Greetings Foodies!!
This is the unofficial start of my food/cooking blog. This will not be a “Julie and Julia” rip though I’m sure I’ll be tackling the odd Julia Child recipe. No, this will be my adventure in cooking, trying to prepare good, healthy food for my family, and get my oh-so-finicky 3-year-old daughter to eat something other than Gerber cereal bars. I may also throw in the odd comment on life, love and the pursuit of happiness, but not to worry, that shan’t happen often.
For those who don’t know me I’ll tell you a bit about myself and why I’ve started this blog. Well, I’ll be 41 at the end of this month, I have a wonderful husband (we’ll call him Pip as he’s English and reminds me of the South Park character) and a stunningly lovely little 3-year-old girl we’ll refer to as Gem. I’ve bounced between “festively plump” to downright fat and back again my whole life and am currently on Nutrisystem which has brought my weight down from a staggering 208lbs to 188lbs and counting, but one can’t be on one of these plans forever and must find a way to live without blimping up again. At the same time there are a few exceptional cooks in my family but unfortunately great tasting food is generally really fattening. I’m also a bit tired of hearing from people who have never been fat in their lives telling us chunkies how to live. If you haven’t been in our shoes, I hardly think you’re the one to help. Also for those who are obese and yet for some reason think they have the secret for weight loss. If you have the secret, use it yourself and lead by example, but don’t go calling this kettle black.
I’m on a quest for yummy food that won’t make me fat! I will be testing out recipes from many different sources and am more than happy to take suggestions. Some I will try as written from the source, some I will alter. My guinea pigs will be myself, Pip, Gem, my nanny Auntie, and my Mom. I will share with you the source of the original recipes, any alterations I may make, calorie count where possible, and our true, unbiased opinions. I will share any effect on my weight once I’m fully off Nutrisystem and, you gotta give me ball credit for this, a regular account of my weight loss or gain. As it stands now I’m 5’7″ and 188lbs. I hope that this blog will help my fellow chunksters deal with the myriad of  cookbooks out there and maybe even help some of the “How do those people let themselves get that big?” people get a little insight and understanding of our situation.
On that note, I will give my first insight. If food is an addiction, it is unlike a drug, alcohol, gambling, etc addiction. One can live one’s whole life without ever touching an alcoholic drink, but one cannot live without eating. It is not a “one day at a time” choice. It’s a several times a day set of choices. When to eat, where to eat, what to eat, how much to eat for every meal of every day for the rest of your entire life because once a fat cell is created in your body it’s there forever unless surgically removed. Oh, you can loose weight and that cell shrivels up like a raisin, but it’s always there, waiting for you to slip up. Waiting for that birthday party or the drinks out with the girls (or guys) or Easter or Halloween… and it will plump up to full grape again.
Anyway, that’s the end of my serious, lecturing, un-fun part. Tomorrow I will share a couple of my first attempts in the kitchen.
Oh, did I mention? I’m a totally, completely inept in the kitchen? This oughtta be fun!