I am always looking for appetizing ways to cook the greens that come in our New Roots Organics bin. I like them, but can’t always face them straight up.
Joe’s Special was something my mom made often for dinner when we were growing up. Since I was scared of spinach as a small kid, and didn’t like mushrooms until I was in my 30s, it was never a favorite. But now it is! I’ve started making it with ground turkey breast to cut down on our red meat intake a bit.
How many times have I heard a variation of this phrase, coming out of my mouth or a girlfriend’s?
“I can’t wear dresses, I hate my legs.”
“I can’t wear button-up blouses, my boobs are too big.”
“Skinny jeans? No. Not for me.”
In my case, it was sleeveless. Of course I’d bare my arms at the beach, but I’d never have dreamt of going sleeveless to a dressy event.
Do you know how many cute cocktail dresses there are out there with sleeves? Ones that don’t look like grandmother-of-the-bride dresses? Not very many. So those of us who are insecure about our arms are relegated to the land of shrugs and shawls. I don’t like this land. It’s a fussy place where you’re always tugging at things around your shoulders, you’ve got extra bulk around your boobs, and the colors never match quite right.
Then something happened. I’d lost a few pounds so I was feeling better about myself than usual, I fell in love with a little black lace-overlay cocktail number, and my company’s holiday party was coming up.
“I’ll just try it on,” I thought. “I’ll see what it looks like.”
I don’t even know if Adrianna Papell is a real person, but if she is, bless her heart, because apparently she understands my body perfectly. This dress is cut to accentuate the smallest part of my midsection, it fits great in the bust, and the way arm holes are cut is perfect for me to go sleeveless: no gaping, no bra showing, no tugging.
(This dress is several seasons old, but I’ve since bought other Adrianna Papell dresses at Nordstrom, and those fit great and are flattering, too. This one , available now, is similar to my Breakthrough Dress.)
One of my little tricks when I want food with little nutritional merit is to order a very small portion. The kid’s size is often perfect. I have been doing this at McDonald’s for ages, but since I hardly ever eat McDonald’s, I wasn’t aware of what has happened to the Happy Meal.
I love this salad bar–they always have quinoa.
Healthy recipes that still taste great are an important part of Thinposterism. If I were thin, it certainly wouldn’t be burgers and pizza all the time. This dish uses plain yogurt, which is a perfect ingredient for cooking healthy, delicious food at home. You can use it to make soups creamy, use it in place of mayo in dips and salads, and thicker Greek yogurt is perfect for taking the place of sour cream almost anywhere. Here, yogurt takes the place of the heavy cream in a traditional quiche. It is not exactly the same, but it’s pretty close. One of my friends even served this to her French mother-in-law!
Today I used spring onions, spinach, Roma tomatoes, gypsy peppers, a yellow summer squash, and Asiago cheese.
I adapted this quiche from an ad for Stoneyfield yogurt. It’s a very flexible recipe as long as you stick to the basics–6 ounces of cheese, 6 ounces of yogurt, and 6 eggs. Combine it with vegetables in a pie crust, and you’re done. Every two weeks, we get a delivery of organic produce from New Roots Organics. This recipe is one of my favorite ways to put those veggies to good use.
They look like they’d make good weapons, right?
I cancelled my Weight Watchers online membership today. I don’t feel like obsessively tracking everything that goes into my mouth and every bit of exercise I do fits in very well with Thinposterism, and I’m not tracking my progress there since I stopped weighing myself. (Plus, I’m kind of pissed at Jennifer Hudson for acting like it’s fixed her life. Hello? You won an Oscar while chubby, stop acting like your life sucked before you were thin.)
I stopped going to in-person Weight Watchers meetings many years ago. The reason? One simple phrase:
“Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.” Let’s unpack that, shall we?
1. Some things taste pretty freaking good.
I can’t be convinced that a pants size is a good reason to give up that kind of pleasure. Enjoy in moderation? Oh, yeah, sure. But there are certainly some weekends where a great brunch is totally worth wallowing around in stretchy pants for the rest of the day, muttering about too much bacon.
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But, that doesn’t mean you can’t find a swimsuit that helps you feel like you look as good a 
For years, I’ve thought that Lands End really can’t be beat for swimwear, no matter what size you are. I especially love the functionality of their Swim Minis. Combined with a cute tankini top, they provide coverage without looking like your grandma’s skirted swimsuit.They have a variety of styles, so you can go sporty, or girly. Continue reading
So, if there are two of us, and we don’t really want any leftovers, I should get the one that says it serves 1-2? Even though the “Family” size is only a few dollars more?
But…
That’s crazy. If I do that there might not be enough for me to eat so much I feel sick!
…
Oh.
See you later, Mr Scale. Maybe you can make friends with some of the tools or Christmas decorations. If I decide to make our breakup permanent, I’ll take you to the Goodwill, where maybe you can meet a nice scientific calculator.
If I were thin, would having the number on the scale be higher than expected ruin my day? Would having it lower expected lead to me to think I should eat a giant cookie that day? Yes, both of these things happen, frequently. And yes, I realize that this makes me a little nuts.
Wait a second.
If I were thin, would I weigh myself at all? Or would I take my cues about my progress with food and exercise choices from how I feel, and how well my clothes fit?
