a big problem for women who have husbands and children to cook for; family members want real food - not some little bowl of tasteless, mostly water lettuice; lettuce with barely one tablespoon of dressing.  

The next hurtle - besides the general hassle of making the bird-sized recipe - is coming up with several other birdie meals.  The same old non-filling two or three recipes are bound to get real old, real quick - meanwhile, oh, the other family members are eating real food, and it smells just heavenly.  Yummy, they're enjoying meatloaf with those little red taters that are covered in a lovely sour cream sauce, and buttered green beans.  Oh, and those lovely little rolls - ya know, they're still warm.  Yesterday, the family enjoyed heaping plates of pork, kraut and mashed taters, which were made with a rich cheese sauce.  We won't discuss what the desserts were - except, of course - like most everything else - homemade.  And ya wonder why wives and moms have a hard time sticking to diets?  

Hey, you self-righteous mgtows (and she-toadies) you bleeping make a go at preparing lovely dishes that you can't eat - and then eat from your stupid little bird-bowl, while both seeing and smelling REAL food, being savored, right in front of you.  Yeah, give it a week, maybe two; good luck with that.