I'm very much into cooking. A thing I do when I feel that I'm catching a flu is to cook (if still possible) some chicken soup. So: when I'm completely sick, it's still something I can look forward to.
Let this be a strategy: what are your favourite meals? And (that maybe just me): learn to cook them. From scratch. 1.: you're in full control of what exactly you're eating. 2.: the variety and quality of meals is amazing!
2 examples: pls look for "Tarte Tatin". An apple cake. And I've lately made "Sauce Bolognese".
(Yes: I DID cook it for 6hrs!) Chef John on youtube describes it perfectly: "Foodwishes" and "Bolognese", and you'll find it.

Jeffrey Archer The Clifton Saga.If I ever find the time.

fatgrllvr:
I like your avatar - good one.

I don't want to put down skinny chicks either - that's as bad as putting down fat ones. I'd rather just say something positive about the fatties. (In my world, "fatty" is a compliment.)[/quote]

It's not putting skinny chicks down. The joke is on the male, complaining about her weight. More correct, the translation should be: "If she's too heavy, you're too weak"

Maybe I have an idea of what to wear: my avatar shows it. It's a joke on Fisherman's friend eucalyptus and mint pastilles. Their ad once said: "if they're too strong then you're too weak."
The original logo shows the ship in a healthy position on sea.
"Fisherman's girlfriend" though shows the ship sinking from astern. Saying: "If she's too big then you're too weak". Translates to some even without knowing the original ad. Kinda subtle. But I don't wanna go down below to that "no skinny chicks" shit myself. Although that really pisses me off, too.