This summer I have done a lot of eating. Now granted, this does accomplish one goal, I am able to try all of the new restaurants that I am too busy to go to during the year. However, it also seems to be accomplishing another goal...one I am not interested in obtaining...growing...HORIZONTALLY!
So after about a month of indulging in every food imaginable and then being weighed at the doctor's office I decided to make some cut backs. Mainly: Eating at home more. Secondly: Eating less at each meal. Thirdly: Increasing the amount of meals I eat each day to increase my metabolism. Then finally: Eating healthier. I guess my days of eating Entenmann's cookies and red velvet cupcakes after a massive pasta dinner (where I would consume ALL of my food on my plate) were over.
Day one of eating less went well...until Slim Jims started looking appetizing. Day two of eating less also went went until I bought the wrong turkey for lunch ate TOO little and almost passed out in Target. My willpower for staying away from desserts was really really wavering each day. I didn't think it would be possible for me to not eat dessert, I NEEDED my red velvet cupcakes! Not even the show I watched about what organically colors red velvet cupcakes could dissuade me. (I won't tell you what it is, that would be mean, but if you really want to ruin it for yourself it was on the food network's program "Food Detectives") I cheated with two entenmann's cookies on the first couple of days. I had one after my lunch, after my dinner, and then again later in the night...okay so I had 5.
I had read that your hunger for things like bread, pasta, and desserts faded after a while, but I didn't believe that in the least bit. Then something amazing happened...it was Friday night (I wanted to allow myself to eat dessert only on the weekends) and I was at my favorite restaurant in Westchester (The Heights) where they make my favorite dessert and my favorite bread and my favorite meal...and I didn't over eat. Usually I eat almost the entire bread basket (they make really good bread), I eat all of my french fries, and close to all of my main dish. On Friday night, I didn't finish anything AND I didn't order dessert! It was something I never thought possible, but after about a week it had happened, my need to eat everything and anything had dissipated.
I have been cooking a lot more at home. Fish at least once a week (fresh and wonderful from Wild Edibles, they have great deals all week long including 15% off prepared raw fish on Mondays), chicken or turkey the other nights and tons of veggies! I never thought I would say this, but going to the gym, eating less, and cooking more...actually gave me more energy.
However, I can't totally stay away from dessert so since I was good all weekend, I am off to get a red velvet cupcake! Hey...I am allowed dessert at least once a week...I need to enjoy life right? And what better way to enjoy life than with a Buttercup Bakeshop cupcake!?
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