• Politically Incorrect Questions

    Politically Incorrect Questions

    January 21st, 2006 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    Did anyone else see the show that featured the one-ton brother and sister? Together, they weighed just more than 1,100 pounds. Now that’s fat. But I have questions about this. First of all, at what point do you just give up entirely? Is it when you can’t reach around your backside to take care of [...]

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  • Tasty Chicken Portobello Meatloaf

    Tasty Chicken Portobello Meatloaf

    January 9th, 2006 | Recipes | tracy | No Comments

    I love meatloaf, but have been looking for a lighter version for years. Since I couldn’t find one, I made this up myself. It’s very tasty! Ingredients: 1 lb. ground chicken 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan (the real thing) 1 tbl. olive oil 1 finely chopped onion 2 cups thinly sliced small portobello mushrooms 3 [...]

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  • I survived Las Vegas.

    I survived Las Vegas.

    January 9th, 2006 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    I just came home from CES in Las Vegas, and the fact that I survived now means that I can really knuckle down on my diet. Las Vegas may be the food capital (since every major chef seems to have a restaurant there), but I can tell you that I saw NONE of that. Instead, [...]

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  • Gearing up.

    Gearing up.

    December 31st, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    So here’s my resolution. I am going to resume regular posting. I’m going to post more recipes that comply with Weight Watchers. And I’m even going to go back to Weight Watchers (I think I can stomach it).

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  • Would we be bored if we were perfect?

    Would we be bored if we were perfect?

    December 29th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    What would happen if everyone lost weight and were thin and beautiful? What if we all looked just the way we wanted to? Like Catherine Deneuve, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron or Audrey Hepburn? Or Cary Grant, Brad Pitt or George Clooney? Or would it be better, frankly, to be ourselves and look more like Rosie [...]

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  • It’s how I feel. Is it wrong?

    It’s how I feel. Is it wrong?

    December 27th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    What if I don’t like having pendulous breasts, thunder thighs and flap-in-the-wind triceps? Should I just love myself and say to hell with it?

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  • Time to lose.

    Time to lose.

    November 10th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | 1 Comment

    It’s been a while since I last posted. My father died. If there’s one thing I think I’ve learned from him, both in life and in death, is to value your health and treat it with respect. My father had lung cancer before I was born in 1961. He lost half a lung and was [...]

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  • Keeping Going.

    Keeping Going.

    October 12th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    I’m feeling stronger today, and I can’t say why. I can imagine myself at 160 pounds, and today the goal seems manageable. I’d like to be free of this extra 45 pounds I’ve been carrying around for the last 15 years. This morning I felt a hip underneath the flab. It was encouraging. I can [...]

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  • No Paris.

    No Paris.

    October 9th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | No Comments

    I’m back, not from Paris, but from Reno. My father has been gravely ill and I’ve been spending oodles of time up there. As a consequence I’ve cancelled Paris. I feel selfish for saying this, and I suppose it is selfish in practice, but I find Reno a hard place to be. From a health [...]

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  • Slowly slowly slowly.

    Slowly slowly slowly.

    September 10th, 2005 | Reports from the Front | tracy | 2 Comments

    The worst part about losing weight is that it takes forever. Now mind you, I didn’t put on this extra tonnange overnight, but the fact that it’s sticking with me so closely is mighty annoying. I understand that it will be a lifestyle change, continued effort and blah blah blah, but frankly, it’s just a [...]

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