Stop Thinking About Food
For me one downfall of dieting is it requires me to think about food. Sure I think about food, diet or not. I like food. Heck I more than like food. I have a crush on food. But when you’re counting calories or carbs or journaling or trying to eat 17 small meals a day thinking about food turns to obsessing about food. You become Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction menacing the ice cream in the freezer with a, “I will not be IGNORED. Dan.”
Today I’m going to put food out of my mind until it’s time to eat. How? Today instead of planning, counting, journaling, or measuring I’m just eating what my husband tells me to. My husband does not battle his weight. And a short while back one of our kids wanted to drop a few pounds so the kid ate only what my husband instructed. Three meals a day for a couple days and BAM weight gone. So I’m doing the same. I’m eating what my husband says.
That’s right. Today my mind is going to be free of worrying about the next meal, snack, or nutritional information. I imagine with all this extra brain space I’ll learn a second language or how to crochet. But I will not be obssessing about food. No, I’ve got my own life. I don’t care what food does. What? You heard food was dating someone else? Well let’s just drive by food’s house and see if food’s home….
Oh and here’s what I had for breakfast, a poached egg on toast. But whatever. I don’t care. I’m not thinking about it.
Check back later today for more on the 32 Days of Christmas and find out what’s for lunch on the “Stop Thinking About Food Diet.” Or should I call it “Eat What My Husband Says Diet?”
*photo credit to gordonflood.com.
You know… my husband dropped over 100 pounds a few years ago; and I’ve been trying to ever since. I’d never thought about the possibility of just eating what he says to… perhaps I shall give it a try.
I totally agree with this. When you go on a “diet”, you completely obsess over food. It’s kind of like telling an alcoholic to monitor his/her own alcohol intake, you know? I tend to gain weight when I start “dieting”, because then all you think about is stuff you’re not supposed to have. It’s a trap, I tell ya.
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That was hilarious, I lvoe your writing style. More power to you. Now, if your husband wants you to indulge in something wicked, like chocolate cake, isn’t that a potential conflict of interest? Or what if he likes you with some extra padding, hmmmm?
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