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Today’s offering for Sincerely ‘Fro Me to You is this (ahem) little beauty:
I am eating a piece of deep fried alligator tail while on vacation. For some reason, I wanted to document this event for posterity. As you can see, I am sporting a couple of extra chins. This look was all the rage in 1998.
Wasn’t it?
On December 4th, 1998, I was a full 30 pounds heavier than my wedding day three years earlier. By this time I had been trying to get pregnant for two years and eight months. At first I didn’t care what I ate “because I’ll just get fat when I’m pregnant and have to lose it after”. Mature, wasn’t I? But as time wore on I ate out of depression. Mostly depression that I still wasn’t pregnant, but also because I just kept getting bigger. Vicious cycle, no?
This vacation was a low point for me. I think I wore overalls or my husband’s shorts the whole time…
About a year later I went on the Body For Life program and lost all the extra weight.
Since we have moved here, my weight has been slowly creeping up. Nothing dramatic, yet, but it will be if I don’t get a handle on it.
I think the problem is our mirror…
Seriously.
We bought a fat mirror. Everyone looks terrible in it. So when I’d look it and see some extra b&b (bootie and belly) I’d think, “It’s just the mirror.” But when the mirror made it impossible to button a pair of pants, I began to suspect a problem.
And because of my goldfish theory, I can’t buy new pants.
Never heard of it?
Basically it’s like this. If you remove a goldfish from a small bowl into a larger bowl, it grows. Goldfish’ (goldfishes?) size increase to fit their environment.
So does my butt.
If I move it to a bigger pair of pants, it will only grow.
But maybe it’s only my mirror after all…
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Oh, you funny girl! I love the goldfish theory and I have a broken mirror too!
We tried to have our first child for more than two years too. Very. Depressing. That’s a difficult road to travel!
Thanks so much for playing along?
Oh, one more thing: does the fried gator taste like chicken?
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It was a little chickenish, but really chewy. They served it with cocktail sauce so it tasted like a really big chunk of clam.
I’ve had fried alligator ONCE because it was the greasiest icky stuff. Blech!
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So THAT’S my problem….it’s been my mirror all along….I honestly don’t know why I didn’t think of that before! It all makes sense now! LOL! Loved your post!
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Goldfish Theory! I love it!
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Oh, I have that mirrors evil twin! It’s true: my friends all come over to look at themselves in the “skinny mirror”. However, you check yourself in this mirror and think you are looking fine….then catch a glimpse of yourself in any window or mirror reflection other than the skinny mirror and you’re horrified! It’s an evil mirror I tell you. Most days I just don’t leave the house so I can live with the image my skinny mirror sells me
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oh dang… that is F-U-N-N-Y!!!
i am a former bfl’er myself and its a great program, though hard to maintain for any given period of time.
and why would you NOT wanna capture yourself eating fried alligator, i mean, sheesh… you’re eating something that could have eaten you. i’d say thats a pretty been moment in the life of a woman.
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oh.my.word.
we must have gotten our mirrors at the same store…
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You know, that’s going to be one of my next blog posts; how silly girls think “oh, I’m just going to have to lose weight after the baby anyway.” I’m so guilty of that stinkin’ thinkin’. I blame it all on the dryer for shrinking my clothes, lol!
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Oooh that’s a good theory, that goldfish theory. I just joined weight watchers last week. Wish me luck.
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Goldfish theory??? I love it.
Does it work in the other direction??
I am LOVING your new digs.
Heather ROCKS.
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Love that goldfish theory. I am now down to 3 useless pairs of jeans… 1 I can technically fit into but they look painted on, the other has a hole in the back pocket and the third, my most favorite, has a hole in the knee… but what do I do? If I break down and buy new jeans, I want them to me the size I want to be not the size I am… ugh the dilemma!!!!
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You make me laugh! I totally have a mirror just like that! I moved it to the garage so my husband could flex his muscles geeky macho guy style!
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I have that same therory! Except I never heard it called the goldfish theory.
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I also did the hey, I am gonna get pregnant so why not just go ahead and eat. “Big” mistake!
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The goldfish theroy also works when you buy bigger and bigger houses. Oh and I live in Florida and have never eaten gator nor had the desire but you go girl!!!!!!!
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My theory is that it’s impossible to go through IF and not gain weight. Kudos to you for the 30 pound weight loss and for keeping it under control (except, of course, for that pesky mirror).
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I think that I might have one of those “fat” mirrors too!!!!! Love your blog, found you thru Desperately Seeking Sanity….I’ll be adding you to my sidebar (hope thats alright) !
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So funny! But seriously…fried alligator…?
That’s seems a good waste of grease.
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