Happy Thanksgiving - Eat, Pray, Eat
There's no point in sticking with the healthy eating routine on this annual holiday that's dedicated to eating if there's not going to be another day, right?
I choose to take my chance encounter with Wallace as some sort of cosmic sign, considering the sage comedian's comments came on the day that I recommitted myself to a healthy, balanced diet (with just enough caloric intake to safely shed two pounds a week -- when paired with sufficient physical activity). Or maybe I only vowed to recommit.
Whatever. Wallace's words just reached out to me on the day that I was planning ahead for how I might enjoy Thanksgiving ingesting just 12-14 food weight points? Already, I was stressing out and feeling regret over the gravy I would pass up and the cranberry cava cocktail I would turn away.
Stress be gone. I'm going to take Wallace's advice and enjoy my holiday dinner with my sister and her family. And I'm getting in gear today, by putting the brakes on thinking about what I will or (worse) will not eat for dinner four days from now. Which leaves me with a lot of time to ponder what Thanksgiving really means for my extended family - eat, pray, eat.
I know, the true story of the origin and meaning of how a simple harvest feast became this big American holiday is debatable, but that's a blog for another day. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving.
(Photo Credit: Seminole Thanksgiving Feast, circa 1955. Courtesy flickr/ State Library and Archives of Florida)
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