I had a rough couple of days in regards to my depression, so it was really hard for me to see the positive and come up with 30 Days Proud project posts.
I feel better today, thankfully. As I’ve mentioned here before, winter can be a rough time for me. And as hard as I try, sometimes I just have a bad day and the depression wins.
It’s not winning today. So here goes:
Day 10 – Eating Right
Christmas was a lot of fun for my husband and I. We traveled to Kansas to spend time with his family. We went out to eat a lot, and got fast food a few times. I love going out to eat, but doing it most of the week had a negative effect on my stomach and mood (I also drank a lot because I didn’t have to work all week. That certainly didn’t help).
When I lost 20 pounds a couple of years ago, I realized just how much what I ate had an effect on my mood and overall well-being. Sometimes you can’t help getting off-track, especially when you travel. And you can’t help but indulge a little bit around Christmas!
But let’s be honest. I’ve been a off-track for a while in regards to my diet. Christmas in Kansas was the tipping point. So when I got back from Kansas, I decided I needed to focus on eating right again so I would feel better emotionally and be physically energized for the gym.
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been buying and consuming lots of fruits and vegetables (mostly organic), along with food that contains less or zero chemicals.
I used to focus more on cutting calories. Now my focus is on cutting chemicals. Sure, that pure maple syrup may be 210 calories per 1/4 cup, but at least it doesn’t have high fructose corn syrup and a long list of other chemicals that are going to fuck with my body and mind.
I’ve also been cooking more homemade recipes, which you already know.
I still have bad days, but eating food that empowers me both physically and mentally has made a world of difference for me over the past couple of weeks.
So I’m proud that I’m making the commitment to “eat like a fucking grown-up,” as my new Thug Kitchen cookbook preaches.
It’s worth it. I’m worth it.