Ok, so I admit it...I'm in love.....Purely Decadent (made w/ coconut milk) Mocha Almond Fudge Ice Cream + my ice cream craving = true satisfaction + a vey happy girl!!! As you will find out if you end up reading this nonesense for any amount of time.....it doesn't really take much to make me happy....the simple things do it and this amazing ice cream made the list! A simple pleasure of life that I enjoyed every bite of :) And since confession is good for the soul.....I think pint containers are made to be eaten out of .... LOL....so I can't share....although there is plenty left!
Honestly, sometimes I wish food was something I did not have to have a relationship with.....I'm sure some of you have been there....when food is in control, it can equal a lot of ugliness and guilt, and when I am in control, sometimes it feels like a lot of deprivation, or really boring. During those rare times of having balance, it's wonderful....enjoying good food, that is good for me.....truly loving the food that loves my body back....that is my eating goal these days.
I sure as I ramble about the food I am eating there are many things about my story that I will share, but here is me in a nutshell at this moment.....I am at a weight I am happy with (I have been very overweight in the past), and am sucessfully (knock on wood =P) maintaining it. I am exercising (sometime we will talk about that and what a major breakthrough that has been for me). I am mostly gluten free, mostly dairy free (that explains the coconut milk ice cream). I am taking really healthy good for me vitamins (in effort to lower my cholesterol). The majority of the food I eat is fresh and unprocessed. Oh, and I have a mouthful of cavities for the first time ever, so hopefully soon I will be adding to this list.....I floss regularly...haha....good to have goals right??? This is a me that I am happy with....very much a work in progress, but still a healthy person who loves her life. Oh, and just so I don't seem like I have a halo or a total health nut....I have serious chocolate and coffee addictions...and I give in to them regularly =P
Everybody's journey is different.....but here is what catapulted mine....I finally made a conscious decision that I wanted to be HEALTHY!!! Not just that I wanted to be a certain weight, or look at certain way, or wear certain clothes, or fit anybody's mold...but that I simply wanted to be a healthy person. That's how I went from an overweight girl who was filling her body with junk....to a happy, healthy weight girl falling a little bit in love with dairy free ice cream:)
This journey is not without its bumps....and I have been feeling them lately. That is why I decided to open up this forum to share my journey with others. I don't want to get derailed, or to have the stress I'm putting on myself about being healthy outweigh the benefits...so....I'm going to share....and hopefully....if you are on your own journey to true healthfulness....you will share too....and we can all learn and be encouraged:)
Here are a few (I won't list them all ;) ) other foods I am a little bit in love with.....
Ghiradelli 60% Cacao Chocolate Chips
Fresh cherries
Almond milk
Homemade guacamole
Lara bars
Blueberries
Tea
Food for Life Gluten Free Tortillas
Hummus
Grape Tomatoes
How's that for an eclectic list???? I just put some randoms that came to mind....I could go on....but...you might think I've become a fruitcake:)
So...what are you eating......is there a food that you are a little bit in love with???
SMILE,
Sara:)
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