Food Food Food

I started the morning out good by having an english muffin: English Muffin. Click on the link and you'll see that it's not just any English muffin. It's a gluten free one with avocado and almond pepper jack cheese. It was so good! This is coming from a person who used to say that I could never give up dairy cheese. I think that the almond cheese has great consistency and you could hardly tell that it's vegan cheese. I don't think I could go back to regular cheese. Although gluten doesn't give me a really bad stomachache or affects my thyroid, we only have gluten free products at home because there are two people who can't have them here. Even though I don't suffer like they do, I certainly feel better when I don't have gluten. Also, the avocado gives a nice texture to it all. Loved my breakfast!

In other news, I finally watched a documentary called Earthlings. I want to eat more consciously and have that little push to just not talking about how we, as a nation, have over consumed food toward our own detriment and actually start to take personal action. The United States struggles more than other nations in the amount of cancer, obesity, and heart disease. In my head, I know this. In my daily routine, it's hard to make a new change toward that. So, that's why I watched Earthlings. I heard that it would be good and helpful. In addition to that, I read a quote that said something like, "People don't make changes because they focus on what they can't have instead of focusing on what they will have." Isn't that so true. How many times have I said, "I could never give up Korean BBQ, lumpia, cheese pizza"? Some people may say that's all great in moderation but...But what? I'm still fat so I need to make a better change because the moderation argument is just not working for me. Anyway, the Earthlings video was absolutely difficult to watch. It was so difficult to watch that I think I'm ready. Yes, I am ready to make a more natural diet for myself. I'm ready to learn more about cooking and eating better. I'm ready to share different food with friends and family. I am NOT ready to give up all my leather purses though. Hehe. The good thing is that although I'm not yet willing to give up the leather purses I already have, I am ready to stop buying new ones.

Just Another Day

I weighed myself this morning. I'm a few pounds down. I'm still a long way from where I want to be, but I am proud that I'm a tiny (and boy do I mean, "tiny") step toward where I want to be. How do I feel about all this? Well, I feel good that I'm making the changes. There were a few times I went out this week where I could've eaten this or that, but I chose healthier options. I didn't feel like I missed out in the end. I felt satisfied. Isn't that what food is supposed to do? Satisfy our hunger. I'm not living to eat. Yes, there is a lot of delicious, tasty food out there, but when it comes down to it, I'm eating to live. I'm eating so I can have the fuel to enjoy what may come throughout the day. I'm trying to fuel my body with things that make me feel good, not with things that make me sleepy, groggy or tired. Anyway, here's to another day, another day of trying and a step closer to where I want to be.

I Can't Do It

Yes, you read correctly. I can't do it. What makes me think that I can go through the same thing year after year with the same unattainable goal and be successful? Often times, we hear that the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. Well, here I am and I'm fully admitting that losing weight is not something I can do on my own. So I'm doing things a little differently this time.

I'm not just over looking a different community of people who are where I want to be, I'm emerging myself in it. If I have a goal, I need to look at people who achieved that goal and learn from them. I'm met a few people lately who I think will be influential with my health goals. One lady, named Lisa, seems to be a source of inspiration right now. One of the things I heard her say was to dream big. Sometimes we can't meet our goals because we are dreaming small or thinking about the current situation. We need to dream big and celebrate each step closer to that dream. So here I am-inspired to dream big and work toward it. This morning, I had my healthy and filling, yet delicious breakfast. If you are curious what that was or how it looked like, click here: BREAKFAST. I also worked out for an hour. It hurt, but I think I did it in a way that I can keep it up. I'm trying to do workouts that aren't just temporary. I'm trying to do things that will be a part of my everyday life. So far, so good.