Don't always believe what you read, even if it is digital.

Tea leaves are stirring up some wisdom of a weightier matter today.

Stepping on the scales once a year is painful enough but lately I actually did it twice in a six week period. Not the least bit happy with the first digital reading that cloudy day six weeks ago, I decided to get on again today and see if any good had come from "trying".

Imagine my surprise when the reading was 135 lbs. Really, that is a lovely number and I would be ever so happy to accept that as my own real weight, except for the fact that it is humanly impossible to loose that kind of poundage in 6 weeks unless lost on the top of a mountain with only pine cones and rain water to remain alive. So I got a good chuckle, got off and tried again, this time it read 129 lbs. Now I am wondering where are the hidden cameras as I have a good laugh and an interesting conversation with myself. The result of this strange unexplained incident (I didn't get on again) is a renewed desire to actually have that reading be dead right on....for real. Ok, at least in the ball park. One of my thighs alone weighs in at 25 lbs. easy. Oh, yes they do, thunder thighs in abundance no matter how skinny the rest may be. But then again skinny has not been my adjective for 30 years or more.

Haven't we all tried the diets and the work outs, gadgets, fancy machines, gym memberships ...until it comes down to the stuff we have always known. Don't eat more than you burn off. Moderation in all things, including cookies. (drat). Grains are good for us. Fat is good too, but some kinds are not as good for you and the amount is important. Carbs are good for you, but there are rules regarding that stuff too.

Common sense, rewritten and re-announced to the world weekly via all forms of media is presented as new information that will transform our lives and our bodies.

I think I will try to remember one thing>
Don't always believe what you read, digital or otherwise.

Use the best rule out there> Commonsense.

And I am going to bet that Commonsense has other lessons to teach me besides eating.