Today I want to focus on something I always knew about myself but this challenge has brought to light even more so: I am an impulse food buyer. When it comes to other things such as clothes, furniture, even small kitchen tools like a pizza cutter, I do not buy on impulse. I will look and research, sometimes even months, before I buy it. It once took me 2 years to buy a $10 item because I wanted to be sure that’s what I wanted. Yet when it comes to food I impulse buy.
There are a few factors involved. I am a muncher, I like eating snacks and sweets. It is a normal thing for me to stop by the store on my way home and get a few cookies and milk or chips and a coke. Yet I believe the bigger reason is I do not care for leftovers past 2 meals. I have semi known this for a while but this challenge has caused me to admit it. No matter how tasty the meal I cooked is after a few meals I just do not want it again. I will try to force myself to eat what I have but I will waffle for a while then go get something else from the store or fast food joint. This is a lot of the reason why I eat as much Chick Fil-a as I do, that and it is just delicious. Having food at the house is not a guarantee, I don’t just impulse buy snacks but also meals.
This challenge has actually created its own challenge – breaking the bad habit of impulse food buying. It is a challenge within a challenge. I need to figure out how to portion my meals so I do not get burned out on them quickly. Whether it is cooking less at a time or freezing for later I need to be more diligent about pursuing healthier eating habits. Because I don’t want to just go 60 days gluten and dairy free and then go back to old habits I need to change. This is something I am going to work on the last 2/3 of this challenge.
I have 40 more days to go – that is enough time for most anything to happen. I can create some good habits in that time, I can also continue in those bad habits if I so choose. It is up to me and I am curious as to what I will do these next 40 days. Next time I will talk about the real reason I chose this challenge, my MS and if the diet is making any difference. Until then, keep up the good work.
Attempt it. Chance it. Try it. Get to It![/cs_text][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]Recipes[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”circle” src=”https://gettoitmovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/breakfast.jpeg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][cs_text]I haven’t mentioned what I do for breakfast so far. During the week I eat gluten free maple brown sugar oats. On the weekend I have made eggs with shredded potatoes fried in olive oil (not deep, just drizzled), salt and pepper. [/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”circle” src=”https://gettoitmovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tacos.jpeg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][cs_text]Because of left overs and not wanting to cook much I did simple tacos. Ground beef with taco seasoning, canned refried beans and taco sauce.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section]