(Source: recklessliiving, via curvybones)
(Source: healthytummy, via curvybones)
I’ve been toying with the idea of a photo food journal. I love food photos, documenting things, and thought it might be fun. So I’m going to give it a try from time to time.
Breakfast - Oatmeal with chocolate chips. I had a love/hate relationship with oatmeal until the last year. I hated it but wanted to love it. I’ve found a few varieties I love now. I really like this variety with chocolate chips. A bit of a treat in the AM.
Lunch - Oopsie I forgot to take a photo of my lunch - a deluxe Chikfila chiken sandwich combo with a sweet tea. I love love love Chikfila. I think I could eat Chikfila every day.
Snack - Also forgot a photo of my snack. More of the mini chocolate chips from above. We haven’t had a lot of groceries since we just got back from vacation. The hubby went to the grocery today so I’m looking forward to more snacking options.
Dinner - Cheddar while waiting for dinner to warm up. Dinner was a scavenge - miracle whip lite sandwich, chilly shrimp, potato and veggie steamer and cherry tomatoes. I put grill seasoning on the cherry tomatoes, which was yummier than it sounds! Had some raspberry lemonade with it and a bit of trail mix as a dessert with it.
Deep Thoughts
It’s always amazing how I can go from feeling cute and awesome to feeling ugly and blah in no time at all. I’m also always amazed at how photos never seem to represent the me I have in my head. I’m starting to accept myself more (even at about 15 lbs above my lowest weight) as I am, but I still struggle with those inner feelings and comparisons. I keep trying to remind myself that I’m never going to be the tiny size of the (airbrushed) ladies on magazines, that I want a lifestyle I can sustain and that my husband thinks I am beautiful, gorgeous and sexy just as I am (and that is what really matters, right ladies?). Hopefully the journey continues on to healthier times in so many meanings of that word, but it’s important to be happy and love this wonderful life God has given us no matter where we are on that journey.
"There is a social element to dieting that you may miss, diet bonding. When you decide to give up dieting, you might be surprised how often new diets and dieting are the topic of conversation at parties, with friends, at work - and now you won’t be playing that game. It might feel like a must-see movie everyone is talking about, only you haven’t seen it and have no plans to view it either. You might feel a little left out, detached. Remember, as long as there is money to be made, there will always be a new gimmick or diet for a quick weight-loss fix."
— Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Great post on intuitive eating. Be sure to check out the YouTube video on the end of the post - hilarious description of how diets work!
