Guest guest Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 A THIN LINE Thursday, 02 October 2008 After teaching my exercise class in new Orleans at Harrah's Casino, I asked everyone to have a seat so I could talk to them about something important. My subject would be...The Thin Line.Now, keep in mind that I was talking to a room full of people who, like me, had been raised on very fattening southern foods. I had escaped that tasty but fattening cuisine but my audience on Saturday were all still mostly Southerners. I talked with them about our love in the South for cooking food and, of course... eating it. I talked about some of the New Orleans dishes I was raised on and just loved like red beans & rice, gumbo, shrimp jambalaya and Oysters Rockefeller.I talked about watching my mother and father cooking in the kitchen and how much love they put into every dish. I told them that from a very early age. I simply adored food. I loved it so much, in fact, that food took over my life. Back when I was still in school, I thought about food all day long. In the classroom at my elementary school, half my brain would be focused on the subject I was being taught while the other half was focusing on the cafeteria and lunch!But my love for food led to a weight gain, of course. And when I looked in the mirror and saw my image, I just hated it. You see, when it comes to food, there really is a thin line between love and hate. And what exactly do I mean by that? Well, think about it. All that loving of the food caused you, and me...to dislike ourselves because of the weight we gained. And we may as way admit that there is something wrong with this picture. There's something wrong about loving food more than you love yourself! Have you ever felt this way? Oh I know, you adore food as much as I do. But has loving the food so much caused you to hate yourself, in a way? Yeah? Well, it's not a very good feeling, is it? I have to tell you that I will always love food. But the difference between the old me and the new me is that I love myself more than I love any food now. And, I'm telling you that you have to reach that place in your own life, too.I want you to go into the kitchen and put some love into the dishes you make, sure. But you need to really watch those ingredients you use and your portion sizes. While I was in New Orleans this past weekend, I ate some of my favorite foods. But, after I got home and stood on my bathroom scale, I had not gained an ounce! That's because I put my love for myself ahead of my love for food. Now listen up everybody. You've got to stop this adoration of food, just like I did. And how did I do it? Well, I did it by planning my meals and not eating everything I wanted in the same day without thinking about what it would mean for my body tomorrow. You all know that I treasure the times I visit New Orleans and get to dine on those delicacies from my childhood. But I always make sure that when I put that fork in my hand, I'm going to love me more than anything that's on my fork. Please take good care of yourselves today and remember to love you more than any food you see on a plate. And remember to watch those portions!Love, Sorry there was no MOTD yesterday, but every time I visited the site I got a page saying the site was closed for revamping. This morning I go there and see a whole new front page on http://www.richardsimmons.com and the link to every other section, including the MOTD: http://www.richardsimmons.com/j15/index.php?option=com_dailymessage & Itemid=31 had been changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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