Unsubstantiated Truth

I’m very fortunate to be in good health. I take supplements and no prescriptions. I exercise to my satisfaction. I eat what I feel is mostly healthy food. Everything choice that I make that is within my control is designed to keep me healthy. Here’s the funny thing though.

Every time I get a marketing email for any food, supplement, powder, potion or beverage they all make the same claim. THIS, yes THIS product supports weight loss. If this were true I would weigh nothing. Perhaps I would be weightless or in negative numbers.

So this little post is designed to be a healthy supplement for you. My goal is to support your weight loss. I mean if everyone else can say it, then I’m on board.

Going in your studio and making things supports weight loss. This is how it does it for me. First, I am on a different level than my kitchen so I am not checking the fridge or cabinets as if something has magically appeared since I last looked in there. Second, I am so occupied with my thoughts and creativity that I am not thinking about, desiring or ingesting any food (healthy or otherwise). Third, the joy of visual art seems to feed my spirit in a way that I don’t think about food or even realize that I am hungry. (Although sometimes I leave the studio famished and thirsty.) Being in the studio helps me lose track of time. All time. Lunch time, snack time, tea time. While in my studio I am in constant motion. From the sewing machine to the ironing station to the design wall. From the collage table to the paper stash to the paint supplies. My hands and body are moving, standing, walking, stretching and adjusting every moment. Finally, the fuel that I get from creating, making decisions and solving problems is calorie free nourishment.

The marketing claims that every pill will melt away unwanted pounds might be true. Or it may be nonsense. But, if you want to nourish yourself body and spirit, I recommend that you go in your studio and make things. The weight you lose will be in the form of the weight of worry, rumination, obligation and mindless scrolling. If you go make things often enough you will become weightless, buoyant and able to float through your day. I recommend every day or twice a day.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This practice is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease (except boredom).

The Vortex