Yesterday
So yesterday I went downtown to take Safi for her Developmental Followup doctor’s appointment. When she was born she swallowed some merconium and some got into her lungs. She had respitory problems for about five days and was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit until she felt better. So now, every six months we have to go to these appointments to make sure she’s doing okay. These appointments are a blessing, because they basically give your kid a visit with a paediatrician who checks on their language and motor skills… even if we have to go into town for them.
I love downtown.. the food is unbelievable. My most favourite restaurant in the world is there.. Salad King. Now don’t let the name fool you.. this is not some kind of healthy salad bar, this is the best Thai restaurant in Toronto. I love it. So, after the appointment we went to go meet one of my friends for lunch. We were walking to my old office, and past by it and I was so tempted.. but we were meeting Angela so I continued along. Then we met Angela and she wanted to go to Subway.. and I am not a fan. So I just got a salad and she had her sub.
The kids didn’t eat very well and so when we left and we were walking towards city hall to see the birdies, I decided to take a turn and take the girls to Salad King. In all honestly, I went for myself, but it did help that Yumna loves the food there. So we had Pad Thai and Panang Curry and rice. It is not easy to take two little girls to a crowded restaurant at lunch time by yourself. Was it worth it.. yeah.. would I do it again? no.. I’ll wait to go with DH next time.
I was good at Salad King.. we only ate half of the food between the three of us.. then we took the rest home. But the day was not good foodwise.. I had two mini muffins, the rest of the Thai food when we got home for dinner, and two bowls of Fruit Loops.
It made me realize the importance of my routine. I think routine has played a huge part in helping me stick to my diet. I have the same thing for breakfast every day. Fibre1 with Honey Clusters cereal with 1% milk and a yogurt. Lunch varies but is always light. And dinner is either grilled chicken with vegetables and salad or lentils with rice and salad.
It’s pretty steady. Not so exciting. And that is what food should be.. A fuel source, not a source of entertainment.
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food is so very many things though!
surely in this journey we must make food for food as pleasure, food as sensuous engagement with our world, food as comfort and celebration and even food as home?
this is why the routine is so important - the day to day in-and-out of eating for nourishment sustains us when we invite food into the other more momentary joys of life, those moments of indulgence and exuberant enjoyment.
like salad king.
edit: we must make room for food
hee!
Yeah, I feel the same way about routine. I think that’s why weekends are so hard for me… waking up later means eating later, I don’t pack my lunch on weekends like I do on weekdays…and the temptation to eat out instead of cooking is a killer.
We’ll figure it out though….this journey is about trial and error, and eventually finding something we can live with.
That place sounds yummy I love Thai food
Yeah I know when things happen my routine is off and it’s so annoying.
Yesterday my day sucked so bad I got a $1 sunday from McDonald’s, but I deserved it! :p
Well yesterday’s slip ups really come mostly out of nostagia.. like the things i ate yesterday were all a part of my downtown life. I lived there for 3.5 years, and have been working there for 6.. and so I resorted to all my old favourites. I didn’t know how to make the healthy choices because the temptations were too many.. and the excuse of.. it’s only one day.. well it was powerful. I do have to give myself credit though, I didn’t get the poutine at city hall from the chip wagons. I was full. I heard my body say it and I listened.
“It’s pretty steady. Not so exciting. And that is what food should be.. A fuel source, not a source of entertainment.”
I agree with this. For the most part. I think this is what it should be for the biggest % of the time. But since the old days, food is also a big part of celebration and a time for being and sharing with others.
I think steady and fuel should be the 85% and the rest is 15%. Give or take. You get the idea!
Thanks for the comments on my page. I`m glad you are enjoying the Walk Away videos:) I enjoy them too and should be doing them ALOT more often than i am. I will have to work on that! Looks like you are doing great with your weight loss!! I agree with your comment about food being fuel and not entertainment…..I need to start thinking of it this way!