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September 29, 2005
I Bit That Bullet. I Took That Vow.
I really owe Don Henley royalties for all the times I quote "Everything Is Different Now."
Remember last time I blogged about the power of deciding and saying out loud, "I will not do ___." You have to be specific, and you have to be realistic, but that being said, it really seems to work?
Well, I've been experimenting with the concept. Yesterday I picked some things I would decide on for the day. For instance: not one bite of anything before my Ruby Tuesday's salad at lunch. Normally, I would eat breakfast, but I had gone out the night before and eaten way too much, so I was feeling stuffed and a little anxious... I always feel anxious the day after I have an overeating carb fest. MR hates it when I skip breakfast, but just a few hours fast makes me feel so much better both physically and mentally that he can handle it about once every two months.
My decision not to eat a bite before the RT salad made it easy for me to avoid the carb-y delights at the Carb Castle, aka my mom's house, where I went on my way down to my meeting to feed her cat. Rice cakes, hotdog relish, jujubees... all were like cardboard to me. Not one bite!
Second vow du jour: not one bite of the formerly canned fruit, dried cranberries, or gaky crouton-like objects on the RT's salad bar. Vegetables, chick peas, olives, cottage cheese only. Had two heaping plates of same. Wonderful! Heinz salad vinegar on top (olives for fat.) Took my supplements. Felt powerful. Felt happy. Felt enlightened... in body and mind.
Third vow du jour: no glass of wine. I drank more than I really should have when I went out with friends on Tuesday night, so I wanted to make up for the calories, and the easiest way to do that is to skip my cabernet. Not to mention that I've gotten in the habit of drinking a glass of wine while I cook and then drinking another glass with dinner, which is fine to do once a week when cooking for a fancy weekend dinner, but sure adds up when you do it most days! So: none. Not one drop. Not a three ounce MR pour. None.
Done! All vows kept. I felt like the universe rewarded me by leading me to a sale on shower gels at Bath and Body Works, where I stocked up on creamy body wash. I am now the proud owner of: Warm Vanilla Sugar, Moonlight Path, Black Raspberry Vanilla, and Brown Sugar and Fig. Themes: Vanilla and Sugar. Sounds like a Red Hot Chili Peppers album title in the making. Vanilla Sugar Sex Magick? No, MR wouldn't approve of the sugar. Vanilla Sucralose Sex Magick? Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, I'm afraid. I'll have to work on this particular spell.
Love angel curry baby...
MR made an amazing rendition on his mom's green curried Quorn last night for dinner. Asparagi, bamboo shoots, fresh basil, light coconut milk, Quorn, and this unbelievably low cal green curry paste that he had to do tons of research to find. He found the dish a bit too spicy... I thought it was curried perfection.
Tonight I'm cooking and I think I'll make a soup-like variation on the creamy mushroom gravy that I put over our Quorn roast on Sunday. I'm thinking: mushroom broth, Trader Joe's harvest hodgepodge frozen veggie bag (mushrooms, carrots, red pepper, water chestnuts, broccoli, snap peas, baby corn -- your basic Asian veggie mix), nonfat plain yogurt for creaminess, eggwhites for protein. Some fruit on the side for MR and three oz of pinot, no fruit for me and a real glass of cabernet.
Today's vows:
1) Eat breakfast, in spite of temptation to skip due to early am meeting. When I got to the office after my 7:30 am meeting (for which I had to leave the house at 6:45) I ate a Stoneyfield Farms yogurt with a few hazelnuts that I had kicking around the work fridge. Look at me: Zoning!
2) Not one bite at the Carb Castle. I'm taking my lunch (lovingly packed for me by Mr. Orange) over to my mom's (three mins from my office) to eat lunch with her cat, and I will not touch even the smallest jujubee. Get behind me, rice cakes! Be gone, hotdog relish! You have no power over me!
3) No wine while cooking dinner. Must save that first delicious drop of cabernet for the moment that MR and I fall to our delicious feast. He is making me green tea to enjoy whilst I cook. I really don't need the extra calories in an extra glass of wine on the weekdays.
That's 3. That's good for today. I wonder how the universe will conspire to reward me...
Posted by april at September 29, 2005 9:13 AM
Comments
From the Carb Castle--- Shall I put the temptations under lock and key!!!
Posted by: Marti at September 30, 2005 9:36 AM
April, I'm really enjoying your blog. I look forward to it every day. You've got an audience!! Thanks for taking the time to write it. Kathryn
Posted by: Kathryn at September 30, 2005 6:23 PM