Sometimes you just want to rant and scream in frustration — but I managed not to.

This afternoon I was in the little kitchen area at work to heat a cup of water to make a nice warm mug of Sugar Free International French Vanilla Cafe coffee (30 calories). One of my very skinny co-workers (and mother of 2 by the way) comes in with her can of soup to heat up and says “I know it’s late for lunch, but I was so busy. Isn’t this a lot of food, I know I will never finish the whole thing.” Luckily the microwave beeped and I was able to escape after a quick nod and mumble. The last thing I wanted to do was debate how “filling” a can of soup is and just how “much” food it is. For one thing by mid afternoon I am starving and watching the clock anxious to get home so I can have my low fat protein and veggie meal and a my portioned out air-popped popcorn. Second, a can of soup is NOT a lot of food (at least for me) - I don’t care what any one says and it is certainly NOT two servings (as stated on the soup labels). I often have a can of soup for lunch (200 calories total) and even after 10 months of dieting it is certainly not filling and definitely NOT too much food for one person.

It is times like these that I just want to scream sometimes. But instead I am calmly sipping my delicious cup of international coffee, savoring the aroma, visualizing myself getting healthier and thinner, and enjoying imagining what my skinny coworker would look like covered in soup if the microwave decided to cause it to explode all over.

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