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How many pounds do you want to lose?
‘T is the season. There’s the pumpkin pie. The apple pie is over there. The quadruple layer cake my egg lady baked is in there somewhere. Half a turkey. A plethora of side dishes. Dribs. Drabs. Squibbles. Now jiggles.
The holidays bring cheer. Beer. Champagne. Candy. All manner of gustatory indulgences. Here, Vick do you want to try this homemade toffee? Oh Vick, you must have a glass of the Nouveau!
We made it through Thanksgiving. Through Chanukah, Festivus, Christmas. The blur of holidays leading up to the New Year. On New Year’s Eve there will gumbo, more beverages, plates of appetizers. And that’s not all. We just got invited to an Iowa Caucus party a week from today. Next Tuesday. Lots of homemade chili.
Publishers know this. There’s all the food. The temptation. The battered resistance to more gluttony. And right now the stack of diet books is growing as quickly as some of our waistlines.
Let me grab a couple off of the top of the stack. I don’t dare to bend over too far. I might topple over.
Ok, here’s one: “FAT TO SKINNY -Fast and Easy! -Eat Great, Lose Weight, and Lower Blood Sugar Without Exercise” (Sterling) by Doug Varrieur. Wow, that was exhausting just reading that title. Maybe a cup of coffee would help. And while I’m over here, that apple pie looks mighty good….
Here’s another one: “THE SIMPLE DIET - A Doctor’s Science-Based Plan - No Rigid Rules, No Strict Menu, No Measuring, Counting, Or Expensive Meal Plans” (Berkley) by James W. Anderson, M.D. and Nancy J. Gustafson, M.S., R.D. Gee, the first book is fast and easy. This one is not rigid, not strict and claims that we can “lose up to 50 pounds in 12 weeks.” It wore me out just typing all the initials for the advanced degrees of the authors. Now, where did I put that slice of pie? Wait, I forgot the ice cream!
Just one more: “THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU COOKBOOK - 200 Simple and Delicious Low-Carb Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less” (Touchstone) by Colette Heimowitz. Ahh, a cookbook. Let’s see what recipes look good in here…
mmmm…Chicken Cutlets Parmesan. Curried Egg Salad. Mocha Smoothie. Toasted Pecan Cake….
Is it lunchtime yet?
Vick Mickunas
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By Kay
December 29, 2011 12:31 PM | Link to this
Not to mention several thousand pounds of hot air (i.e. all the republican candidates)!
By null
December 28, 2011 1:04 PM | Link to this
about 185 pounds of obama!!!!!!!!