Now, this has always been my food blog - about food I eat, cook, and love... now I may take a small detour to the land of "better eating!" I don't believe in diets. Diets don't work. Lifestyle changes always work... but we all choose whether or not to stick with that. I, in the last few months, haven't.
I love food. Plain and simple. I love sweets, salt, vegetables, carbohydrates, basically anything that isn't fresh tomatoes (unless it's pico de gallo). My amazing job has taught me more than most people can imagine about food. From Foie Gras to White Anchovies... Truffles and fiddlehead ferns. Yesterday for lunch? We had Dungeness Crab and cream cheese filled Morels. I never in my life thought I would experience such delicacies.
Problem: I've gained 30 pounds in 6 months!! My eating habits have gotten out of control - and I do blame it on happiness and mindless eating. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad, I eat when I'm tired, I eat when I'm wired. My thoughts and my life revolves around FOOD.
Today I'm struggling with my body image, and my impulse eating. This morning? I ate Gluten free French toast, and a gluten free waffle... I drank my coffee, drank some water, but decided "it was gluten free so it's not that bad"... and polished off the Albacore tuna noodle casserole I had made (topped with fried onions of course). Later, I REALLY wanted peanut butter and chocolate "muddy buddies" ... Aka: Puppy chow. So I gave in, made it, and ate half of the HUGE container I made. Now I feel awful. I feel fat. My figure is fabulously feminine, and I love my curves, but right now the curves are feeling more like bulges and flab.
It's time.
I'm roasting some edamame to have for a snack. Baked cauliflower and shiitakes with dinner, All Natural Teres Major, grilled, and grilled jalapeno stuffed peppers. Time to GET ON TRACK. How many times can one say this in their lifetime? Many. It doesn't matter if I stay on it forever, eating healthy is something we will learn throughout our lifetimes, not in one day. I will still cheat, I will still eat, I will indulge and feel the bulge. It's all a matter of choice.
I love food. Plain and simple. I love sweets, salt, vegetables, carbohydrates, basically anything that isn't fresh tomatoes (unless it's pico de gallo). My amazing job has taught me more than most people can imagine about food. From Foie Gras to White Anchovies... Truffles and fiddlehead ferns. Yesterday for lunch? We had Dungeness Crab and cream cheese filled Morels. I never in my life thought I would experience such delicacies.
Problem: I've gained 30 pounds in 6 months!! My eating habits have gotten out of control - and I do blame it on happiness and mindless eating. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad, I eat when I'm tired, I eat when I'm wired. My thoughts and my life revolves around FOOD.
Today I'm struggling with my body image, and my impulse eating. This morning? I ate Gluten free French toast, and a gluten free waffle... I drank my coffee, drank some water, but decided "it was gluten free so it's not that bad"... and polished off the Albacore tuna noodle casserole I had made (topped with fried onions of course). Later, I REALLY wanted peanut butter and chocolate "muddy buddies" ... Aka: Puppy chow. So I gave in, made it, and ate half of the HUGE container I made. Now I feel awful. I feel fat. My figure is fabulously feminine, and I love my curves, but right now the curves are feeling more like bulges and flab.
It's time.
I'm roasting some edamame to have for a snack. Baked cauliflower and shiitakes with dinner, All Natural Teres Major, grilled, and grilled jalapeno stuffed peppers. Time to GET ON TRACK. How many times can one say this in their lifetime? Many. It doesn't matter if I stay on it forever, eating healthy is something we will learn throughout our lifetimes, not in one day. I will still cheat, I will still eat, I will indulge and feel the bulge. It's all a matter of choice.
