How do you do?

Welcome to Easy BonBon, a chronicle of my journey to a healthier, more joyous way of living! Featuring ponderings and recipes! In Technicolor!

Early in January this year, like so many others, I found myself reconsidering my lifestyle habits.  I was getting ready to go out for dinner with my friends

and I reached into my closet for a dress that I hadn’t worn in a while, one of those minimalist black dresses that are supposed to wrap around the the shoulders and then billow out.  Well, what was once my go-to loose, comfy dress was now a “body-conscious” number that hugged me around the hips!  Now, like most sensible girls who have a realistic grasp of the female desirability index, I know that curvy is sexy, beautiful and cool.  But what I suddenly grasped at that moment was that I had stopped paying attention to my health amidst all the changes in my life.  I had just fooled myself into thinking that I was still eating more nutritious foods than comfort foods, that I was exercising sufficiently.   Awareness, How fleeting art thou!

Since the day of the black dress, I’ve been slowly making one resolution every week and mentally tracking my progress.  I’m not calling it a diet although I would like to lose some weight for the sake of my poor, achey back.  What I’m calling it is my Easy BonBon journey, because I’m determined to make it easy, taking one step at a time and all the while I’m going to focus on enjoyment, not deprivation or guilt or punishment.  I hope the lady over there or that gentleman in the back or anyone really, comes along for the ride.  The best things in life are shared, no?

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