Food Realization
This may seem elementary to some of you, but I had a huge epiphany yesterday when it comes to my eating habits.
I've been very down on myself lately because this time last year I weighed around 150 and therefore would have had only 15 pounds to lose whereas now I have double that! Last week I was determined to start again, eating clean, exercising and I had gone grocery shopping buying all the "healthy" foods I could get my hands on. So my fridge was stacked with fresh greens, bell peppers, yogurt, chicken and lots of stuff to make salads. And for the week after... I didn't eat any of it.
The mere thought of eating another salad made me go crazy. The notion of steaming more broccoli made me twitch. It was enough to drive me to pizza and fast food restaurants.
I was at the point yesterday where I didn't want to eat anything at all, healthy or not; that was how much I hated food at that moment.
That was when I realized I didn't have to eat salad if I didn't want to. I had done Atkins in the past and lost weight very very quickly but I'm a carb-a-holic and not having any bread or pasta or rice made for an unfulfilling diet. And if eating those foods (or letting them rot in my fridge) is not maintainable than it will not work for me and will not keep me healthy and thinner in the long run. I don't have to go whole hog into clean eating. I can have an english muffin for breakfast and still lose weight! I don't have to eat salads every day! And if I want to mix a little milk and cheddar in a sauce pan and dip my broccoli into it, I'm gonna do it.
I had completely forgotten how pleasurable eating is! And if this process is not pleasurable at least 70% of the time, I will not stick to it.
So maybe my calorie's will be a bit higher now, but I know in the long run I will lose weight because I'm enjoying what I'm eating and can sustain myself on healthy foods most of the time and indulgences some of the time.
Last edited by Meg; 01-18-2008 at 02:30 PM.
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