Today was the first day I had a little no-so-healthy food, but I was okay with it. I baked a chocolate cake from scratch for my husband and my dad’s birthdays, so of course I had to have a small piece. I also had a couple of beers and the bun with my bratwurst, but also plenty of veggies and fruit mixed in throughout the day, so I’m not going to worry about it. I found it interesting how I really didn’t enjoy the cake that much. It was good, but I think I’m used to having fruit for dessert – sometimes I get crazy and put a little Greek-style yogurt in with it. lol…
This time around is definitely different than any previous attempts at eating healthy. For one, I don’t feel I’m dieting this time. I’m really not. I’m just choosing to eat better. And feeling a lot better for it, which makes it easy to keep up. That and food shopping and veggie prepping, so making salads or meals with veggies is easy.
I didn’t get to workout today – spent my day grocery shopping and then baking and cooking. I’m looking forward to my workout in the morning, though. I think my healthy mentality towards exercise has spread to include my mentality towards eating well: I don’t have to be perfect at it, I just have to be consistent. Missing a workout here and there won’t do me in – neither will enjoying a meal at a cookout I’m hosting. I don’t do those very often. I’m feeling really good, though. I feel in control and at peace with food these days. I don’t think about what I ‘can’ and ‘can’t’ have anymore. Just what I want and what’s best for my health – and how to prepare it so it’s super-delicious. =)
Right now I have some yogurt straining in the fridge. I realized that it’s a lot less expensive to just make it myself. I can get a large tub of yogurt for $2.99 or $3.49 and just strain it overnight to make about the same amount of Fage brand Total Greek-Style Yogurt that they charge $4.99 for. And I happen to like it better when I make it myself – it tastes better and I let it get really thick, almost like a spreadable cream cheese. It’s so delicious.
Time to get some sleep.
