Balance of Food

I get a little cynical about actresses and weight loss. Actors, too. They put on and take off weight all the time. It is part of their career. It doesn’t make it easy, but it is easier for them than average people. Still, I am impressed with Kirstie Alley taking off 75 pounds from a top weight of 220 lbs. But that isn’t why I’m writing about her or even posting a picture. I’m writing about her because she said when she was 30 and slender, she never would have had the nerve to wear a bikini for the camera. That’s too bad. Women have beauty on so many different levels. So good for her that she wore a bikini on "Oprah." She might be 55, but it’s not too late. "I think women -- I don't think we ever feel like we're good enough. We don't feel like we're thin enough or pretty enough or smart enough or work hard enough. And we are good enough," she told Oprah. "The bikini thing is neither here nor there, other than the fact, you know, I am 55 years old. So I thought -- come on, we are all good enough. And we look good enough. And we are not our bodies."