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What Relatives Will Do if You Let Them
My birthday is coming up in two days. A little bit ago my dear sweet mother-in-law invited us over for dinner this weekend to celebrate my birthday. I love her, I really do. She is the best cook in the world, but she slathers everything in thick buttery, cheesy sauces. She herself is thin. "I'm sorry, " I said. "I'm dieting and I don't want you to go to all that work.. . .I really won't be eating much of whatever you fix."
"Oh honey," she says, "You don't need to lose weight."
"Yeah, well, I'm obese according to the BMI."
She went on to say how ridiculous the BMI is, then told me I shouldn't try to lose weight too fast.
Who said anything about losing weight fast?? I assured her I wouldn't be. I explained the Weight Watchers philosophy.
Next she told me a horror story about people on Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig--she wasn't sure which--but she heard several women had to have their gallbladders out when they went on WW (or maybe Jenny Craig), because they ate too much fat. . . she wanted to make me a nice vegetarian lasagna. . . I could see it all in my mind. The irony of this is the last time I ate at her place, I actually had a gallbladder attack and had to have it removed because there was so much fat in everything she cooked that night. That time she made vegetarian manicotti. And several vegetable dishes covered with creamy cheesy sauces. "Thanks, but I'm not eating cheese with fat in it," I said.
Finally, I realized something. She just wanted to see us. I invited her to MY house for my birthday celebration. I'm not as good a cook as she is. I expect hubby will bbq. I'll make a couple salads, and I've been thinking of a diet desert I would like. And please don't tell me I should eat cake. I'll be getting a real cake on my actual birthday + they'll be celebrating at work, as well-- so that will be cake number 2-- although I've put the word out I don't want a fattening cake.
If anyone has any good diet desert recipes-- I'd appreciate them
"Oh honey," she says, "You don't need to lose weight."
"Yeah, well, I'm obese according to the BMI."
She went on to say how ridiculous the BMI is, then told me I shouldn't try to lose weight too fast.
Who said anything about losing weight fast?? I assured her I wouldn't be. I explained the Weight Watchers philosophy.
Next she told me a horror story about people on Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig--she wasn't sure which--but she heard several women had to have their gallbladders out when they went on WW (or maybe Jenny Craig), because they ate too much fat. . . she wanted to make me a nice vegetarian lasagna. . . I could see it all in my mind. The irony of this is the last time I ate at her place, I actually had a gallbladder attack and had to have it removed because there was so much fat in everything she cooked that night. That time she made vegetarian manicotti. And several vegetable dishes covered with creamy cheesy sauces. "Thanks, but I'm not eating cheese with fat in it," I said.
Finally, I realized something. She just wanted to see us. I invited her to MY house for my birthday celebration. I'm not as good a cook as she is. I expect hubby will bbq. I'll make a couple salads, and I've been thinking of a diet desert I would like. And please don't tell me I should eat cake. I'll be getting a real cake on my actual birthday + they'll be celebrating at work, as well-- so that will be cake number 2-- although I've put the word out I don't want a fattening cake.
If anyone has any good diet desert recipes-- I'd appreciate them
4 Comments
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Comment by Nicole on May 20, 2008 at 4:35am - Why don't you look at Roni's Green Lite Bites website? Her desserts look yummy! I suggest the yelatin! Good luck!
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Comment by SaucyWench on May 20, 2008 at 9:25am -
A really yummy dessert we make all the time is a trifle. It's layered with the following:
Fat free vanilla pudding
Bananas
Lite canned peaches
Cool Whip
Angel Food Cake (Which is fat free and you can buy ready-made at the store)
Sugar-free strawberry jam
Just layer it starting with the angel food cake, then the jam, peaches, pudding, bananas, and cool whip. Start over if you've got room to spare and refrigerate it for a few hours before you eat it because it's really tasty when it's cold. You could even pour some dark rum or brandy over the angel food cake if you wanted to give it a kick!
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Comment by Kim on May 20, 2008 at 1:52pm -
Saucy-thanks so much! This sounds beautiful, as well as satisfying.
Nicole-- I'm new here. I didn't know about Roni's Green Lite Bites. Thanks!
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I can totally sympathize with the whole eating because of peer pressure. My boyfriend's mother is always making comments about me eating "like a bird" or pressuring me to put more on my plate. But now I've just gotten used to smiling and saying "no thank you" and just ignoring those silly comments. It's actually better now - I don't know if I've just gotten used to the comments or she's become tired of saying the same thing over again!