CONFESSIONS OF A FAT GIRL

No One Pull Off a Moustache Like You Do

From my new favorite song...

A drop in the ocean,
A change in the weather,
I was praying that you and me might end up together.
It's like wishing for rain as I stand in the desert,
But I'm holding you closer than most,
'Cause you are my heaven.

Ron Pope's "A Drop in the Ocean"

I am a posting machine today...

A referral from blog reader, Marie, who shops at this site's German counterpart...

Someone is reading my blog in GERMANY! I am an international sensation, poppets. Look out world! LOL.

Good Support

After my VERY controversial post on leggings, I felt compelled to follow up with something equally moving. Something that would stir my readers' souls and create a forum for a serious, probing discussion.

Ladies and gentlemen, today... let's talk about BRAS.

It's like barking at a brick wall but I'll take a stab at it anyway-- and this is the same problem I have with a lot of plus sized fashions... Why does BIG seem to equal NOT SEXY? Why do my bras looks like chastity belts?

And furthermore, why do larger sized bras cost a fortune? Seriously, I could either eat for a week or support my boobs. And that's not an easy choice sometimes, kids.

I need to get myself over to The Wizard of Bras (hilarious name, no?) because supposedly, at reasonable prices, it's the best solution around here for this gripe. I will don my shiniest red shoes for the occasion and let you know how I make out.

Here's a Title to Love

Has anyone read this?

Thanks to Nikki for the referral!

Breakfast Yummies

These recipes from HUNGRY GIRL just looked so good (AND low-cal), I had to post them!

			3-Cheese Bacon-Apple-Bella Frittata PER SERVING (1/4th of frittata, 1 large slice): 150 calories, 2.25g fat, 485mg sodium, 12.5g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 6.5g sugars, 18.5g protein -- POINTS® value 3* Mushrooms, Swiss cheese, bacon, and apples?! This slightly sweet frittata is so good, you'll want to add it into regular rotation! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 1 cup chopped portabello mushrooms 1 large apple (preferably Fuji), finely chopped 2 slices extra-lean turkey bacon (like the kind by Jennie-O), chopped 2 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese, chopped 1/2 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese 2 tbsp. fat-free non-dairy liquid creamer (like Coffee-mate Original Fat Free) 1 tbsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping Directions: Preheat broiler. In a medium bowl, combine egg substitute and creamer. Whisk together for 1 minute. Add Swiss cheese and cheddar cheese. Set aside. Bring a large oven-safe pan sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. (If you're not sure if the handle of your pan is oven-safe, wrap the handle with aluminum foil before heating the pan.) Add bacon and mushrooms, and cook until bacon is slightly crispy and mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 - 5 minutes. Add apple and continue to cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Pour egg mixture into the pan, and tilt pan back and forth to ensure egg mixture is evenly distributed. Make sure cheese is evenly distributed, as well. If needed, run a spatula along the sides of the pan to help egg to flow underneath the bacon, mushrooms, and apple. Cook for 2 minutes, and then remove from heat. Sprinkle Parm-style topping evenly on top of the frittata. Place under the broiler. Allow to cook for about 4 minutes, until the egg has puffed up and the mixture is set. Allow to cool, and then cut into quarters. (Frittata may look runny, but it's just all the cheese oozing out!) Enjoy! MAKES 4 SERVINGS

			The Big Apple French Toast Casserole PER SERVING (one 4-inch square, about 1 cup): 204 calories, 4.25g fat, 577mg sodium, 30g carbs, 6g fiber, 8.5g sugars, 16.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4* AHHHHHHHHHHH! Is it breakfast or dessert? This decadent morning-meal recipe is SO easy and ridiculously delicious. PLEASE make it ASAP. You'll FLIP! Ingredients: 8 slices light bread (40 - 45 calories each with around 2g fiber per slice), cut into cubes 4 oz. fat-free cream cheese, room temperature 1 medium apple (preferably Fuji), peeled and diced 1 1/4 cups light vanilla soymilk 1 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Ori ginal) 2 tbsp. sugar-free pancake syrup 2 tbsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown), melted 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda), or more to taste Optional: additional sugar-free pancake syrup, for dipping Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Place bread cubes evenly along the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle diced apple evenly over the bread. In a medium-large bowl, combine all other ingredients (cream cheese, soymilk, egg substitute, syrup, butter, cinnamon, and sweetener). If you like your French toast pretty sweet, add an extra packet of sweetener. Using a handheld electric mixer set to medium speed, mix until lump-free and smooth. Pour mixture over the bread and apple. Make sure bread is soaked in the liquid mixture. If needed, toss lightly to coat. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, until egg mixture is pretty firm and cooked through. (Be sure not to overcook, as bread may burn.) Let cool slightly and cut into quarters. If you like, serve with additional syrup for dipping. Dig in! MAKES 4 SERVINGS HG Tip! Make this at night, store it covered in the fridge, and then reheat 'n eat in the morning...

59 Years

Today is my grandparents' 59th wedding anniversary.

59 years!

My grandparents married young and started a family quickly after (my dad was born just before his mother turned 20) and all of these years later, they are still together. Which is basically a miracle to me because I can barely stay around for a relationship more than three months...

It's a milestone to say the least. I love them both and can hardly wait to celebrate the 60th.

From Space

The scene yesterday in D.C.... from space. Look at all the little black dots that go back for miles…

Quote of the Day

"When you're a working-class mum, Jesus is like an unpaid babysitter."
-Ricky Gervais, Inside the Actors Studio

LEGGINGS? JUST SAY NO!

Friends, countrymen, blog-readers!  I summon you and beg you lend me your ears for just a moment as I offer some sage wisdom.

Leggings are NOT - I repeat: NOT - for everyone.

This is crucial, kiddies. This lesson is one that should be taught at a young age. I was of a fortunate generation. A generation which, god help us, was exposed to spandex and stretchy pants in the 80s. We learned, in the early stages of youth, that sure it might be shiny, but lycra is not for everyone. We knew, at a fairly young age, that leggings, though lightweight and comfy, are not flattering to all body types.

Tonight I saw a horror. I walked into that Chili's restaurant and saw a group of teenaged girls who clearly called one another before they left the house. I imagine it went like this (names have been imagined to protect the fashionably challenged):

Muffy: Hey, what are you wearing tonight?
Pixie: Leggings and Uggs.
Muffy: Omigod! Me TOO!

Lexi: Hey, Pix, what are you wearing to dinner?
Pixie: Oh, Muf and I are TOTALLY wearing leggings and Uggs.
Lexi: Omigod, no WAY. I was TOTALLY going to wear that too! Twinsies!!!

VOMIT.

Muffy pulled it off. At 5'7" and all of 90 pounds, she had skinny legs and I was not appauled to see her in leggings (though I was appauled she ate chicken dippers and fries, knowing she probably would not gain more than half an ounce). Pixie was not too offensive though a long shirt might have done her some good (though her boyfriend did not mind regardless-- his hand was planted on her ass for a good portion of the wait time). But someone totally should have told Lexi, who is not really fat, just a wee bit overweight and chubby in the thighs, that leggings are not for her. Lexi would have looked adorable in some dark jeans and that top she had on but in her leggigns, which revealed every crease of her legs, her lacey tank and Uggs... Oh, poor Lexi.

And don't even get me started on the skinny jean. Honey, they are called SKINNY jeans for a reason. You need to be skinny to wear them. Christy Turlington you are not.

Buenos Noches, queridos.