something my psych degree finally proved good for

At dinner tonight, Maddy was trying to get the red sauce off the penne pasta, rubbing it off with her fingers. "I don't like it" she says to me.

"Why don't you lick it off?" I respond. 

And she does, proceeding to eat it all.

Stifling laughter I ask, "Did it work?" 

She nods.

frustration

I'm running more now than I have ever run in my life.  Usually 3 days/week right now about 3 miles a pop.  In my past life, pre-motherhood, the furthest I ever ran was a 5K.  Once.  So 3 miles/run is a lot for me and yet I'm stuck.  I seemed to have hit some sort of rut.  Can't seem to lose any pounds, don't seem to be losing any inches, the jeans are still tight.  Grrrrr.

I was doing so well until I got pregnant, now I can't seem to get back on track since the m/c.  I'm SO frustrated!!!  I'm well aware that I may never get the body back that I want, but I thought I could make some sort of progress again.  Hmmm. 

I am not big on diets, calorie counting, points, or the like, but I am thinking I need to do something about my food choices.  But, I need to be wise about that so I don't end up on the wrong side of the precarious lifetime effort, attempting to not sink back into eating disorder. *sigh*

Bad food moments

I've been doing really good.  I'm choosing healthier foods at the store and therefore eating better at home too.

Then, it happened.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME.

Bad.  Seriously.  Samoas.  Really bad.  The ingredient list should be illegal.  Especially from the Girl Scouts.  But, they're not, so they continue to sell them...and I continue to faithfully buy them because who can say no to those sweet faces?

I have no control.  None.  I can smell them just by seeing that purple box.  I taste them just by thinking about them and writing these words!  They call my name even at 7:30 in the morning.  They're gooey and crunchy and sweet and chocolatey all at the same time.  Their yummy goodness beckons me to eat "one more", just "one more", come on, "just one more won't hurt".  It's just awful!  I might as well just eat them all and get it over with!  :)

What are we doing to ourselves?

The more I read about food in America, the more terrified and disappointed I become all at once.

How can the system that is supposed to look out for us be so controlled by the wrong hands?

Meat.  Chicken.  Milk.  Eggs.  Wheat.  Fruit.  Vegetables.  So many of the basic staples are of frightening quality now unless you really seek out good stuff.

I see I have a long road ahead of me.  Lots to change.  It will take time, effort, energy, and dutifulness.  Such a bummer when life is so busy and you just need another gallon of milk (again) on your way home from work.

Fight back America!  Edcuate yourself and don't fall prey.  Each time you shop you send a message.  Tell them we choose to be ignorant no longer.  Tell them to stop the craziness by refusing to buy processed, altered, hormoned, weakened, obesity diabetes and heart disease inducing food?  If you can, tell them!

Food Renegade website

Non GMO Project website

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) book

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats book

the movie "King Corn" and "Food Inc" on DVD

"The Omnivores Dilemma" by Michael Pollan book