Fat Friends

I hate it when people don't take care of themselves. It's not that I'm judgemental. It's just that I know HOW MUCH BETTER they would feel physically and mentally if they got up off their butts and walked around a little bit.

I have a few fat friends. I don't try to push anything on them, but just continue to encourage and shoot little prayers to the heavens for them. One of my closest friends, who is at least 40 lbs overweight, tries to sabotage my healthy lifestyle at every opp. She drinks about 1200 empty calories in beer everyday -- but she says she eats very little -- or so she says. I told her for the umpteenth time last night that it's not the lunchtime turkey sandwiches and grapes alone that are keeping the weight on her. It's the beer, the late-night Mexican food and the total lack of physical activity.

She did agree to me working with her on a fitness plan that wouldn't be too difficult to stick with. I can't wait to get her started.

My best friend, who is a quite talented designer, has talked about getting healthy ever since I've known her. And that would be 15 years. What is really sad is that her 8 year old daughter is very heavy and very self-conscious. To me, that's child abuse. My friend is ultra sensitive about it since her parents were critical of her weight growing up so she lets my little god-daughter eat and drink whatever. Biscuits and gravy for breakfast -- or donuts. Ice cream after school. And very little activity. She stayed with us for a a couple of weeks when her parents went to Denver for a show and I pretty much sugar-freed that kid by the time they got back. Fruits and veggies, outdoor activity -- she didn't even know what I was doing. She never missed the junk.

I told her mama upon her return what I had done with the hope that she would stick with it once they returned home to Post --- but that didn't happen.

I'm not a fanatic when it comes to healthy eating -- despite what others may think. But EVERYthing in moderation. I just know I feel SO much better when I'm eating clean -- and other people have to feel the same way.