God must have loved calories… he made so many of them.

–from a magnet on my refrigerator

I love to eat — I really enjoy the experience. As I get older, my body is slowing down, and the weight has crept up. It’s not just age; inactivity is a significant factor too. In my youth I flirted with bulimia, bingeing, overexercising, using laxatives, starving myself. This, fortunately, was a short-lived experience that did not hurtle me into a dangerous disorder.

I look at photos of myself 10 and 20 years ago and think, “If only I could have seen then that I really was a normal weight…” Recently, I was referred by Siona to explore a site called Normal Eating. I highly recommend it as a sane approach to understanding food, emotions, and one’s body. One can hope to enjoy many of those calories God made and stop obsessing over each one.