Changing your life takes effort.
It's a real progression. A process. A slow, meandering retraining of the mind that takes time, effort, concentration, consistency. And there's no cheating or substitutions, please.
Phew! No wonder it's so hard to do. I think watching Jared lose 230lbs on the Subway diet makes life-changing events seem easy, but certainly there's more to it than that.
It's an education, it's countering years of ingrained habit, it's trying to understand WHY you want to change in the first place!
This was/is truly an evolution for us.
Mmmm. Cooking. Food, and all that goes with it. Fresher foods, home grown veggies, organic farmers' markets and sustainable farming, butchers, fish mongers, homemade food normally bought at a store (vinaigrettes, peanut sauces, breads, pasta sauces, etc.), cooking tips and techniques, and cooking tools (knives and pans and specialty items).
Yowza! That takes time to learn, assimilate and understand. Good food all the time takes effort, and it takes a while to understand why it's all important to health, lifestyle and taste.
It's like a favorite recipe. The first few times, you were all over that cook book. Now? You're an old pro and may glance at the ingredients list just to make sure you don't forget something because now you're talking with friends, having a glass of wine and adding a dessert to go with it.
It becomes ingrained in the brain as you become more comfortable serving up fantastic food.
From cooking, there's getting your residence in order...
But that's for another time. Ciao! And remember, it's your life, so maybe it's worth taking the time to get it right.
Posted by BilFish at April 16, 2004 06:02 AMCan you add easy recipes for people who have kitchens the size of your pantry with like 1 cupboard for storage and a frig the size of a postage stamp? :-)
Posted by: Susie at April 25, 2004 07:49 AMI don't shop at wholesale clubs (wish I could, good deals) because I am only one person in a small place with nowhere to store anything, sooo can't save money there.
I don't spend more than the $50 worth of food at the local grocery store "Publix" that my kitchen holds at a time, otherwise, I can't move around.
FoodSaver? Forget it. I liked the idea one time when I saw it on TV and I thought, hmmm if I lived in Billy's house that would be good, but again.. not for my small kitchen.
My entire food budget for 4 weeks is $200 so you can only imagine that there isn't room to buy organic or expensive Farmer's Market stuff, seafood, steaks, or to get milk delivered. Rice and beans anyone?
I guess the ideas I have been reading about are good for big families with abundant resources.
Posted by: Susie at April 25, 2004 08:23 AM