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.
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:
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.
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.
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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i’m very glad you’re feeling better, and yes, you do need a new therapist! apparently yours isn’t listening, and that’s their JOB. just out of curiosity, are you diagnosed OCD? i’m wondering if i can smell my own kind.
what a great lunch! i’m so amazed at what an adventurous eater lucy is. does she turn her nose up at anything? jenna’s decided she doesn’t like a lot of what i make, and she’s gone from trying anything to being a LOT more hesitant. i’m hoping if i just keep offering things, then she’ll try them.
i also wish we had a whole foods here. 🙁 there’s a big minus for you moving to pa!
totally…it’s a step by step thing. i’ve been doing really well lately, and then today i ate about 4 cinnamon rolls. you read that right, 4. not really sure why, but my biggest thing is getting PAST that and focusing on eating well tonight. should be much better 🙂
Steph-nope not diagnosed with OCD =D May have it but they haven’t figured it out yet 😉 As for getting Lucy to eat-first, I think we’ve been blessed with a good eater. Secondly, I offer her foods and it’s up to her if she wants them or not. She usually decides she wants them. I don’t make her anything special and figure she knows if she’s hungry or not.
Heather-it’s always a process, isn’t it?
That’s it. I reallllly need to try Whole Foods. We have one downtown and I’ve never been. What’s wrong with me?!
O man I miss living near a whole foods. There salad bar is the best and the food…yummo.
I think this post has inspired me to take a little road trip for some groceries 🙂
I cannot suppress my aggie-ness. Sorry. You should be able to find Avocados, Mangoes and Bananas way more local than Chile. (Even organic ones, but conventional ones should certainly be available). I would look into health food markets, or ethnic markets or farmers markets. You are in an area that should have better offerings than Whole Paycheck.
As to your old therapist, I thought if you felt you still needed them, then you still needed them. I’d get a new one.
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