Jonahgirl’s BodyBlog

Well actually it ended up being his wife but you will get the jist of the story. Last month I had the opportunity to fix my brother’s navigation computer on his sailboat. This "house" call meant I had to fly to St. Thomas. I had the skymiles so I figured…free 10 day vacation on a sailboat….hmmm sailing to St. Lucia spending a few days then flying back….okay no brainer on that one.

After arriving in Rodney Bay in St. Lucia my brother asked me what I would like to do. I told him he could take me over to the beach and drop me off for the day. He wouldn’t let me go by myself. "Not the way you look." he said. (My transformation came as quite a shock to him and his wife. Neither had seen me or a picture since my fat days.) Overprotective older brother….even after all these years.

A close friend of mine is recovering from triple bypass surgery. She is my age. She lives a fairly healthy lifestyle but is slightly overweight but was working on it…exercise is difficult for her due to severe asthma and high blood pressure.

People have been bring her and her husband meals. The directions were very specific about no sugar, low fat etc…It just goes to show the basic population hasn’t got a clue about food and nutrition in general. She hasn’t been able to eat much of what has been brought to her. i.e. casseroles, cream based soups, cakes, pies, etc.

One woman brought her a pizza and carrot cake….her explanation….they both have veggies on them…ARGH