Re: Caroveggie's Journal
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:58 am
Thank you for stopping by! Sorry I have been MIA. I am getting back into strict McDougalling. Living with my parents and trying to McDougall is not the easiest at all! They love their butter and SAD diet. I also have a longer commute now so when I get home I want something fast, and unfortunately, have fallen into some bad habits (bread/toast/butter/processed snackies ). My parents' kitchen is also pretty disorganized, which drives me crazy. I remember one morning I got up early and organized and cleaned for one hour and only one side of the kitchen looked good. Then when I got home, it was a mess again! ARGH!!! So I've given up trying to organize the kitchen, but I'm still going to recommit to eating healthy again (better than I've been doing) and try to follow these principles:
1. Prepare ahead of time.. cook on Sundays and prepare meals (even if only schedule/planning what I'll eat) so that I won't be stuck with nothin' but quick bad options. If I have an idea for a healthy meal, it'll keep me on track.
2. Take pics of my meals because I still want to do the pic thing. I remember Sweetpea's journal was very inspiring to me, as well as the Potato Strong website, because of all the pics of the real meals real people were eating (and making good progress with). So I'm going to try and focus on simplifying my meals and remembering to take a pic with my camera for this journal.
3. Spend some time browsing healthy recipe books. I think the Campbells recently came out with a heart-healthy recipe book, and I want to try that.
I've also been thinking of doing the Starch Solution Certification course, but I do find it expensive. I also happen to already have a lot of the videos. Although I've lost some to loans to people. There are a lot in the garage where my stuff is currently in boxes. Maybe I should dig them out and start watching for my own motivation.
I have been getting decent exercise lately at least. On my commute to work I now bike or walk Monday - Friday. But obviously that is not enough -- diet matters also. If anything, the proof of how my body looks and feels is enough to convince me of the veracity of this WOE, let alone all I've read about health.
1. Prepare ahead of time.. cook on Sundays and prepare meals (even if only schedule/planning what I'll eat) so that I won't be stuck with nothin' but quick bad options. If I have an idea for a healthy meal, it'll keep me on track.
2. Take pics of my meals because I still want to do the pic thing. I remember Sweetpea's journal was very inspiring to me, as well as the Potato Strong website, because of all the pics of the real meals real people were eating (and making good progress with). So I'm going to try and focus on simplifying my meals and remembering to take a pic with my camera for this journal.
3. Spend some time browsing healthy recipe books. I think the Campbells recently came out with a heart-healthy recipe book, and I want to try that.
I've also been thinking of doing the Starch Solution Certification course, but I do find it expensive. I also happen to already have a lot of the videos. Although I've lost some to loans to people. There are a lot in the garage where my stuff is currently in boxes. Maybe I should dig them out and start watching for my own motivation.
I have been getting decent exercise lately at least. On my commute to work I now bike or walk Monday - Friday. But obviously that is not enough -- diet matters also. If anything, the proof of how my body looks and feels is enough to convince me of the veracity of this WOE, let alone all I've read about health.