RICE DIVA ON VACATION

Usually my vacation seems to have a theme of the sea. When you live in San Diego, why is there a need to be by the deep blue. This stems by the fact that it is deeply imbedded in my heritage. Generations of my family haved lived in Naples, "Napoli" in Italiano. The sea is what grounded my father and his ancestors. I feel the same.

When starting a new life in the states after meeting my mother in the 50's, my father was drawn to Cape Cod. He absolutely adored going and when he retired he swore that he would return. If Cape Cod conjures up images of - quiet walks on the long expanse of sand and taking in the untouched beauty of the dunes with the sea grass blowing in the wind, quaint little cottages in the quiet hues of grey surrounded by striking blue hydranges, front porches which beacon from another time and place where time seemed to stand still, then you are not far off. In that time, phones were not needed. Watching the world pass by sipping tea was deeply satisfying. Enriching those deep connections to people is what kept these inhabitants of any earlier century alive.

Thus is the nature of my visit to this enchanted place. What does this mean for the lifestyle that I have adopted. I have embraced it even on Cape Cod where there is a pletora of ice cream parlors. Where you spend many an evening strolling the quiet streets in places like adorable Chatham searching for the most delectable, creamy concotion that these places can offer. It tastes like the food of the gods.

What do I do ? I aks for a kids cone. Many of these parlors do not offer kids size cones to adults. How is a gal supposed to lose weight. The way to get around this is to say that your 8 year old would like a small cone. If you don't have an eight year old, don't worry this will pass the test. If this tactic doesn't work and the ice cream worker absolutely won't budge, then you need to order a small cone and take a few tastes. Either throw the rest out and eat just the plane wafer cone or whatever type of cone it is or give it to your loved one. Another idea is to order a flavor that you like but don't absolutely love. It will be much easier to part with.

If you want a dainty figure, you need to be a dainty eater. It is that simple. Taking a few tastes here and there but not going overboard is what it is all about. Envisioning what that beautiful, sexy number in your closet will look like on your new body is definitly a great motivator. More about this next time.