The Rhubarb Pie Diet

This morning when I stepped on the scale, I was delighted to see I have recently lost 2 pounds.  


I became overweight between high school and the end of nursing school.  I  lost the extra and a bit more while in college and had no trouble maintaining an ideal weight until I hit my late 50s.  Ever since that fateful day when my doctor said I had to stop hormone replacement therapy, I have struggled with creeping weight gain. I am still not to the point where my BMI indicates I am "overweight," but I am too close for comfort.


About a week ago, I had an abundance of rhubarb, even though I had already made rhubarb bread, rhubarb sauce, rhubarb jam and rhubarb squares, so I broke down and made my favorite...rhubarb custard pie.  I left off the top crust, figuring that would at least cut down on a few calories.  Over the past week, I have eaten the entire pie myself....my husband doesn't really care for it.  I have accomplished this mighty feat by eating a slice every morning for breakfast.


So...when I stepped on the scale and discovered I had lost weight, I immediately thought, "Ha!  I will become a famous and wealthy weight loss guru.  I will write books and blogs and advocate rhubarb pie for breakfast as a weight loss strategy!"


In the shower, with the warm water running over my addled brain, I had two thoughts...
Oh wait...this is not scientifically valid...remember that blog you just wrote about correlation and causation?
But then, I thought, on the other hand, maybe it wasn't the rhubarb pie for breakfast.  Maybe it was the radish sandwiches for lunch!