Remember when those pigs came out that you could put in your refrigerator? They’d oink at you each time you opened the door, supposedly to stop you from eating something sinful. Then there were the cows, intended to serve the same purpose. Of course neither was effective—though I’m sure many unsuspecting people got them wrapped in pretty paper at holiday time.
Throughout the years people have done silly things in the name of weight loss. In movies we’ve seen women tacking pictures of models onto their refrigerators and cabinets. Have you ever tried any of these “tactics?” I admit that I have. I once kept a picture of a thin model at my desk to avoid the temptation of mid-day snacking. The result? I got laughed at by my co-workers ( I was relatively thin at the time so this was acceptable) and ended up using the pictures more for a conversation piece than a dieting aid. I tried bringing the pictures home once. I put them everywhere—on the fridge, on the cabinets, IN the fridge and the cabinets, on the bathroom mirror. Soon they just got to be annoying and it looked like I was decorating my house with paper dolls, so I took them down—again.
I admit, I’ve thought of wrapping myself in plastic wrap and seeing how many pounds I could sweat out. I’ve almost bought the weight loss gum. I HAVE bought the weight loss drinks, bars, supplements, and books. And what has it gained me? Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
If I get really desperate, there’s always the diet gum or the diet tea…or maybe I could hunt down one of those oinking refrigerator pigs. Or maybe, just maybe I should give up the madness and be sensible?
Nah!
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