You Mean, I’m Not What I Eat?

First of all, thank you so much for the thoughtful comments on my earlier post.  It was cathartic to get it out and I felt better after I did but then to come back and see the support was just good for my soul. Thank you.

Many people made the comment that I’m not what I eat.  At first I was like “duh.” and then it hit me “I’m not what I eat.” It was a very powerful realization.  I can be a successful person regardless of what goes into my mouth, hmmm.

I’ve said too many times to count that I want to only put food in my mouth that I would feed Lucy.  I think that’s a first step and I need to focus on that.

I’ve been in therapy on and off since I was 18.  I find it extremely useful.  My last therapist always fired me though and said I didn’t need her and that I was fine.  I’ve gone to her 3 different times and eventually she tells me that I’m okay and that I don’t need to come back.  I think I could still really benefit from therapy and maybe it’s time to find a new therapist.  I’ve tried so many times on my own to become sane about food and it’s never worked. So, that’s Monday’s task-find a new therapist.

I just got back from Whole Foods where I went grocery shopping for the week.  Lu and I had lunch beforehand from the salad bar.

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That’s a bed of spinach and mixed greens with black quinoa (yummy), grilled tofu (kinda bland), red peppers, peas, shredded beats, pepitas, 1 small falafel and hummus. Oh and I put a squirt of pomegranate vinaigrette on top.

I also got some Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup:

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The base was coconut milk so I made sure not to eat it all.  I actually made sure to assess my fullness throughout the meal and this is where I stopped.

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I ate less than half of the soup and brought the rest home for later.

Lu had a good lunch too of falafel, peas, black beans, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, broccoli, hard boiled egg, and cucumber.

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We both had a sample of a cherry from Chile-she loved them and had 2 (and begged for more).  I couldn’t bring myself to buy something from Chile-well that’s not true-I do buy avocados, mangos and bananas from Chile.  For some reason I make an exception for those things.  Mangos and bananas I understand-you can’t really get those here but avocados?

She also had some mango samples.  We both had a sample of lemon chicken-and I bought the marinade.  The creator of the marinade was actually there and it was really good with a super short and healthy ingredient list.  We also tasted a small piece of beef with a BBQ marinade-it was good but I thought one bottle was enough.

I’m sitting here 2 hours later and I am still very full and satiated. Yay for that.

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