December 2nd 2012 just after polishing off Little Ceasers followed up by a good helping of the left over M&M's from Saturday night family movie night. Washing it all down with my personal favorite "Coke Zero" We all climbed on the couch and I had to unbutton my pants...then I thought I'm going to have to go buy bigger pants...I don't want to go buy bigger pants. This internal dialogue began it's the same dialogue I had a lot. The sane me grilling the crazy food addicted me. Why do we always end up here on the couch with our pants unbuttoned feeling GROSS ,you said you weren't going to do this anymore yet here we are again ! You have no self control no will power what is wrong with you ? Anyone else constantly having this conversation with themselves or is it just me ? Please tell me I'm not alone here.
Going to bed every night saying tomorrow will be the day I'll get it right tomorrow and depending on the day I had a 50/50 chance of either doing great or failing miserably because once I gave in I would just run with it.
That very next morning as we got ready I told Gerald we needed to do something something drastic this making little changes here and there was clearly not working for us, but I had no idea where to start. As I went up to work in my studio I pulled up Netflix and it suggested I watch the movie "Hungry for Change" I love to listen to documentaries while I paint so I took the suggestion and watched the movie. If you haven't seen it you must watch this movie. It changed my life. Before I had even finished it I had emailed Gerald the link and said watch this NOW ! It explained everything we had been struggling with for years. For the first time I realized it wasn't my fault that I was addicted to food , because the food I was eating was made to keep me addicted to it. Just like the extra ingredients the cigarettes companies put in their products to keep the client coming back for more, well the food companies are doing the exact same thing except no one really questions it. I mean we all grew up eating it so it must be OK right ? All you have to do is walk out your door or perhaps look into your own mirror to see what these companies and food like products are doing to us. For the first time I thought "I can do something about this". I had quit smoking 14 years ago. Yes I needed help and support to quit ,but I did it. If I could do that then I could take back my life and health from the unhealthy food I was eating. By the end of the movie I had decided we were going to start eating clean. Even though I had no idea what that would look like or where to begin. Even if you don't want to eat clean I'm hoping we can all come together in 2013 and figure out what works for each of us an individuals get healthy and stay that way.
I found this blog "The Gracious Pantry" and it has been very helpful in getting us started. So began our journey. Our goal feed our bodies and not our mouths, get healthy and know that we are doing everything we can to be around for our children and grandchildren and help teach them to live and eat well.
I'll be sharing the recipes I've started making and tips I've learned along the way here and I hope you'll add to them !
So what brought you here what are your goals ? Let's do it together !
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