Excuse me, yeah you might want to dust the chip off your shoulder

What is with people who feel the need to wage war against the BMI chart. While it is far from perfect it can be a useful tool. Simply because you are 5 lbs over the ideal on the chart does not mean you should feel bad about yourself or that you may have health problems in the future. I will say that those who are in excess of 30 BMI need to get a wake up call. I've struggled with my weight for years and I never had the ability to convince myself that being well over 300lbs was anywhere near healthy. So folks get the chip off your shoulder. No one said you were ugly or stupid that's what you inferred. What matters most is that you get down to a healthy body composition.

Sweet Stuff

I've dumped all my white flour and sugar in my pantry. The first week of withdrawals were hard. My sugar jones is getting better and I think I've lost a bit of weight. The sad thing is I have new pans that I could use to bake some fab sweets but I'm holding back for a while. I have a potluck on Saturday that I plan on attending. I think I'll make "spesto" with bow tie pasta and peas and a fruit salad. There is a camping trip in the works. When it happens I will make scones,oatmeal bars and cookies but I will stick to whole wheat flour and LG sweeteners like agave nectar. I do feel better with out the sugar roller coaster that I was on. I guess old habits die hard.

Movies Movies Movies

So I saw Penelope this weekend. I was not a love affirming film or groundbreaking in any way. It was cute. Sometimes cute is enough.

Cry Baby

Yeah its not just a John Waters film. A cry baby is someone who loves to constantly play the victim. I don't wish to dismiss those that have real issues to overcome. I'm not that much of a hard ass. But I am tired of people who wish to silence others simply because of their own insecurities about their abilities. I would like to teach a seminar on "How to tell Assholes to fuck off or the basic elements of argumentation." I have a ton of doubts about myself however I do not doubt my ability to engage in a cogent discourse.