Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Anti-social eating behavior

This is defined as a pain in the ass orderer in a restaurant, or someone who has obviously obsessed over the menu, or someone at the table who orders something that could be deemed as "diety" when the rest of the party orders as normal individuals.

An extreme case of anti-social eating behavior is when one will fake sick or busy in order to avoid a compromising ordering situation.

Also known as me at our division's quarterly birthday lunch.

Me-"I will have a vegetable roll and a cup of hot and sour soup."

Everyone else-"We will have all things tasty and delicious.  Please bring us mango and green curries and california rolls.  Oh, don't forget the pad thai!"

Everyone else-" Hey WW, how is your lunch."

Me-"It's fucking awful so good, I love this place."

A quick update...

I cannot progress past week three of my running program.  I am stuck, but I have not given up.  Also the only thing that gets me through WW is cheat night.

Cheat night allows pizza, booze and chocolate. Cheat night is my favorite day of the week and the day you will find me in the best mood. I could wreck my car and still be smiling on cheat night.  On a WW night I may run out of wiper fluid and murder someone.

Why is food so intertwined with my happiness factor?  This is not Naturally Thin thinking and Frankel would not approve.

Even though I have lost 10 pounds, I still do not enjoy my new lifestyle. I still crave crap food and I have yet to experience a high from my treadmill.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Diet Dictionary

paleolithic diet:  This consists of lean and organic meat, seafood, copious amounts of fruits and vegetables, and a good portion of healthy fats from nuts and heallthy oils.

Who makes this up?  Who determines what is what?

I am on a roll

On Oprah's website, viewers were invited to share their food rules.

Chia seeds! These tiny seeds are a superfood that is uniquely versitile. They are rich in clean fats and protien and contain essential minerals like calcium and potassium. Can be added to salads, yogurt, oatmeal...almost anything. The taste is very bland so they do not effect the flavor of your food. The best use for them I have found is to mix a 1:3 ratio of seeds to water to form a thick gel. Mix in nuts, coco powder, sunflower seeds or other whole grains to make a nutrient rich bar. No cooking nessisary - just let set for a few hours or overnight. When soaked in water the chia seed forms a gell that slows digestion of carbohydrates and sugars. This is great for endurance athletes and diabetics who need a stable release of energy over time. Also helps with hydration as the chia gel holds 12 times its weight in water.

As in Chia Pet seeds??