Please
forgive me for my three-week hiatus! My
dad and sister were visiting the last two weekends, and I was busy preparing
for the visit the weekend before. But I
am back! And…I’m happy to report that I
did my monthly “weigh-in,” and I am back to within two pounds of my goal weight…yeah!!!
| Typical spread at a Korean dinner. |
One thing
that makes weight maintenance challenging here in Korea is the amount of food
served combined with the lingering over dinner that often leads to BLTs even
when I’m no longer hungry. I mentioned
in a previous blog that Koreans are all about side dishes. They are also all about sharing meals and
lingering over dinner to enjoy the good company. As a result, the table is filled with food
that’s free for the taking. Oh…did I
mention you can get any side dish refilled for free? Yes, there have been many a meal when I kept
stealing a bite of something here, a lick of something there, and just a taste
of this…the dreaded BLTs. As we all
know, those can add up quickly.
To be
perfectly honest and truthful…I’m not sure I’ll ever have the willpower to deal
with this dilemma. It’s all so good…it’s
all right there…and it’s bottomless.
Since we share the food, the old tricks don’t work: can’t put my napkin
over it, can’t pour water on it to ruin it, can’t ask for a doggie bag to get half of it out of
view. The only strategies I’ve used so
far have been to have light meals when eating by myself and make sure I get
exercise in.
If you have
any other tips for me, I’d love to hear them!
: )
Now for the
poem…I don’t know why, but Shel Silverstein came to mind this week. So here is a weightloss version of one of my
favorite poems of his, “If You Have to Dry the Dishes.”
“If You Need
that BLT”
If you need
that BLT,
Such a hard
thing to ignore.
If you need
that BLT,
Instead of points
of which you’re sure.
If you need
that BLT,
And make a
trip to the store…
Maybe healthy
snacks will take its place
And you won’t
be hungry anymore!
If You Have
to Dry the Dishes
Shel
Silverstein
If you have
to dry the dishes,
Such an awful
boring chore.
If you have
to dry the dishes,
Instead of
going to the store.
If you have
to dry the dishes,
And you drop
one on the floor…
Maybe they
won’t let you
dry the
dishes anymore!
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