The Bread Monster

The Bread Monster

I like bread, I like rolls, I like things made of flour and yeast and as the season of the holidays comes rolling around, I'm sort of getting nervous.  I've lost 60 pounds this past year and I don't want to find them, but there ain't nothing like the season of perpetual hope and everlasting joy to give you the jingles and sugar covered jollies that will set you up to finding pounds, pounds and more pounds.  I've always made bread in cool weather so it's only natural for me to want to turn the oven on and churn out a few breads, some rolls and maybe a few dozen cookies.  I'm managing to stay away from the baking monster, but it has not been easy and as I make my way into the kitchen every day trying to find something to have for breakfast or lunch every day my mind wanders to those lovely sour bread bowls filled with creamy soups for chilies or freshly made bagels.  It's been hard not to pull out the flour and yeast and get cracking but I know that once I do I'm going to have so much trouble resisting the delicious breads and freshly made goodies from the oven.  It's been a year since I started my get healthy journey and I have to tell you I really thought I would have been a lot further by now, getting old sucks.  My not being able to move the way I once did has slowed me down and of course the ice cream cones I insisted on eating two and three times a week this summer did not help.  Now that I'm finally over the hump caused by the ice cream and the evil DQ I am no fallen to the spell thrown over my by the cold weather's invitation to bake.  Geez, am I ever going to find a happy medium??????