Whining & Dining, one week out - rant #1

It's somewhat of a disconnect that in a nation (when did we stop saying "country") of obesity we are a people obsessed with our weight. Of course, it's big business. It only makes sense for manufacturers of diet pills and programs to keep us overweight, that way no customer is lost. And don't get me started on clothing. Too late, I'm on a rant...I have stayed about the same size now for 25 years yet incredulously I dropped THREE dress sizes! It's a miracle. And now I know people who wear a size zero, yet they look clothed. Another miracle. Ladies, remember when we were teenagers and a few extra pounds meant that no way were we going to try on let alone buy a new swimsuit? But if I need a size 10 this year whereas last year I was a 12, I must look fab in that bikini, right? And those bulges and overhang must be due to something being wrong with the dressing room mirror.

Now, don't get me wrong, I believe it's my responsibility not "them others" to maintain a healthy lifestyle for myself, it's just that sometimes I feel as though I have to deflect those weighty bullets, sort of like Wonder Woman, well except without the long flowing auburn hair, long legs and cinched waste.