Because I work such a crazy schedule my eating habits have changed drastically. I should preclude this entry by saying that I took two health courses in the last few months and they forced me to think about what I put into my mouth every day.Â
I am not a person that was raised on fast food or hamburger helper. My mother cooked a dinner every single day. These dinners always included a meat, potato, and a veggie. While I’m sure they were not the healthiest, I know they weren’t fast food or junk. I do recall a large amount of Kraft mac and cheese and hotdogs and lots of ramen noodles. These things were always on hand. When I think back to my son and how I chose to feed him, it was probably somewhat the same. However, he’s rather healthy for a child and is almost extremely thin so he’s not overweight whatsoever. I always gave him pretty much what we were eating and I tended to put more effort into cooking when he was a child.
Fast forward ten years and all you hear about is organic, free-range, low fat, no fat, Atkins, etc. etc. I read the Southbeach diet and gained a ton of useful information. However, I decided not to go on a diet. I decided to “take an interest in healthy eating†instead. I did not ban anything but I do try very very hard to never go to a fast food restaurant and if I do, my choice is for Subway. I also decided to keep an eye on portion control as well. I try daily to get veggies and fruits and grains and make those portions the greatest portions that I eat. BUT, let me repeat. I am not on a diet. A diet alludes to a short term temporary method of eating. I don’t drink soda anymore, and if I want soda I drink some, but not an entire can. I’m also watching my sodium intake and my sugar intake.Â
I’m not insane about any of this. I am just more aware and trying to make better choices. Soup or salad, I’ll choose the soup provided it’s loaded with veggies and not cream based, etc. The salad if it has more than water logged lettuce and no other veggies. I weigh my choices and make the better one. I now realize that fast food places are the durge of society and I think people that feed their families organic food only and then go to Mcdonalds on a semi regular basis are lying to themselves.
Most days I drink a cup of coffee and have a slice of toast for breakfast. Or, I eat a bowl of oatmeal or a bowl of grain cheerios. I then eat a snack and then around 5 I eat a full dinner. I work until 10 every night and it’s hard not to go home and eat everything in sight, but I would say 3 nights out of 4 I manage to succeed at not doing so. Most nights I drink a glass of milk and or a cup of hot tea and that’s it.Â
Ok having said this, I have lost ten lbs. I have not “tried” to lose ten lbs. I have merely tried to take better care of myself by eating healthier. It’s a nice aside that I’ve lost ten lbs. Especially since I love myself either way…with or without that ten lbs. it’s just a healthy side affect of eating healthier every single day. I feel great and I no longer binge eat because I allow myself to eat more food than I was before because if you don’t eat candy and junk you can certainly eat a lot more healthy food.
I’m really ok with who and what I am these days, in fact I love myself more and more every single day because I am doing the things that I have always wanted to do. It’s not about that, it’s about realizing that eating more is much better than starving myself and eating the wrong things when I did eat in the past.
This would never work for Rick because he would prefer to live on hamburgers and peanut butter sandwiches and cheese and bologna. Most people would say he is thin, however I imagine if they sliced him open and sliced me open and compared, I’d be far more healthy. I might even bleed low sodium V-8 juice!