Cooking More and Moving Less

Like I was saying the other day, I really haven't felt like cooking lately-- I've just wanted to eat out ALL THE TIME!

But, because I'm a poor nutritionist who is going on a cruise next month, I have been cooking a lot more. Beans, lentils, chickpeas, farro, Brussel sprouts... I have just been working away in the kitchen. I really do like to cook! I just have to be in the mood for it in order to make it into the kitchen.

So, this week I made my way to Dekalb Farmers Market. Have you been there? It is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it is one of my FAVORITE places to go in Atlanta. For some reason, I have this weird love of grocery shopping. My refrigerator is packed! Good feeling, until I think about having to cook all the food (and then I want to make a beeline to the pizza joint down the road).

I really do think I have broken my ankle. It is still swollen, and I can't believe how much I miss playing trying to play tennis, and going on walks. I haven't even bothered wearing my Fitbit because of the sadness that would overwhelm me at the end of the day... I also have some bulging discs in my back, and limping around has irritated those. I think my 28 year old body is falling apart :).



Something that has bothered me a lot lately is seeing all kinds of people on super restrictive diet plans. I am not sure if this is happening in other countries, or just in the U.S., but it is really sad to see so many people hurting their own bodies. The body that is strong enough to carry them where they need to go, pick up their children, fight off infections, and grow new life.

I recently had a friend ask me if a VLCD (very low calorie diet) would be right for her. She weighs 150 lbs.

I am definitely pro-healthy body, but that doesn't necessarily mean "skinny". I have been listening to some of the Finding Our Hunger podcasts by a woman named Kaila, and she has definitely sounded out some of the things I have been thinking. About accepting your body, eating disorder recovery, intuitive eating, and stopping the restrictive diets.

I wish that everyone could grow up eating intuitively with whole foods on the plate, and not be forced to clean plates if they didn't want to, but for a lot of us that wasn't the case. Some of us don't even eat that much and stay fat. Others eat a lot and are naturally thin. It is all okay though, as long as you're happy with who you are.