Seriously, french fries are so fucking good it should be a crime. One of my favorite things in the world to eat is some steak fries dipped in ranch dressing. Holy shit... it's like a party in my mouth... a taste bud EXPLOSION of epic proportions. Sorry, I get carried away --- on a cloud of french fries and potato magic. YUM.
The point of this wasn't to make myself hungry though, damn it! It wasn't to make you hungry either... in fact the point of this blog is to discuss some dietary changes I am making.
When I first started losing weight I cut carbs. I cut them out of my dinners - always - and frequently out of my lunches. However I could get away with eating a sandwich in the afternoon because I was working out so excessively and my body was not used to it.
Well now my body is used to everything. I do feel myself getting stronger, my legs look fantastic and my arms are getting better and better but I am still not losing weight. I know it is because I am not strict enough on my diet.
It does suck... to not be able to eat like a lot of my skinnier friends eat. It is hard to watch everyone else drink beer, eat fries and a burger or cookies and then work out 2 to 3 times a week and maintain a fabulous physique. But, if I live my life pissed off that others have a better metabolism or better body than I will NEVER be happy or successful. So beyond it being hard, it just is what it is!
So in order to get where I want to be I do have to start restricting certain delicious and completely unnecessary foods from my diet. In the end it's not that hard for me to abstain from carbs. I like bread... and as mentioned before I LOVE french fries... but the real problem comes from the sugar and sweets. When I eat carbs it is usually just because I want to feel FULL. Feeling full, when you think about it, is not a desirable feeling, but I was raised in a house where you eat until you can't eat anymore. Not that we had to clear our plates or anything, but it was customary to eat until you had to be carted out of the room. Why anyone wants to feel like that is beyond me... but that is the level of full that I was always familiar with. Eat till you puke. And in my case that was part of the punishment of food for me. I wasn't good enough, so I ate to make myself feel as bad as I deserved to feel. I ate to punish and I ate to fill up whatever hole I was feeling was in my life. So carbs are there to help me feel full, and every now and then (French fries) are there to satisfy a craving.
But it is time to quit that shit... like Brokeback! It is time to get back to eating GOOD carbs and more fruits, vegetables and lean meats and less crackers, chips and bread.
So for the next few months I am only allowed to eat my carbs in the morning. I can have my toast, or cereal or whole grain toaster waffle and for the rest of the day I am cut off.
In preparation for this change I went to the grocery store last night, and with the help of Marisa I got items to make a delicious salad to nosh on throughout the day---
Garbonzo Beans
Chopped Celery
Chopped Onion
Chopped Bell Pepper (Green)
Olives
Paul Newman's Light Balsamic Vinaigrette
I let it marinate overnight and now I have something delicious, tasty, and healthy to snack on!
If anyone else has some healthy snack options or recipes, please feel free to share and let me know!
Here's to a new regime!!
Oh, and I should mention... I am very proud to say that it has been over a week since I have allowed myself any candy from the kitchen at work!! I may not have been great this weekend, but I made myself a promise of no candy and I have followed through with that... Gum helps.
Now to make myself proud and eat well and get my hot butt to Zumba Toning!!!
Love, Love & MORE LOVE!!!!!
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