Food Math and You’re Not Dying, You’re Fat

Are you one of those people whose only daily math consists of estimated calorie counting to stay slim?

My “Beautiful Mind” sees arithmetic like this:

If I eat breakfast like this….

Some of this during the day…

…and a bowl of this..

 Get in some kind of activity like this…

Then I can have one of these….

…and be skinny!

Well, this winter we did a lot more of this:

…and this…

and these…

So, after Chris’ annual physical about a month ago, he was told to see a specialist.  Well, the specialist told him that he was fat.  Phew, we thought it was something serious.  I should have gotten the hint when my mom sent me home with burdock root prepared 3 different ways with, “This is good for losing weight.  Give it to Chris.”  Now we’re back on track with the food and exercise.  It had been a stressful couple of months with a lot going on in our lives and getting through a Seattle winter of darkness and hibernation.  We’re back!

How do you stay healthy?  What kind of food math or justifications do you have?