Why?
I decided I needed to protect my program at all costs. We protect our children, our homes, our jobs, our marriages - why should our health garner any less consideration? We don't get lazy and let the kids run in the street, or make stupid decisions so that we have 500 pairs of shoes but no money for a mortgage payment (well, maybe some of you do!), or come in late and mouth off to the boss...(although I did just poke one of my bosses in the chest and I think I broke his glasses that were in his pocket under his sweater...) Even if things are unpleasant at any given time, we do what we have to do in order to protect the important things in our lives. Sometimes it's not even hard! Sometimes we don't even have to think about it or struggle!
So I had in the back of my mind that I wanted to make some soup because I've been very hungry lately (I think partly due to the eating I did this past weekend - sugar and flour wreak havoc on my blood sugar which, in turn, makes me very hungry until the cravings are out of my system). I realized that successful weeks in the past have been greatly supported by zero-point vegetable soup. I bought ingredients on the way home from work, but by the time I had dinner and was in my PJs I was already tired and so not in the mood to cook. Then I said to myself: "I must protect my program at all costs." That's all it took - I got up, went to the kitchen, and had soup simmering by 9PM - which was THOROUGHLY enjoyed today at lunch!
What else do I need to do to protect my program? Granted I think it starts in the kitchen, but it's not all there - it's outdoors on a beautiful day or in the gym when it's not. It's in the grocery store. It's at the computer while hunting down new recipes or at the desk while compiling food plans and grocery lists. It's at a friend's house or at a restaurant when we have to say "No thank you" to the bread or ask for a take-out container to take home half our meal. It's in many places in many guises. But for me, it started with soup.
Miriam
I agree with you about needing to protect our program. I don't think it is about the kitchen, it is about our thoughts before we get there. :) I think about food all the time, even when I'm eating healthy. "What should I make for dinner?" "What new recipe can I try?" I have a mental movie of what is in the cabinets and refrigerator, and hone in on what I want before walking in the door, or getting up from my chair. It's those thoughts that have to change for me.
ReplyDeleteOMG - I couldn't have said it better - I also have a mental movie! lol - I have to move my thoughts off that particular movie...!
DeleteOK, I want to hear the story behind this!
ReplyDelete"although I did just poke one of my bosses in the chest and I think I broke his glasses that were in his pocket under his sweater..."
haha - I had an office key in my hand and he asked what it was (because it wasn't my usual set and I was standing in front of someone else's locked office) - of course he knew it was a key but he was inquiring as to what I was doing with it... And I answered "It's my key to your heart" and poked him several times turning the key! lol But he hasn't come back to me so hopefully there was no damage done... lol
DeleteLOL - Too funny, Miriam!
DeleteSoup helps me to lose weight, too - though we often include beans in our soups both for bulk and added fiber. Which vegetables do you use in your 'go-to" soup recipe?
You inspired me to cook up the veggies I bought last week to make soup and just never got around to doing. So tonight, I doubled it, and I should have plenty for a while. Last week I heard on Dr. Oz that eating soup before your meal can cut down on 150 calories.
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