Okay so here goes. A blog. I never thought I would stoop to this level. :) The day I join twitter, someone arrange an intervention.
So far so good! I've been thinking for a long time that I need to improve my eating habits, but there wasn't much commitment, so the thought lasted all of one meal or whatever. But now that I'm really determined, this is easier than I expected. But it's only like day 3 or something so perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself.
Things so far haven't been crazy healthy, mostly because I'm eating what was left over when I made the decision to do this (but luckily I didn't have any sweets in the house, so no chance to indulge there!). This has included whole wheat pancakes with strawberries (no syrup), assorted sandwiches, cereal with rice milk (the cereal is sweetened with cinnamon but it has 20 grams of protein, and I figure this is more of a good way for a vegetarian to start her day than a sweet indulgence), and clementines and snap peas as snacks. I'm running low on food so I'm going to do some recipe research today and grocery shop tomorrow. Wish me luck there.
I slipped up once. I was at the monastery for class, and they always put out snacks for our break (these snacks vary from edamame to oreos, depending on who puts them out). This day they put out Lindt truffles, and I ate one without even thinking about. Then I realized what I'd done and ate three more. *sigh* But three little truffles in less than I could have eaten in a day before. However, I will try to make sure this doesn't happen again any time soon. :)
Some things have been tempting me. I was at the mall getting my iPhone fixed and I walked past Mrs. Field's. I LOVE their cookies. That was hard. Then at the ballet studio they put out cookies because some of the patrons who donate thousands of dollars were coming by (the kind that are really soft with way too much frosting and make you feel sick before you even finish one), but luckily I was busy and couldn't eat one, and then I forgot about them until I left. But other than that I've done pretty good, I think.
I've requested a few books from the library on vegetable gardens, including the basics of how to grow one, as well as things that grow well in the Pacific NW. I can't wait to try a garden. I need to figure out how to make a raised bed....
Thanks for the support and comments, guys. :) I need the accountability!
Look up Square Foot Gardening my Mel Bartholomew. You won't be sorry! His system makes WAY more sense than row gardens. :) Not to mention is more space-, time-, & resource-efficient!
ReplyDeletelisa, you're sorta my hero. holy crap.
ReplyDeletei tried giving up sugar for lent, but mostly failed.
i think that local foods and hobby gardeners can save the world . . . . but i've never lived in the same place during the summer as i did during the spring or fall! at least since i've been an adult . . . . and it looks like i'm in for yet another move this summer :( so let me send as much positive energy to your locovore project as possible!