Friday, August 7, 2009

A lot of grilled chicken, a lot of salad, a lot of water... "I'm miserable!"

Ok, I don't watch television. There have been few times in my life where I tuned in enough to know who's who. I have no idea who Sherri Shephard is or why she's famous other than being on The View. I know The View because I like Barbara Walters and Whoopi, though I've never seen the show. Yes, I live under a rock.

That said, it bothers me, REALLY bothers me this article I read from Us News about this woman losing weight. Here's the part:

Barbara Walters said her colleagues "were very proud" of Shepherd, who celebrated by indulging in ribs and M&Ms that exec producer Bill Geddes brought her as a treat.

Dieting hadn't been easy, Shepherd told Usmagazine.com in June.

She had been eating "a lot of grilled chicken, a lot of salad, a lot of water," she said. "I'm miserable!"


Good for her for going out in a bathing suit on tv. But gee... Let's all join that diet, ya? What a great example. Sigh. I'm all for celebrities being real people who do normal things, but, well, its just sad. Why go through all that just to be miserable? Why not just do it right, eat well, exercise well and be happy. Am I naive or something? Seriously.

Ok, well, my non-miserable breakfast was oatmeal w/PB and blackberries.

Photobucket

Afterward, I went swimming. I came back and had this:
Photobucket

Around lunchtime, I was ravenous (this is all the benefit I ever get from swimming, I swear). I made this giant plate of food and then realized I needed to photograph it and felt embarrassed. Yes, I had another english muffin-veggie burger. We're low on groceries. I only ate half the broccoli and grapes though. My eyes were way bigger than my stomach in this case. I also had an Enjoy Life cocoa bar for dessert. I need chocolate lately. It just is. Good thing I'm not on the miserable diet.

Photobucket
Photobucket
Photobucket

Tonight, we're meeting friends at a Filipino restaurant called Goldilocks in National City. I laughed when Ry said National City, but I looked it up online and it has decent reviews. We shall see. I think I'm wearing my cute new dress, which may not be appropriate for a dinner in National City now that I'm thinking of it, but oh well. I'm stereotyping Nat City, aren't I?... Shame on me. I'll try to get pics.

Enjoy your weekend. Don't lets be at the mercy of our eating demons (for those of you that have them, like me). I believe my mission in life is not to beat my ED demons, but to find a way to be happy and healthy despite them. Sometimes I think I live with them to remind myself that wellness is not always easy, but worth working hard for... like all good things in life. Be well, be happy, repeat.

xoxo
-Mrs. Myers

====

10 comments:

  1. Amen sister! That is one reason why I blog my food. To show that you don't have to live on Lean Cuisines and 100 calorie snack packs to lose and maintain weight loss.

    Real food rocks!

    ReplyDelete
  2. It is interesting that she says "its something everyone can do, etc. etc." and then says she was miserable. So frustrating!
    I hope you have a good dinner :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. She'll put it right back on, too. That's a yo-yo mentality, especially treating yourself with crappy food to celebrate success.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Amen!

    Who wants to be on the "miserable" diet- no one - for long!!

    Enjoy your chocolate!

    Have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I get annoyed when people think healthy eating is all abt salads and grilled chicken, too. Seriously, there is more healthy, wholesome food than that! In fact, all natural food IS healthy...man just started messing with it and turning it into processed crap.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I agree with you! And to be honest, I didn't even see much difference! Plus, when they wheeled out a tray of her favorite foods at the end, I thought, "there goes her diet." I know from personal experience that you really can't cope on a low calorie diet for long. You will go nuts.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Can't wait to hear about dinner at National City - we love trying new restaurants!

    ReplyDelete
  8. i agree, i was upset with the message she was sending on the view too - because did you see her bingeing at the end of the show?

    ReplyDelete
  9. Wait, you were embarrassed of your plate of lots of fruit and brocc?! If that's what embarrasses you about your eating, you're doing WAY better than me ;)

    ReplyDelete
  10. I agree that eating healthily should not be miserable and also should not be "celebrated by indulging in ribs and M&Ms."

    I've read quotes by her before, and it sounds as though her healthy eating was a temporary change in her life. She may have been serious about losing weight, but I'm not sure if she really saw the long term health aspect.

    ReplyDelete

I heart comments!