Some of you will remember a post I wrote a while back about how much I love to eat – and hate to cook. Well, still being on leave now that Colin is back at work has given me the opportunity to try to better balance that equation a bit. Every night this week, save last night when we had leftovers, I've cooked up a homemade, good-for-us, real-deal-meal for dinner.
I know it may seem counterintuitive, a post about food right after a post about weight loss? But it really isn't. For me, the problem with weight loss IS food. They're inextricably linked because my problem with my weight mostly derives from a problem I have overeating foods that are terrible for me. I've long known that if only I could conquer what I eat, I could conquer (most of) my problem with my weight. (As evidenced by the 2 pounds I've lost this week without even working out.)
I have to admit, I've actually really enjoyed this week. I had fun last weekend plotting out the menu and Monday with Grady shopping for the fresh foods I needed, and I've loved making a big mess in the kitchen night after night before sitting down with my family to a warm, tasty spread.
Colin and I have repeatedly over the years talked about how we need to eat out less and we'll do okay for a while – but we inevitably regress to old habits. This time I'm determined it will be different – and since our whole lives are different, it should be relatively easy to use that off-kilter feeling to build new habits. It also helps that right now I'm home and when I go back to work, I'm not going back full-time; so I have the time, and will continue to have the time, to feed my family the right way.
This week that has included parmesan-crusted chicken with roasted new potatoes, turkey meatloaf with corn and green beans, and turkey meatballs with homemade marinara and whole wheat spaghetti. Last night we made a dent in the leftovers but tonight, tonight is family date night (we don't have to eat in EVERY night!).
Having Grady around makes all of my bad habits stand out and look even worse – mostly because I realize that if I can't kick my bad habits before he gets old enough to emulate me, I risk teaching him all the things I hate most about myself. And if these are habits I don’t even want to have myself, I sure as heck don't want my beloved son to have them! It is imperative that I build healthier habits in myself now, so that I can pass them on to him later.
I can think of no better motivation than that to pull out my cookbooks, roll up my sleeves and get cookin'.
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