Revisiting Food 3/30/05
I started slowly adding mushy foods back to my diet on Monday. I made my self a pot of Irio and heaven! And who would have ever thought that a one egg omelet due rampage for breakfast would keep me full until the late afternoon!
So, I’m back to looking at food, not just soup. Because I’ve been on liquids for just over two weeks, it’s given me a slightly different perspective than when I originally started thinking about my relationship with food. I am a very good cook, yet I resist cooking for myself because it is “just me.” I guess I think/thought I didn’t/don’t deserve to eat yummy stuff. Here at college I’ve hardly cooked anything for myself that wasn’t a convenience food. The only time I cook something nice is when I have company. Isn’t that sad?
This week I entered my son’s favorite dish into Epicurious’ recipe contest. (Chicken and Gnocchi (gnocchi is an Italian potato pasta. It’s a really different pasta, not only because it’s the only potato pasta I know of. It takes about 15 – 20 minutes to make start to plate. Even though I’m not a fan of Alfredo sauce, I do really enjoy this dish.) The last time I did something like this was when I was a size 12/14 and my son was a baby. (Yup, won blue ribbons for my baking at the county fair…) I haven’t figured out why I suddenly have this renewed desire to enter cooking competitions when I can’t eat solid food. I’m also suddenly creating new recipes as well.
I find that when I go to various restaurants with friends the smell of the food makes me slightly nauseous. This has happened at a couple different places. Not sure what is going on with that though.
I have very little desire to eat most of the time. This is practically out of character for me. No grazing at all. I’m one of the lucky ones that have experienced restriction from day one. Well, I don’t know if I actually have restriction. I’m only having one mushy a day, but a small amount of food satiates me. And that is so gratifying.
As I transition to mushiest, I cannot help but wonder what I discover about myself.
Another day, another NSV! I ran up a flight of stairs this evening. I didn't even realize what I had done until after I had done it! And I had my 20 pound backpack on. I wasn't even winded when I got to the top either!
I started slowly adding mushy foods back to my diet on Monday. I made my self a pot of Irio and heaven! And who would have ever thought that a one egg omelet due rampage for breakfast would keep me full until the late afternoon!
So, I’m back to looking at food, not just soup. Because I’ve been on liquids for just over two weeks, it’s given me a slightly different perspective than when I originally started thinking about my relationship with food. I am a very good cook, yet I resist cooking for myself because it is “just me.” I guess I think/thought I didn’t/don’t deserve to eat yummy stuff. Here at college I’ve hardly cooked anything for myself that wasn’t a convenience food. The only time I cook something nice is when I have company. Isn’t that sad?
This week I entered my son’s favorite dish into Epicurious’ recipe contest. (Chicken and Gnocchi (gnocchi is an Italian potato pasta. It’s a really different pasta, not only because it’s the only potato pasta I know of. It takes about 15 – 20 minutes to make start to plate. Even though I’m not a fan of Alfredo sauce, I do really enjoy this dish.) The last time I did something like this was when I was a size 12/14 and my son was a baby. (Yup, won blue ribbons for my baking at the county fair…) I haven’t figured out why I suddenly have this renewed desire to enter cooking competitions when I can’t eat solid food. I’m also suddenly creating new recipes as well.
I find that when I go to various restaurants with friends the smell of the food makes me slightly nauseous. This has happened at a couple different places. Not sure what is going on with that though.
I have very little desire to eat most of the time. This is practically out of character for me. No grazing at all. I’m one of the lucky ones that have experienced restriction from day one. Well, I don’t know if I actually have restriction. I’m only having one mushy a day, but a small amount of food satiates me. And that is so gratifying.
As I transition to mushiest, I cannot help but wonder what I discover about myself.
Another day, another NSV! I ran up a flight of stairs this evening. I didn't even realize what I had done until after I had done it! And I had my 20 pound backpack on. I wasn't even winded when I got to the top either!
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